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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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Afghan Elections Security Acceptable, Voters Eye Improvements: Expert

Afghan Elections Security Acceptable, Voters Eye Improvements: Expert

Monday 22 October 2018
Sikhs and Hindus. Alwaght has conducted an interview with Abbas Fayaz, an Indian Peninsula affairs expert, asking him to give a picture of Afghanistan elections. Here is the interview text: Alwaght: How did you see the turnout in the recent elections? What kind of role did the election law changes ...
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Kashmir Crisis: From Beginning to Boiling Over

Kashmir Crisis: From Beginning to Boiling Over

Tuesday 20 August 2019 ،
Sikhs to Muslims to Afghans to Sikhs ruled the region. Then came Britain, a colonial power that dominated much of the Indian Peninsula. The Britons appointed loyal rulers for Kashmir. After WWII, Lord Louis Mountbatten of Britain distributed 65 percent of Kashmir based on religion, local people&rsqu ...
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PM Modi Becoming Netanyahu of India

PM Modi Becoming Netanyahu of India

Saturday 14 December 2019 ،
Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, Jains and Buddhist migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh but specifically excludes Muslims who now are on the verge of being stateless. Rights groups have denounced the legislation, with Human Rights Watch criticizing the bill as discriminatory and saying it ...
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Modi’s Rightist Policies Increasingly Cause Crisis in India

Modi’s Rightist Policies Increasingly Cause Crisis in India

Tuesday 24 December 2019 ،
Sikhs, Buddhists, and Christians, and Jains from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan can apply for citizenship. It, however, excludes the Muslim minorities despite the reports about violence against them in some neighboring countries. Reacting to the law, the United Nations announced that India n ...
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European MPs Slam India over Citizenship Law, Kashmir

European MPs Slam India over Citizenship Law, Kashmir

Tuesday 28 January 2020 ،
Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Parsis, and Buddhists from three neighboring countries Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are eligible to get citizenship of India if they have lived for six years in the country. These lists exclude Muslim immigrants who have entered the country the same way as other n ...
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Trump to Discuss Religious Freedoms with Indian PM in Upcoming Visit

Trump to Discuss Religious Freedoms with Indian PM in Upcoming Visit

Sunday 23 February 2020 ،
Sikhs and Christians, but not Muslims. Meanwhile, Indian officials have dismissed suggestions of an early trade deal with Washington during Trump’s upcoming visit to the country, saying New Delhi will not rush into an agreement with the US president. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh ...
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New Afghanistan Ethnic Categories: Undemocratic and Destabilizing

New Afghanistan Ethnic Categories: Undemocratic and Destabilizing

Thursday 18 March 2021 ،
Sikhs, Hindus, Umer, Prachi, Kurd, Jugi, Shakhilan, Sheikh Mohammadian, Guwar, Khalili, Pamiri, Manjani, Sanglichi, Roshanaee, Vakhani, Shaghnani, Turk, Gharagh, Tatar, Mongol, Saka, Dolatkhani, Taimani, Al Beyg, Kazakh, Sajani, Ghaznavi, Bayat, Ghoshkhanian, Nimak, Kubchak, Nikpay, Kuhgadari, Dimir ...
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Indian Court Upholds Hijab Ban in Schools, Violating Muslims Rights

Indian Court Upholds Hijab Ban in Schools, Violating Muslims Rights

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
Sikhs and Christians have done with symbols of their respective symbols. Ahead of the verdict, Karnataka authorities announced closures of schools and colleges, and imposed restrictions on public gatherings in some parts of the state to prevent potential trouble. Last month, federal Home Minister ...
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Explosions Rock Sikh Temple in Afghan capital

Explosions Rock Sikh Temple in Afghan capital

Saturday 18 June 2022 ،
Sikhs only make up a tiny religious minority there. The Shiite Hazara community, another minority in Afghanistan, has been the main target of frequent bomb attacks and explosions in the war-ravaged country. On Friday, an explosion at a mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz left one person d ...
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India Expels 41 Canadian Diplomats amid Ongoing Ottawa-Delhi Row

India Expels 41 Canadian Diplomats amid Ongoing Ottawa-Delhi Row

Wednesday 4 October 2023 ،
Sikhs in the Punjab region shared by India and Pakistan.

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies