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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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Donald Trump Named Islamophobe of Year

Donald Trump Named Islamophobe of Year

Sunday 6 March 2016
Nihad Awad, the national executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement.
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American Muslims Angered at Trump’s Claim: Islam Hates Us

American Muslims Angered at Trump’s Claim: Islam Hates Us

Friday 11 March 2016 ،
Nihad Awad in a statement to the press. He should apologize to the Muslims serving in our nation's armed forces, to the Muslim doctors who provide health care to millions of Americans, to the Muslim law enforcement officers who keep communities safe, to the Muslim women targeted by hate because ...
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US Muslims Slam GOP Candidate’s Islamophobic Remarks after Brussels Attacks

US Muslims Slam GOP Candidate’s Islamophobic Remarks after Brussels Attacks

Wednesday 23 March 2016 ،
Nihad Awad, the executive director of CAIR, warned that Cruz’s plan is “unconstitutional, un-American and dangerous.” “It’s shocking that a leading presidential candidate in our nation in 2016 would suggest monitoring a section of our American society just because of it ...
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Muslims Facing Worst Phase of Islamophobia

Muslims Facing Worst Phase of Islamophobia

Thursday 24 March 2016 ،
Nihad Awad, the executive director of CAIR, warned that Cruz’s plan is “unconstitutional, un-American and dangerous.” In Spain members of the far-right “Madrid Social Home” group attacked Madrid’s main Mosque M-30 with firebombs on Thursday evening. Besides settin ...
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US Islamic Centers on Alert after Minnesota Mosque Bombing

US Islamic Centers on Alert after Minnesota Mosque Bombing

Sunday 6 August 2017 ،
Nihad Awad. CAIR has noted an unprecedented spike in hate incidents targeting Muslims and other minority groups since the November 8 election of President Donald Trump. A recent CAIR update on anti-Muslim incidents in the second quarter (April-June) of 2017 indicated that the number of hate crimes ...
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US President Trump Slammed for Inciting Hatred against Muslims on Twitter

US President Trump Slammed for Inciting Hatred against Muslims on Twitter

Wednesday 29 November 2017 ،
Nihad Awad said, “By his unconscionable and irresponsible actions this morning, President Trump is clearly telling members of his base that they should hate Islam and Muslims. These are actions one would expect to see on virulent anti-Muslim hate sites, not on the Twitter feed of the president ...
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US Muslims Slam Supreme Court for Backing Trump’s Muslim Ban

US Muslims Slam Supreme Court for Backing Trump’s Muslim Ban

Thursday 28 June 2018 ،
Nihad Awad said: This is a setback; not the end of the road. Today, the Supreme Court made it clear that the responsibility will continue to be on the American Muslim community and its allies to push for an end to the Muslim Ban. The Supreme Court's decision is an invitation to inject discrimi ...
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US-Born Iranian Press TV’s Anchor Unlikely to be Released Immediately

US-Born Iranian Press TV’s Anchor Unlikely to be Released Immediately

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Nihad Awad said, adding, “There can be no justification for denying an American citizen, or any other person, their basic civil and religious rights.  
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Iran President Calls for All-out Fight against Islamophobia in West after NZ Attack

Iran President Calls for All-out Fight against Islamophobia in West after NZ Attack

Saturday 16 March 2019 ،
Nihad said Trump needs to assure Muslims that they are protected and that he will not tolerate violence against their community. “Mr. Trump, your words matter. Your policies matter. They impact the lives of innocent people at home and globally,” Awad said at a news conference Friday. & ...
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83 Muslim Americans Elected in 2022 Midterm Elections: Report

83 Muslim Americans Elected in 2022 Midterm Elections: Report

Tuesday 15 November 2022 ،
Nihad Awad said the historic string of victories in this year’s election is a testament to our community's ongoing rise in American politics and the trust our neighbors have place in us to represent them and fight for their interests. We are witnessing the next step in the American Muslim ...

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