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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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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Wednesday 16 October 2024
Shiites, the Sunnis, and Druze, and over half of the Christians were absent. Only one Muslim member of parliament out of 64 attended the meeting.  In fact, not only the majority of the parliamentary factions did not welcome this meeting, but also even the opposition parties boycotted it, an is ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
Report

Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Shiites Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), the Sunnis, and the Kurds, which made presenting all three plans in parliament at once necessary and interdependent. The most important draft law that sparked widespread controversy in parliament and among civil society organizations, between supporters ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Shiites from Parachinar. On Friday, a large number of locals attended the funeral of the victims and held demonstrations demanding that the provincial and central governments of Pakistan stop the ongoing atrocities against the people of Parachinar. On Monday, after a week, the death toll in the co ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Shiites in Afghanistan  Another important issue is that Iran tries to convince the Taliban to quit its crackdown on other ethnic groups since pressures can lead to ethno-sectarian clashes and bring forth political and economic challenges to the country and even spark a civil war. Though the Ta ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Shiites but also from ethnic and religious minorities is one of the protective shields of the PMF against pressures.  5. Maneuverablity against political pressures  Despite the political pressures calling for dissolution or integration, the PMF has managed to maintain its role and positi ...
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A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan
Analysis

A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
Shiites were carried out in the past, this issue has recently become a major security challenge. The Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Sunday reported that the country witnessed a sharp increase in militant attacks in January 2025, which is a 42 percent i ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
Analysis

HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
Shiites in this region. It is likely that the Syrian rebel groups are trying to embroil Hezbollah into these conflicts, and the recent aggressions by the HTS are also aimed at this. The Syrian groups suffered heavy blows from Hezbollah forces in the Syrian civil war, and now that they have come to p ...
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Shiites), but also is part of the identity and culture of resistance in Lebanon.  The funeral of these two prominent figures is also an opportunity to remember the historical role of the resistance in defending Lebanon against Israeli aggression and supporting the rights of the Lebanese people ...
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
Shiites a man as popular and influential as Nasrallah.  In a report on the late leader of Hezbollah, Aljazeera suggested that during his 32 years as chief of Hezbollah, he grew into one Lebanon's most powerful men and transformed Hezbollah from a simple militia in 1980s into the highest ar ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Shiites and the violence has reached its peak recently.  Also, the political and ideological approach of the HTS motivated the group to take steps to consolidate power in Syria, which triggered a revolt against this group in costal areas. On the other hand, we are witnessing very extensive int ...

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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