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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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Extremism Looms over Tajikistan

Extremism Looms over Tajikistan

Wednesday 17 September 2014
Tajikistan will face many challenges due to its long borders with Afghanistan. Therefore, it will be unable to protect the borders in the mountainous areas in the future.  Although Emomalii Rahmon, Tajikistan's president has defeated all his political competitors and established the status of s ...
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Central Asia, the Center of Extremists’ Activities
Analysis

Central Asia, the Center of Extremists’ Activities

Wednesday 25 March 2015 ،
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan represent the second area. Crisis in these areas threatens the security of Russia, China and Iran. Alwaght- At the moment Central Asia has two areas capable of triggering high-tensions; the first is the Fergana Valley, while the Northern Afghan borders with Central Asian ...
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Taliban’s saber-rattling in Afghanistan; an Undeniable Fact

Taliban’s saber-rattling in Afghanistan; an Undeniable Fact

Wednesday 6 May 2015 ،
Tajikistan, are among the most important provinces of Afghanistan. Therefore, some military experts believe that insecurity across these regions stems from the West and Pakistan intervention there. They believe that the Taliban, in an unwritten alliance with ISIS, will try to prepare the ground for ...
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Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, Post-Election Challenges
Analysis

Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, Post-Election Challenges

Wednesday 13 May 2015 ،
Tajikistan as the only political party with religious (Islamic) approaches in Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries has always played a positive role in maintaining cultural and political stability of the country. Announcement of the results of the first phase of recently held parliamentary e ...
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Insecurity in Northern Afghanistan: Root, Causes
Analysis

Insecurity in Northern Afghanistan: Root, Causes

Sunday 17 May 2015 ،
Tajikistan have expressed their growing concern about insecurities in northern Afghanistan. Domestic disputes in Afghanistan National Unity government Poverty, economic and human backwardness have made way for development of terrorism. Not implementing the government-nation building process in the c ...
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Tajikistan Vulnerable to Al-Qaeda, ISIS Penetration
Analysis

Tajikistan Vulnerable to Al-Qaeda, ISIS Penetration

Wednesday 24 June 2015 ،
Tajikistan, the extremist movements, especially Al-Qaeda and ISIS are likely to penetrate into the country. The most important reasons for such a conclusion are as follows: Tajikistan's 1,400-kilometer-long border with Afghanistan, is one of greatest source of increasing threat, as terrori ...

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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