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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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Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?

Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?

Tuesday 11 May 2021
Jammu-Kashmir is Pakistan's main security and foreign policy case, but the Saudis did not address it due to the significance of the trade ties with New Delhi. No tangible change to Riyadh stance on the case will happen in the foreseeable future.  From another aspect, Riyadh-Islamabad's ...
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Afraid of Massive Protests, India Buries Kashmiri Leader Silently

Afraid of Massive Protests, India Buries Kashmiri Leader Silently

Monday 6 September 2021 ،
Jammu and Kashmir and called for autonomy or joining Pakistan. Geelani also led public disobedience in the face of New Delhi crackdowns in Kashmir.  In 2019, India revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the constitution.  The Jammu and Kashmir region ...
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India Using Civilians as Human Shields in Kashmir: Activists

India Using Civilians as Human Shields in Kashmir: Activists

Tuesday 16 November 2021 ،
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hit out at the Indian government on Tuesday, and said, “Using innocent civilians as human shields, getting them killed in cross firing & then conveniently labeling them as OGWs is part of GOIs [the government of India’s] rulebook now&r ...
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India Shrine Stampede Kills 12, Injures More

India Shrine Stampede Kills 12, Injures More

Saturday 1 January 2022 ،
Jammu city, according to the AP news.  No other details were immediately available. Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in a message on Twitter.  Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to a stampede,” Modi wrote.  Pilgrims often trek on foot to ...
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India’s Arrest of Kashmiri Journalist Triggers Outrage

India’s Arrest of Kashmiri Journalist Triggers Outrage

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Jammu and Kashmir authorities’ utter disregard for press freedom and the fundamental right of journalists to report freely and safely”. “Authorities must immediately release Shah, and all other journalists behind bars, and cease detaining and harassing journalists for simply doing ...
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Boris Johnson’s Disgraceful Silence on Indian PM’s Anti-Muslim Campaign

Boris Johnson’s Disgraceful Silence on Indian PM’s Anti-Muslim Campaign

Sunday 24 April 2022 ،
Jammu and Kashmir, by encouraging Hindus to move there. The state has been under a dense military occupation for decades; most Kashmiris do not wish to be part of India. In August 2019, Prime Minister Modi revoked Kashmir’s historical semi-autonomous status. That same year, Modi’s Citiz ...
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Amnesty International Urges India to End Repression in Kashmir

Amnesty International Urges India to End Repression in Kashmir

Sunday 4 September 2022 ،
Jammu & Kashmir. The briefing documents how civil society at large and journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders in particular have faced relentless interrogations, arbitrary travel bans, revolving door detentions and repressive media policies while blocking access to appeals or justice ...
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Pakistan’s Army chief Visits Kashmir, Says Will Defend ’Every Inch of Motherland’

Pakistan’s Army chief Visits Kashmir, Says Will Defend ’Every Inch of Motherland’

Sunday 4 December 2022 ،
Jammu and Kashmir recently,” he said. “Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan's armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland but to take the fight back to the enemy, if ever, war is imposed on us.  India has not responded to his statem ...
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India Arms Hindu Militias in Kashmir to Combat Pro-Independence Muslim Fighters: Report

India Arms Hindu Militias in Kashmir to Combat Pro-Independence Muslim Fighters: Report

Saturday 29 April 2023 ،
Jammu region. Rights groups accused members of these committees of committing atrocities against the civilian population. The militias were blamed for committing at least 210 incidents of murder, rape and extortion, according to official records. But only less than two percent of defendants were c ...
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India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated

India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated

Saturday 5 August 2023 ،
Jammu and Kashmir, a civil society group advocating for the rights of the people in the region. “Presumably the allocation of 199,550 new houses … will cover urban migrants, including labourers, street vendors, and rickshaw pullers. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board, how ...

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