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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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Nigerian Shiites Concerned after Forced Disappearance of Leader
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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
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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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Nigerian Authorities Seek to Murder Sheikh Zakzaky: Son
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Nigerian Authorities Seek to Murder Sheikh Zakzaky: Son

Monday 8 July 2019 ،
Zaria was raided by Nigeria’s forces, during which he was beaten and lost his left eye. During the brutal crackdown, three of his sons lost their lives, his wife sustained serious wounds and more than 300 of his followers were killed. Zakzaky was charged in April 2018 with murder, culpable h ...
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Nigerian Army Attacks Sheikh Zakzaky’s Supporters, Kills 1, Injures Several
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Nigerian Army Attacks Sheikh Zakzaky’s Supporters, Kills 1, Injures Several

Wednesday 17 July 2019 ،
Zaria more than three years ago. His wife also sustained serious wounds while more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons were killed in the violence. The cleric has been kept in custody along his wife and a large number of his followers ever since. Back in 2016, Nigeria’s federal h ...
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Nigerian Security Forces Kill 6 Protesters Calling For freedom of Sheikh Zakzaky
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Nigerian Security Forces Kill 6 Protesters Calling For freedom of Sheikh Zakzaky

Monday 22 July 2019 ،
Zaria was raided by Nigeria’s forces, during which he was beaten and lost vision in his left eye. During the brutal arrest, three of his sons were also killed, his wife sustained serious wounds, and more than 300 of his followers were killed.  Zakzaky was charged in April 2018 with murd ...
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Nigeria’s IMN Ban: Mix of Govt. Fear, Foreign Influence
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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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Jailed Nigerian Cleric Granted Bail to Seek Treatment in India
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Jailed Nigerian Cleric Granted Bail to Seek Treatment in India

Monday 5 August 2019 ،
Zaria was raided by Nigeria’s forces, during which he was beaten and lost vision in his left eye. During the brutal crackdown, three of his sons lost their lives, his wife sustained serious wounds, and some 350 of his followers were killed. Since then, the government has been violently crack ...
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Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention against His Will: Islamic Movement
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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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Iran Pursuing Nigerian Cleric’s Health Via Diplomatic Channels: Diplomat
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Iran Pursuing Nigerian Cleric’s Health Via Diplomatic Channels: Diplomat

Monday 9 December 2019 ،
Zaria was raided by Nigerian forces in a deadly incident during which he was beaten and lost his left eye. Three of his sons were killed, his wife sustained serious wounds and more than 300 of his followers lost their lives. Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) regularly take to the st ...
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Five Nigerians Injured amid Police Crackdown on Protesters Demanding Sheik Zakzaky’s Release
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Five Nigerians Injured amid Police Crackdown on Protesters Demanding Sheik Zakzaky’s Release

Wednesday 15 January 2020 ،
Zaria. Authorities have transferred the sheikh and his wife to a prison in Kaduna.  

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