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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Jihad with a J; Part I
Analysis

Jihad with a J; Part I

Saturday 18 June 2016
misrepresentation. The word Jihad certainly does fall under the second category. When a person whose name is usually misspelled, he or she tends to correct the misspelling even if it does not affect the pronunciation or the meaning of the name. More so, the word Jihad has been at times mi ...
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Jihad with a J; Part II
Analysis

Jihad with a J; Part II

Sunday 26 June 2016 ،
misrepresentation of the concept of Jihad starts with the media which is guilty of spinning the facts and following the commands of Western powers.
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Islamic Brand Marketing; Two-edged Sword?
Analysis

Islamic Brand Marketing; Two-edged Sword?

Thursday 4 August 2016 ،
misrepresentation of Islamic values trading compassion for cruelty and peace for war. Through social media, ISIS has been able to sell an image of terrorism dressed in a garment of religion to youths who have been deceived into believing that following the path of ISIS will lead them to “heave ...
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Jihad with a J; Part I
Analysis

Jihad with a J; Part I

Monday 8 August 2016 ،
misrepresentation. The word Jihad certainly does fall under the second category. When a person whose name is usually misspelled, he or she tends to correct the misspelling even if it does not affect the pronunciation or the meaning of the name. More so, the word Jihad has been at times mi ...
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Jihad with a J; Part II
Analysis

Jihad with a J; Part II

Saturday 13 August 2016 ،
misrepresentation of the concept of Jihad starts with the media which is guilty of spinning the facts and following the commands of Western powers.
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Two sides to Ashura Commemorations in Lebanon
Report

Two sides to Ashura Commemorations in Lebanon

Wednesday 12 October 2016 ،
misrepresentation of the Islamic identity. When the world is presented with such scenes as the embodiment of Ashura principles, Imam Hussein’s fight for dignity and justice is marred by these images. This is what catches their attention, reeling them away from the true cause. If one searches ...
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Palestinian Prisoners Day: Remembering Palestine’s Organic Intellectuals
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Palestinian Prisoners Day: Remembering Palestine’s Organic Intellectuals

Thursday 16 April 2020 ،
misrepresentation of Palestine and her people. Here, the prisoners will not be defending themselves as if in an Israeli military court, or trying to directly address media reporting about their presumed “guilt.” Nor will the issue of violent vs. non-violent resistance be dealt with. Such ...
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On ‘Conflict’ ‘Peace’, ‘Genocide’: Time for New Language on Palestine, Israel
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On ‘Conflict’ ‘Peace’, ‘Genocide’: Time for New Language on Palestine, Israel

Tuesday 15 June 2021 ،
misrepresentations of Zionist Israeli colonialism in Palestine. Yet, there can be no alternative to this feat. On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza. I have reflected and wanted to apologize for pos ...
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Russia, China Criticize Olympics Map’s Misrepresentation of Crimea, Taiwan
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Russia, China Criticize Olympics Map’s Misrepresentation of Crimea, Taiwan

Sunday 25 July 2021 ،
Russia and China rebuked the use of a controversial map in this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games, which has excluded disputed territories from the two countries. Alwaght- Russia and China rebuked the use of a controversial map in this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, which has excluded disputed t ...
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Rights Group Concerned over Fate of Jailed Activist in Saudi Prisons
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Rights Group Concerned over Fate of Jailed Activist in Saudi Prisons

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
misrepresentation of facts. It said the situation of civil rights and personal freedoms in Saudi Arabia has deteriorated significantly since Mohammed bin Salman was named the kingdom’s crown prince in 2017, and arbitrary arrests and deliberate abuses are increasingly getting co ...

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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.