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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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Palestine ‘Most Crucial Issue’ of Muslim World: Iran

Palestine ‘Most Crucial Issue’ of Muslim World: Iran

Monday 25 April 2022
Hazara ethnic group in Afghanistan, Khatibzadedh said, “The situation in Afghanistan, including all ethnic and religious groups, has been always important to the Islamic Republic of Iran.” “It is the sole responsibility of the current rulers of Afghanistan  ...
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Explosions Rock Sikh Temple in Afghan capital

Explosions Rock Sikh Temple in Afghan capital

Saturday 18 June 2022 ،
Hazara community, another minority in Afghanistan, has been the main target of frequent bomb attacks and explosions in the war-ravaged country. On Friday, an explosion at a mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz left one person dead and two others wounded. Last month, three deadly explosions ...
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Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga Conf.: Dialogue Crucial to Afghanistan Stability

Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga Conf.: Dialogue Crucial to Afghanistan Stability

Sunday 3 July 2022 ،
Hazaras and Tajiks for its plan and regionalize Afghanistan crisis. Therefore, despite different receptions and inconsistent takes by the Afghans on the Taliban's holding of the loya jirga conference, dialogue and incorporation of all ethnic groups in the national decisions and political struct ...
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Will Al-Zawahiri Killing Serve ISIS Interests?

Will Al-Zawahiri Killing Serve ISIS Interests?

Friday 5 August 2022 ،
Hazara Shiite minority in order to start a sectarian war and Hazara schools and mosques in Kabul were its main targets. This operational tendency signals that the fundamentalist groups are trying to ignite a sectarian war in the region.  These attacks came while Al-Qaeda was insisting on fight ...
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At Least 19 Killed, Dozens Injured in Kabul School Blast

At Least 19 Killed, Dozens Injured in Kabul School Blast

Friday 30 September 2022 ،
Hazara neighborhood west of the Afghan capital. The Hazara are an ethnic minority targeted in past attacks launched by the ISIS terrorist group, among others. It was confirmed by city police and the interior ministry. The exact numbers of victims have not been released. According to Interior minis ...
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Afghan Women Protest after School Attack in Kabul

Afghan Women Protest after School Attack in Kabul

Saturday 1 October 2022 ،
Hazara community held a protest following a suicide bombing that took place in an educational center and killed 19 and injured dozens more. Alwaght- Dozens of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community held a protest following a suicide bombing that took place in an educational center&nb ...
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Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks

Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks

Monday 3 October 2022 ،
Hazara areas, promoting the presumptions that the Taliban is likely closing its eyes to the terrorists to commit their crimes with comfort. The residents of the Shiite areas say that the Taliban security forces do not pay attention to the security of these areas and are only looking for specific goa ...
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Huge Afghanistan Food Crisis a Product of Two-decade Western Occupation

Huge Afghanistan Food Crisis a Product of Two-decade Western Occupation

Wednesday 26 October 2022 ،
Hazaras, a Shiite minority in the north, and increasing terrorist attacks across the country show that the new rulers of Afghanistan, contrary to their claims, have not even been successful in protecting security.  Food insecurity consequences  Although all world countries have focused o ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Hazaras, a Shiite minority in northern Afghanistan, are not immune to the hostile actions of this radical group. The Hazaras speak Persian and the efforts to remove Persian from Afghanistan’s culture and society is regarded a kind of hostility to the Hazara Shiites.   
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Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Muharram in Afghanistan under Taliban Crackdown

Wednesday 17 July 2024 ،
Hazara ethnic group as one of the four largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, statistics have been presented in this field that suggest between 9 and 12 percent of Afghanistan population are Shiites. Some non-government statistics put this percentage at 20. The Taliban have always explicitly or impl ...

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