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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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Iran Slams Attack on its Embassy in London, Demands Protection

Iran Slams Attack on its Embassy in London, Demands Protection

Friday 9 March 2018
knives and sticks and chanted slogans against Iranian officials. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident, according to Iran's Ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad. Initial reports on social media suggest the men are extremists associated with the deviant Shirazi sect.
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Syrian Civilians Leave Terrorist-Held Idlib through Humanitarian Corridor

Syrian Civilians Leave Terrorist-Held Idlib through Humanitarian Corridor

Monday 30 July 2018 ،
knives and even firearms,” a member of the Syrian government forces conducting searches of the refugees informed. However, such cases are rare, and the majority of people transport personal belongings, pets and cattle, he added.  
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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Wednesday 19 September 2018 ،
knives to make cuts in the mourners body, however, has been banned by several Muslim leaders such as Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Irans Supreme Leader, as an act of self-harm. The fatwa states: Any practice that causes bodily harm, or leads to defaming the faith, is haram (religiously forbidden). ...
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32 Killed after ISIS Members Riot in Tajik Prison

32 Killed after ISIS Members Riot in Tajik Prison

Monday 20 May 2019 ،
knives and killed three guards and five fellow prisoners, Reuters reported. One of the instigators of the riot was Bekhruz Gulmurod, a son of Gulmurod Khalimov, a Tajik special forces colonel who defected to ISIS in 2015 and, according to the ministry, has since been killed in Syria. Security forc ...
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Rethinking Roots of Zionist Settlers Violence against Palestinians

Rethinking Roots of Zionist Settlers Violence against Palestinians

Sunday 28 July 2019 ،
knives, chanting in celebration of the death of the Palestinian baby. Three years later, as the Dawabshe family members were leaving an Israeli court, accompanied by Arab parliamentarians, they were greeted by a crowd of Israelis chanting “Where is Ali? Ali’s dead” and “Ali& ...
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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Monday 9 September 2019 ،
knives to make cuts in the mourners body, however, has been banned by several Muslim leaders such as Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Irans Supreme Leader, as an act of self-harm. The fatwa states: Any practice that causes bodily harm, or leads to defaming the faith, is haram (religiously forbidden). ...
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Tehran Hosts Massive Pro-Establishment Rally

Tehran Hosts Massive Pro-Establishment Rally

Tuesday 26 November 2019 ،
knives and incendiary materials to foment unrest. Source: Press TV      
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US Saw Most Mass Killings in 2019, 211 Killed

US Saw Most Mass Killings in 2019, 211 Killed

Sunday 29 December 2019 ،
knives, axes and arson. Nine mass shootings occurred in public spaces; others were in homes, workplaces or bars. “What makes this even more exceptional is that mass killings are going up at a time when general homicides, overall homicides, are going down,” James Densley, a criminologist ...
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The American Money Entwined with Israel’s Jewish Terrorist Groups

The American Money Entwined with Israel’s Jewish Terrorist Groups

Tuesday 1 June 2021 ،
knives, bats, and pepper spray, used inflammatory rhetoric such as calling for revenge against Palestinian citizens of Israel and documented themselves rioting in the streets. This is far more than what’s happening on a daily basis within the far right in Israel,” Ran Cohen, co-founder ...
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Israeli Settler Shot to Death Palestinian Youth in Occupied West Bank

Israeli Settler Shot to Death Palestinian Youth in Occupied West Bank

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
knives and improvised explosive devices. The suspect allegedly hurled two IEDs, one of which exploded, before the owner of the farm shot him dead.  More than 600,000 Israelis live in over 230 settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank a ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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