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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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Bahrainis Hold Anti-Regime Protests amid Brutal Crackdown

Bahrainis Hold Anti-Regime Protests amid Brutal Crackdown

Tuesday 21 March 2017
Sahwan who died in Manama’s custody last week. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced the death of the 45-year-old prisoner in a Tweet on March 16, citing “natural causes.” Sahwan was serving a 15-year sentence at Jaw prison for taking part in anti-regime demonstrations. Bahr ...
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Saudi Arabia, Muslim Brotherhood: From Cooperation to Confrontation

Saudi Arabia, Muslim Brotherhood: From Cooperation to Confrontation

Sunday 11 June 2017 ،
Sahwa movement, an affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood, on the other hand over presence of the Western forces in the Islamic territories. The Saudi government and the Salafi clerics saw the Western military deployment to the region as crucial to liberation of the Islamic territories but on the oppos ...
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Bahraini Regime Arrests Shiite Eulogy Reciter Amid Muharram Crackdown

Bahraini Regime Arrests Shiite Eulogy Reciter Amid Muharram Crackdown

Saturday 30 September 2017 ،
Sahwan. In a related incident, the security authorities summoned on Friday (September 29, 2017) citer Ali Hammadi to immediately attend at the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science in Hamad Town police station at Roundabout 17. This campaign comes among wide security on ...
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Yemeni Forces Kill Four Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attacks

Yemeni Forces Kill Four Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attacks

Saturday 10 February 2018 ،
Sahwa military base of Asir on Saturday afternoon. Yemeni forces and their allies also targeted another Saudi trooper in al-Khobe district of Jizan, located 966 kilometers south of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Separately, Yemeni army soldiers and Popular Committees fighters killed six Saudi-backed mi ...
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What Does Iraqi PM’s Executive Order on PMF Mean?

What Does Iraqi PM’s Executive Order on PMF Mean?

Wednesday 3 July 2019 ،
Sahwa forces were founded during the occupation years and assisted the US army in its fight against Al-Qaeda terrorists. Now Washington eyes reviving the force to cut off a security belt of the Axis of Resistance, which includes Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Meanwhile, we should not forget that t ...
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Saudi Sahwa: A Discourse Revolution in Salaifism

Saudi Sahwa: A Discourse Revolution in Salaifism

Friday 8 November 2019 ،
Sahwa (awakening) discourse emerged in Saudi Arabia as revisionist minds, mainly from other Arab countries, grew in the Arab kingdom. Alwaght- After a century of hegemonic status, the Salafi-Wahhabi discourse came up with internal challenges since 1970. The “awakening” discourse, in Arab ...
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Coronavirus Ruse: Bahraini Regime Cracks Down On Arbaeen Under Health Excuses

Coronavirus Ruse: Bahraini Regime Cracks Down On Arbaeen Under Health Excuses

Sunday 11 October 2020 ،
Sahwan and Amir al-Baladi, were also summoned by police the day of Arabaeen.  Last week, the government authorities summoned five scholars and preachers— Sheikh Munir Al-Maatoq, Zahir Al-Khal, Jaber al-Shahrakani, Isa al-Mumen, and Mohammed Ali al-Mahfoudh.  Sheikh Hassan al-Deyhi, ...
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Pro-Democracy Activism In Saudi Arabia: Roots And Grounds

Pro-Democracy Activism In Saudi Arabia: Roots And Grounds

Saturday 21 November 2020 ،
Sahwa movement, the religious renaissance in Saudi Arabia  Definitely, the initial serious moves towards change in the Saudi society were led by a movement called Sahwa, or awakening. The foundation of governance and political legitimacy in the Arabian Peninsula date back to a several-century ...
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Biden’s Bin Salman Snub: Possible Scenarios and Effects

Biden’s Bin Salman Snub: Possible Scenarios and Effects

Saturday 20 February 2021 ،
Sahwa movement (Awakening), led by Sheikh Salman al-Ouda, are the second biggest opposition to bin Salman inside the country. Indeed, the crown prince follows their activities with extreme sensitivity. He once sought execution of al-Ouda, but abandoned under foreign pressures. In the new period, Bid ...
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What’s Behind Bin Salman Growing Power Paranoia?

What’s Behind Bin Salman Growing Power Paranoia?

Tuesday 4 May 2021 ،
Sahwa (awakening) Movement, clampdown against the women and rights activists, and also imprisonment of sons of the previous King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.  Enemy at home  During his tenure, bin Salman never felt threatened as serious as today for assumption of the throne in the oil-wealthy k ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise