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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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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024
Sunni family of Al Khalifa, which rules over the Shiite majority state.  However, the establishment of an election system not only could not lead to the circulation of the elites or guarantee high political positions for Shiite politicians, but also even the royal family continued to maintain ...
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Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?

Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?

Thursday 27 June 2024 ،
Sunni leaders prefer Mohsen al-Mandalawi, former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament from the Coordination Framework Alliance, to retain the position of parliament's leader. These sources also noted that Khamis al-Khanjar, leader of the Sovereignty Party, Mohammed al-Halbousi, head of the Progre ...
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Wednesday 17 July 2024 ،
Sunni mosques, of which 500 mosques belong to Shiites in Kabul alone. But despite the promises, like the past year, this year restrictions have been imposed on marking of Muharram by the Shiites and lovers of Ahl Al Bayt, the nickname for the family of Prophet Muhammad.  A citizen from Herat ...
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KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
Sunni Arabs and the PUK. The great celebration by the PUK, led by Bafel Talabani, of its victory after gaining the post of governor of the disputed province showed the political value of this achievement and the victory over its main rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).  Kirkuk provin ...
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Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes

Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
Sunnis in Iran. He emphasized that 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, A ...
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

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

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
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 issue that can ...
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How’s Al-Azhar Alone Saving Face of Arab World with its Pro-Resistance Stances?

How’s Al-Azhar Alone Saving Face of Arab World with its Pro-Resistance Stances?

Monday 21 October 2024 ،
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 October 16, Al-Azhar released a statement, saying that w ...
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School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Sunni issue, but he recognized it as an matter of resistance, Islam, and humanity, and he sacrificed himself for the cause of resistance.  Qalibaf added that Nasrallah did not look at Hezbollah as a mere military institution. Rather, it took it severel steps beyond and transformed it into a so ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
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 and opponents, was the proposal to amend Iraq' ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Sunnis. 3) Controlling transit routes for oil trade in northwestern Syria. 4) Pursuing the neo-Ottoman and neo-Pan-Turanism doctrine in the western Middle East 5) Building a gas pipeline from Qatar through Syria and Turkey to Europe.  Arabs worried eyes on Turkey In post-Assad Syria, regional ...

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