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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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Nigeria in Crackdown on Shiite Muslims’ Muharram Ceremonies
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Nigeria in Crackdown on Shiite Muslims’ Muharram Ceremonies

Tuesday 26 September 2017
Zaria. Muharram Mourning ceremony in Northern Nigeria A similar thing happened last year in the same Kaduna when the governor used a combination of these security forces and hired thugs to brutally attack mourners resulting in the death of scores of Shiite Muslims. Security forces also torched ...
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Nigerian Forces Attack Shiite Muslims at Muharram Mourning Ceremonies
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Nigerian Forces Attack Shiite Muslims at Muharram Mourning Ceremonies

Sunday 1 October 2017 ،
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 are still being held incommunicado by security force ...
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Nigeria Forces Kill Four Muslims in Arbaeen Mourning Procession
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Nigeria Forces Kill Four Muslims in Arbaeen Mourning Procession

Tuesday 7 November 2017 ،
Zaria in neighboring Kaduna State, where their detained leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, has his headquarters. Tensions between the Nigerian government and 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 inci ...
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Israeli, Saudi, US Axis Preventing Release of Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky
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Israeli, Saudi, US Axis Preventing Release of Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky

Monday 27 November 2017 ،
Zaria was destroyed between December 12 and December 14, 2015. On the health status of Sheikh Zakzaky, Dr. Abdulqadir noted that he was shot on the eye, hand and leg when security forces raided his residence. He added that Sheikh Zakzaky remains only with one eye which requires urgent medical atten ...
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators, Kills One
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators, Kills One

Monday 8 January 2018 ،
Zaria back in December 2015. During the raid, Zakzaky’s wife sustained serious wounds too and more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons were killed. Zakzaky, his wife, and a large number of the cleric’s followers have since been in custody. The clergyman is said to hav ...
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators Who Call for Leader’s Release
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators Who Call for Leader’s Release

Wednesday 10 January 2018 ،
Zaria back in December 2015. During the raid, Zakzaky’s wife sustained serious wounds too and more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons were killed. Zakzaky, his wife, and a large number of the cleric’s followers have since been in custody. The clergyman is said to have been ...
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention

Saturday 13 January 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 being held incommunicado by security ...
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Shiites in Nigeria: Brief History
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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
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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
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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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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

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