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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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British PM Theresa May Brings Islamophobia to 10 Downing
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British PM Theresa May Brings Islamophobia to 10 Downing

Friday 15 July 2016
Muslim in Britain have been shocked by the selection of an extremist Islamophobe as Prime Minister. Alwaght- In an anti-climax following the election of the first Muslim mayor of London, Muslim in Britain have been shocked by the selection of an extremist Islamophobe as Prime Minister. In early May ...
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Iran’s Leader Tags Saudi Rulers as Sacrilegious, Unfaithful, Dependent
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Iran’s Leader Tags Saudi Rulers as Sacrilegious, Unfaithful, Dependent

Monday 5 September 2016 ،
Muslims Should Understand the Blasphemous, Faithless, Dependent and Materialistic Nature of Saudi Rulers: Iranian Supreme Leader Alwaght- Iranian Supreme leader condemned the “disgraced misguided” Saudi rulers for blocking the Iranians’ path to this year's Haj and using th ...
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What Does Create Chill in US-Saudi Ties?
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What Does Create Chill in US-Saudi Ties?

Tuesday 18 October 2016 ،
Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist movement from which Morsi became president. For the Saudis, the Muslim Brotherhood was an existential threat. The US, however, was against suppression of the Egyptian movement that has branches around the Arab world. Washington actually wants the course of developmen ...
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India’s Crackdown in Kashmir: 94 Dead, 17,000 Inured, 100s Blinded
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India’s Crackdown in Kashmir: 94 Dead, 17,000 Inured, 100s Blinded

Tuesday 8 November 2016 ،
Muslim, the woman who speaks her mind, the anti-national journalist, the dissenting writer. Any voices who might call for a ban on these “non-lethal” guns are certain to be ignored. To the contrary, ministers and police, and their demagogues and cheerleaders, have continued to advocate t ...
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Trump Fires Attorney General, Immigration Chief for Refusal to Enforce Muslim Ban
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Trump Fires Attorney General, Immigration Chief for Refusal to Enforce Muslim Ban

Tuesday 31 January 2017 ،
Muslim executive order that bars people from six Muslim countries. Alwaght- US Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has replaced the acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after he fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, making Dana Boente for refusing to defend ...
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Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque Protests
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Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque Protests

Friday 21 July 2017 ،
Muslim men under the age of 50 from the vicinity of al-Aqsa mosque as Palestinians called for 'Day of Rage' protests against Israeli violation of the holy Islamic site. Last Friday, three Palestinians and two Israeli police officers were killed in a shooting just outside al-Aqsa Mosque. Fo ...
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Official Abuses, Surveillance of Activist Persist in Myanmar: UN Envoy
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Official Abuses, Surveillance of Activist Persist in Myanmar: UN Envoy

Saturday 22 July 2017 ،
Muslims flee across the border to Bangladesh. About 1.1 million Rohingya - who many in Myanmar view as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh - live are denied citizenship and face restrictions on their movements in Rakhine. Lee visited the state and credited Myanmar for attempts to implement some rec ...
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3 Palestinian Killed as Al-Aqsa Clashes Continues
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3 Palestinian Killed as Al-Aqsa Clashes Continues

Sunday 23 July 2017 ،
Muslim Friday prayers at the holy site. Faced with mounting criticism, Israel reopened the compound on July 16, but with metal detectors and surveillance cameras put up at entrances. Since then, however, Palestinians have been refusing to enter the al-Aqsa compound while holding mass prayers outsi ...
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Israel Rejects Jordan Call for Prosecuting Embassy Guard who Killed 2
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Israel Rejects Jordan Call for Prosecuting Embassy Guard who Killed 2

Monday 24 July 2017 ،
Muslim Friday prayers at the holy site. Israel reopened the compound on July 16, but with metal detectors and surveillance cameras put up at entrances.
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered to Shoot US Drones Violating the Country’s Airspace
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered to Shoot US Drones Violating the Country’s Airspace

Saturday 9 December 2017 ،
Muslim state. Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has said that the PAF could shoot down any drone which violates the country’s airspace. Talking to an audience in Islamabad, Aman said that the attack on Kamra Air Base was the biggest and most unfortunate tragedy ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution