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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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How’s Pro-Palestinian Protest Tsunami Sweeping the US Universities?
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How’s Pro-Palestinian Protest Tsunami Sweeping the US Universities?

Thursday 25 April 2024
protestors have called on university authorities to cut off ties to companies benefiting from the Israeli war on Gaza.  CUAD has also made additional demands, including greater financial transparency regarding Columbia University's investors and severing academic ties and collaboration wit ...
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Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, A Manifestation of Imam Khomeini’s Thoughts
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Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, A Manifestation of Imam Khomeini’s Thoughts

Monday 3 June 2024 ،
protestors that unanimously cry liberation of Palestine and destruction of Israel.  Therefore, given the great achievements of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm made in the way of liberation of Palestine from the Israeli occupation, this operation should be regarded as a turning point in continuation of ...
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Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza
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Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza

Monday 17 June 2024 ،
protestors who in recent months held massive pro-Gaza rallies to condemn the Israeli crimes now have upped the level of their demands, calling for halt of Azerbaijan oil to Israel that crosses Georgia to reach Ceyhan oil terminal for pumping to the occupied Palestinian territories. Over the past fe ...
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Wednesday 17 July 2024 ،
protestors say that following the tension between the mourners and the Taliban, the city has taken on a military atmosphere. In the meantime, some sources in the Shiite-majority neighborhood of Jibril have reported that a protester was killed by Taliban security forces. A source said that this man ...
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Netanyahu’s Washington Visit and Congress Speech a Lose-Lose Game
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Netanyahu’s Washington Visit and Congress Speech a Lose-Lose Game

Sunday 28 July 2024 ،
protestors  The growing anti-Israeli sentiments could be obviously seen in the street protests in Washington. Certainly, one of the goals of Netanyahu behind the US visit was alleviation of the public opinion anger with ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. But hiding behind the old trick of playing ...
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?

Monday 12 August 2024 ،
protestors, especially that the PM labeled the protesters terrorists, igniting further demonstrations.  The protests was so widespread that 13 officers from the police forces with different ranks were killed, and the crisis went so high that garment factories, which have dramatically transform ...
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What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?
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What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

Monday 11 November 2024 ،
protestors even damaged the offices of SOCAR in Istanbul.  The relations between Azerbaijan and the Israeli regime go back to the era of Heydar Aliyev, the former president and the father of the current president Ilham Aliyev. During his presidency, Israel-Azerbaijan relations expanded, and th ...
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Stadiums, the New Israeli Nightmare
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Stadiums, the New Israeli Nightmare

Sunday 17 November 2024 ،
protestors believed that there should be no difference between Israel and Russia in terms of human rights violations, killing civilians and committing war crimes. If Russia was banned from the Olympic Games, the Israeli national football team should be banned from UEFA games.  Sportswashing, t ...
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Iran Urged Assad to Address Syrian People’s Demands, says Speaker Qalibaf
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Iran Urged Assad to Address Syrian People’s Demands, says Speaker Qalibaf

Monday 9 December 2024 ،
protestors whose grievances were discussed at the Astana meetings. He affirmed Iran’s respect for the Syrian people's decisions and its willingness to support any government that emerges in Syria, provided it rejects ISIS's ideology and avoids ties with the Israeli regime. Under such ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
protestors rejecting the group's policies and calling for removal of al-Jolani, release of prisoners, and improvement of living conditions.  The purge of extremist elements was seen by many experts as part of an internal score-settling and power struggle over the group's leadership, ra ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution