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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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Shiites in Nigeria: Brief History

Shiites in Nigeria: Brief History

Monday 12 February 2018
Zaria, a city in northern Nigeria. He came from a Maliki Sunni family but later embraced Shiite Islam. From 1971 to 1975, he moved to the city of Kano for higher education in socio-politics and economics in University where he gained room to engage in Islamic activities. He, at the same time, became ...
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Nigerian Govt. Plans to Kill Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention: IMN Official

Nigerian Govt. Plans to Kill Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention: IMN Official

Thursday 15 March 2018 ،
Zaria victims. On January 13, Zakzaky, at the time rumored to have died in detention, made his first public appearance since he was illegally detained by security forces in 2015. Despite the ruling of a Federal High Court, which ordered his unconditional release in 2016, Sheikh Zakzaky and his wif ...
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Nigerian Islamic Movement Slams Police Attack on Peaceful ‘Free Zakzaky’ Rallies

Nigerian Islamic Movement Slams Police Attack on Peaceful ‘Free Zakzaky’ Rallies

Wednesday 18 April 2018 ،
Zaria in Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. They have since then been held incommunicado by security ...
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Nigerian Shiites Concerned after Forced Disappearance of Leader

Nigerian Shiites Concerned after Forced Disappearance of Leader

Sunday 20 May 2018 ،
Zaria massacre by the Army, it added.   Sheikh Zakzaky Injured and lost his left eyesight after Nigerian Army Attacked His Hussainiya in Zaria, December 2015   Nigerian army in December 2015 assaulted Sheikh Zakzaky's  house and a next door Hussainiya, a congregation ...
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AI Blames Nigerian Govt. Over Disappearance of Shiite Muslims

AI Blames Nigerian Govt. Over Disappearance of Shiite Muslims

Friday 31 August 2018 ،
Zaria in December 2015. Tensions between the Nigerian government and Islamic Movement members, mostly Shiite Muslims, broke out in December 2015 in the city of Zaria in Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh ...
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Nigeria’s IMN Ban: Mix of Govt. Fear, Foreign Influence

Nigeria’s IMN Ban: Mix of Govt. Fear, Foreign Influence

Wednesday 31 July 2019 ،
Zaria, a major city in Kaduna State in the north of the country, dubbed Fodiya taking its name from Nigeria’s 18th century pro-reform and religious teacher and revolutionary Usman dan Fodio. IMN, furthermore, set up in 1992 Sayyid Al-Shuhada Foundation meant to address orphans. In 2001, it fou ...
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Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention against His Will: Islamic Movement

Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention against His Will: Islamic Movement

Monday 18 November 2019 ،
Zaria Massacre, the Nigerian police have opened fire on peaceful religious processions in Zaria and Kaduna. They confirmed that one person was killed and twelve others were injured in the attack.
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Sheikh Zakzaky’s Critical Conditions In Prison and Israeli-Saudi Role

Sheikh Zakzaky’s Critical Conditions In Prison and Israeli-Saudi Role

Sunday 18 October 2020 ،
Zaria, a town in the northern state of Kaduna, resulting in several deaths including his son, and deaths. During the raid, the security forces detained Zynat Ibrahim, his wife, too.  Many rights groups and organizations condemned the attack and killing of innocent civilians. However, the gover ...
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Nigerian Shiite’s Leader Zakzaky Marks 6th Anniversary of Zaria Massacre

Nigerian Shiite’s Leader Zakzaky Marks 6th Anniversary of Zaria Massacre

Sunday 5 December 2021 ،
Zaria Massacre and expressed his condolences to the families of the bloody incident’s martyrs. Alwaght- Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Zakzaky has marked December 2015 Zaria Massacre and expressed his condolences to the families of the bloody incident's martyrs. During a brief ...
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Saudi Regime Involved in Zaria Massacre of Nigerian Shiites: Sheikh Zakzaky

Saudi Regime Involved in Zaria Massacre of Nigerian Shiites: Sheikh Zakzaky

Wednesday 12 October 2022 ،
Zaria massacre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky said, emphasizing that the kingdom was only acting on the orders of Washington and London. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia was involved in the Zaria massacre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky said, emphasizing that ...

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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