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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Saudi Court Sentences Media Activists to Decades in Prison over Critical Posts
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Saudi Court Sentences Media Activists to Decades in Prison over Critical Posts

Wednesday 4 October 2023
Muslim scholars have been executed and women’s rights campaigners have been put behind bars and tortured as freedom of expression, association, and belief continues to be denied by the kingdom's authorities. Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target ...
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US Stonewalling Gaza Ceasefire: Iran President
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US Stonewalling Gaza Ceasefire: Iran President

Saturday 11 November 2023 ،
Muslim countries are expected to come up with a landmark decision on the issue of Palestine, which is the most pressing matter in the world. This decision should then be fully implemented and put into effect. This arena is no longer the sphere of words and declaration of positions. It should be the ...
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Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen
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Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen

Thursday 1 February 2024 ،
Muslim Brotherhood. The report included leaked drone footage of a failed attempt in December 2015 to strike Al-Islah member Insaf Ali Mayo and everyone present in his office. In a BBC documentary, former US Navy SEAL Isaac Gilmour admitted that Mayo was on the hit list.  Al-Qaeda in Yemen has ...
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What’s behind Dangerous Kuwaiti Government’s Crackdown on Muharram Mourning?
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What’s behind Dangerous Kuwaiti Government’s Crackdown on Muharram Mourning?

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Muslim scholars and their replacement with numbers, the replacement of the names of the Companions [of Prophet Muhammad] in schools with the names of individuals, the prevention of raising the banners and flags and the raising of mourning tents in the Husseiniyahs, and the inquisition of the prayers ...
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Wednesday 17 July 2024 ،
Muslims are free to conduct their religious rituals, the Taliban in Afghanistan this year have cracked down on them for Muharram mournings, drawing discontentment and protests of the citizens.  According to data provided by Afghanistan media, the Taliban officials have asked Shiite communities ...
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Ismail Haniyeh: From Al-Shati Camp to Martyrdom in Tehran
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Ismail Haniyeh: From Al-Shati Camp to Martyrdom in Tehran

Wednesday 31 July 2024 ،
Muslim nations and free people of the world to rise against the criminal enemy that continues its crimes to set fire to the whole region and the world.  At the same time, calls for public strike across Palestinian have been made in protest to the assassination.  Global reactions  I ...
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Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes
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Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
Muslim unity is a fundamental Quranic principle, rather than just a strategic approach. In observance of Islamic Unity Week, a group of Sunni scholars and elders from across Iran met with Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, September 16. During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the crit ...
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How’s Al-Azhar Alone Saving Face of Arab World with its Pro-Resistance Stances?
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How’s Al-Azhar Alone Saving Face of Arab World with its Pro-Resistance Stances?

Monday 21 October 2024 ،
Muslim world that has a distinguished position among the Sunni Muslims is Egypt’s Al-Azhar which over the past year has voiced its support to Gaza on various platforms and called for unity against the Israeli occupation. After assassination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar by the Israeli regime on ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Muslim people of Syria must be preserved.” This principle will undoubtedly raised to consolidate HTS's position as the leader of the government. This dominance of the military groups over the elements of the salvation government in Idlib was fully evident from the very beginning, where me ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei Highlights Unity as the Ultimate Benefit for the Islamic Ummah
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Ayatollah Khamenei Highlights Unity as the Ultimate Benefit for the Islamic Ummah

Sunday 4 May 2025 ،
Muslim nations to unite ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stresses the necessity for Muslim nations to unite and avert hardships like those faced by the people of Gaza and Yemen. In a speech on Sunday in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the significance ...

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