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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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Bahraini Regime Strips Citizenship of Prominent Cleric, Politician
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Bahraini Regime Strips Citizenship of Prominent Cleric, Politician

Monday 20 June 2016
Sheikh Isa Qassim, taking another suppressive measure against regimes’ opponents. Alwaght- Al Khalifa regime has revoked the citizenship of Bahrain's leading Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, taking another suppressive measure against regimes' opponents. Prominent Bahraini cleric and politi ...
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Insulting Sheikh Qassim to Lead to Armed Resistance, Bahraini Regime’s Ouster: Iran’s Gen. Soleimani
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Insulting Sheikh Qassim to Lead to Armed Resistance, Bahraini Regime’s Ouster: Iran’s Gen. Soleimani

Monday 20 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Qassim comes less than a week after a court ordered Bahrain's main opposition al-Wefaq group closed. Ayatollah Qassim who is the spiritual leader of al-Wefaq could potentially face expulsion from the country. A crowd of up to 4,000 people gathered outside Qassim's house in the villag ...
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Revoking Citizenship of Shiite Leader Saudi Plot as It Receives Blows in Iraq, Syria: Activist
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Revoking Citizenship of Shiite Leader Saudi Plot as It Receives Blows in Iraq, Syria: Activist

Tuesday 21 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Isa Qassim is a Saudi plot as it receives blows in Iraq, Syria. Alwaght: So you think that Sheikh Isa Qassim’s citizenship stripping comes as part of a pressure some governments are trying to put on Iran? Daghgh: Yes exactly, that is what I think.   Alwaght: Is it legally or pol ...
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Ayatollah Haeri Issues Fatwa Calling on Able Muslims to Defend Bahrainis
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Ayatollah Haeri Issues Fatwa Calling on Able Muslims to Defend Bahrainis

Tuesday 21 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Isa Qassim. In a statement, the Assembly noted that contrary to accusation leveled against him including dividing the people, Ayatollah Isa Qassim has never ignited division and sectarianism; rather, in recent years, he has played a significant role to maintain the peacefulness of rallies an ...
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Nigerian Muslims Vow to Mark Quds Day Despite Chaos Plot
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Nigerian Muslims Vow to Mark Quds Day Despite Chaos Plot

Tuesday 21 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, INM leader currently incarcerated. Musa noted that, with the benefit of hindsight that was only a dress rehearsal for the Zaria genocidal attack of December 2015, in which over a thousand members of the IMN were extra-judicially killed in cold blood. He reiterated that IMN ...
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Bahrainis to Topple Al Khalifa Regime in Revolution: IRGC
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Bahrainis to Topple Al Khalifa Regime in Revolution: IRGC

Tuesday 21 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Isa Qassim’s citizenship. Alwaght- Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, IRGC, warns that the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain faces ouster following revocation of the country’s top Islamic scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s citizenship. IRGC’s statement issued on Tue ...
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British Military Official’s Visit to Bahrain “Green Light” to Oppression
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British Military Official’s Visit to Bahrain “Green Light” to Oppression

Wednesday 22 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Isa Qassim the country's top Shia cleric, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of Britain’s Defense Staff (CDS), arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday, according to Middle East Eye. The meeting between General Sir Nicholas Houghton, the outgoing British chief of the defense staff, and Shai ...
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Call to Probe Citizenship of Bahraini Ruling Al Khalifa Clan
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Call to Probe Citizenship of Bahraini Ruling Al Khalifa Clan

Wednesday 22 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Issa Qassim. Bahrain, a close ally of the Britain and the US in the Persian Gulf region, has seen a wave of anti-government protests since mid-February 2011. Manama’s heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful demonstrations with the help of Saudi Arabia has left scores of people dead and hund ...
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Form of Anti-Regime Struggle Could Change in Bahrain; Iran’s Gen. Soleimani Warns
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Form of Anti-Regime Struggle Could Change in Bahrain; Iran’s Gen. Soleimani Warns

Thursday 23 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Isa Qassim, who at the same time is leader of Bahrain’s struggle for freedom, of his very basic right, namely his citizenship. There are fears that the same scenario of Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, the leader of Saudi Shiites who was arrested and executed by Riyadh, be adopted this time o ...
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Awwamiyah, Zaria, Manama: Saudi’s Tripartite Suppression
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Awwamiyah, Zaria, Manama: Saudi’s Tripartite Suppression

Sunday 26 June 2016 ،
Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, was injured and detained. He remains in custody. Meanwhile, the main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman has been sentenced to four years in jail for allegedly inciting hatred, promoting disobedience and insulting public institutions. Sheikh Salman had been ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.