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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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Bahraini Regime To Host Israeli Delegation for UNESCO Meeting
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Bahraini Regime To Host Israeli Delegation for UNESCO Meeting

Tuesday 19 June 2018
regime will reportedly travel to Bahrain later this month for a UNESCO event in Manama, triggering fresh outcry among the Muslim nation that is strongly opposed to the Al Khalifah regime’s warming relations with Tel Aviv. Alwaght- A delegation representing Israeli regime will reportedly travel to Ba ...
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Cultural Relations Means to Break Arab-Israeli Ties’ Taboo
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Cultural Relations Means to Break Arab-Israeli Ties’ Taboo

Wednesday 20 June 2018 ،
regime emerge, making it clear that some Arab governments are seriously considering diplomatic normalization with Tel Aviv. Al Khalifia monarchy in Bahrain is one of those who is going against the Arab world’s taboos. Mounir Boshnaghi, the advisor to World Legacy Department at the Bahrain Aut ...
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Sheikh Isa Qassim Flown to UK for Treatment Amid Repression by Bahraini Regime
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Sheikh Isa Qassim Flown to UK for Treatment Amid Repression by Bahraini Regime

Monday 9 July 2018 ،
regime. Alwaght- Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, Bahrain’s top Shiite cleric, travelled to London on Monday after his health deteriorated during house arrest the repressive Manama regime. Sheikh Qassim, who is in his late 70s, is the spiritual leader of Majority Shiite community of the tiny ...
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Bahraini Regime Jails Five Pro-Democracy Activists
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Bahraini Regime Jails Five Pro-Democracy Activists

Thursday 12 July 2018 ،
regime court has handed down prison sentences to five pro-democracy activists amid a crackdown on opposition and pro-democracy activists. Alwaght-A Bahraini regime court has handed down prison sentences to five pro-democracy activists amid an ongoing brutal crackdown on opposition and pro-democracy ...
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UN Experts Urge Bahraini Regime to Halt Repression, Discrimination
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UN Experts Urge Bahraini Regime to Halt Repression, Discrimination

Thursday 26 July 2018 ،
regime to release detained activists, end restrictions on freedom of expression, and end discrimination against women. Alwaght- United Nations human rights experts urged the Bahraini regime on Thursday to release detained activists, end restrictions on freedom of expression, and end discrimination a ...
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Bahraini Activist on Hunger Strike Since August 1 to Save Father in Regime’s Jail
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Bahraini Activist on Hunger Strike Since August 1 to Save Father in Regime’s Jail

Sunday 12 August 2018 ،
regime is slowly killing his father Hassan Mushaima, a prominent opposition figure jailed in Bahrain. Alwaght- Ali Mushaima has launched an open-ended hunger strike outside Bahrain's embassy in London since 1st August to tell world that the West-backed Al Khalifa regime is slowly killing his fat ...
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How Will Bahrain’s Majority Shiites Be Reduced to Small Minority by 2050?
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How Will Bahrain’s Majority Shiites Be Reduced to Small Minority by 2050?

Sunday 19 August 2018 ،
regime is foisting demographic changes to reduce the Shiite Muslims to a minority and instead develop a major Sunni population. Alwaght- Despite the fact that the Shiites are the majority in Bahrain a West-backed Sunni minority, led by the Al Khalifa, is ruling the tiny Persian Gulf island.  A ...
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Bahraini Regime Continues Clampdown on Shiite Muslims Marking Muharram
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Bahraini Regime Continues Clampdown on Shiite Muslims Marking Muharram

Wednesday 19 September 2018 ،
regime forces have stepped up their crackdown on Muharram mourning ceremonies, disrupting Shiite Muslim gatherings and making arrests among clerics. Alwaght- Bahraini regime forces have stepped up their crackdown on Muharram mourning ceremonies, disrupting Shiite Muslim gatherings and making ar ...
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Ashura Ceremonies: Bahraini Regime’s Nightmare
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Ashura Ceremonies: Bahraini Regime’s Nightmare

Saturday 22 September 2018 ،
regime in Muharram month tightened the security forces presence and turned the country into a police-controlled castle for the fear of shored up popular protests inspired by Ashura uprising against the oppression. Crackdown on Shiites as Muharram starts Since the beginning of Muharram, the Bahrain ...
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Bahraini Regime Propped up by Foreign Supports
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Bahraini Regime Propped up by Foreign Supports

Tuesday 9 October 2018 ،
regime protests since 2011. However, unwavering support from Saudi Arabia, the US and the UK has prevented the Sunni regime from collapse despite continued pro-democracy demonstrations by majority Shiite population of the Persian Gulf Island. When popular uprising sparked in 2011, neighboring Saudi ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.