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Iran holds no resentment towards Saudis: analyst
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A political analyst has rejected the idea that Iran is an enemy of all Saudis and by extension all Sunnis.
...“This long held belief that Iran is an enemy of all Saudis and by extension, all Sunnis is a lie,” Catherine Shakdam..., researcher at al-Bayan Centre for Planning and Studies, tells the Tehran Times. Shakdam says Iran as a country holds no anger...
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By: Catherine Shakdam
Sectarian exclusionism: Saudis' unspoken crusade against Shia Islam
LONDON, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Director of Programs for the Shafaqna Institute for Middle Eastern Studies sheds light on how Saudi Arabia is working against Shia Islam in a sectarian approach.
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ISIL Tehran attacks part of S Arabia, Israel strategic military plan against Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – A former US army psychological operation officer and counter-terrorism analyst said the attacks in Tehran, the first that ISIL had claimed responsibility for in the Shia Islamic republic, most likely were executed as part of a larger strategic military plan of Saudi Arabia and Israel against Iran.
...-text for direct confrontation with Iran. As Middle East expert Catherine Shakdam reported to RT, the timing of the...
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Roots of conflict – March 18th Conference in Seattle
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Roots of Conflict – a new NGO based in Seattle, Washington will host its second annual conference to denounce Exclusionism, such as expressed by Takfiris.
... Barrett, Catherine Shakdam, and several others, will carefully look into the construct of Wahhabism, as promoted by Saudi...
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By: Catherine Shakdam
Saudi-Iranian standoff: When Takfirism broke its head on the Islamic Republic
LONDON, Jan. 17 (MNA) – 2016 is set to be the year of a grand standoff in between the House of Saud and the Islamic Republic of Iran, now that both Riyadh and Tehran appear determined to hold firm on their positions.
... controversy” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Catherine Shakdam is a political analyst and commentator on the Middle East.... She has written for many publications and is also a regular contributor to Mehr News. Shakdam is currently affiliated with...
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By: Catherine Shakdam
Resisting tyranny - The message behind Ayat. Khamenei’s letter to the West
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Political analyst Shakdam believes that Ayatollah Khamenei’s second letter to youth of Western countries is a “call made to soften the darkness,” reminding that standing
.... Catherine Shakdam is a political analyst and commentator on the Middle East. She has written for many publications and is also a... regular contributor to Mehr News. Shakdam is currently affiliated with Shafaqna Institute for Middle East Studies. ...
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Arabia’s Rising: Under The Banner Of The First Imam
BRIGHTON, Nov.08 (MNA) – Insightful and bold, Arabia’s Rising is not only anchored in history, it is built on a critical analysis of those crises which have ailed the Middle East: sectarianism and radicalism.
... that distills the essence of Islam in theory and practice. Arabia’s Rising by Catherine Shakdam provides a concise yet... on the people of Islam, on Islam’s history and a people’s aspirations. A brilliant analysis, Catherine Shakdam dares go...
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By Catherine Shakdam
“For no one the heavens wept for forty days save Yahya and Hussein”
LONDON, Oct. 24 (MNA) – As Muslims around the world are once coming together to commemorate the tragedy of Karbala and the sacrifice of Imam Hussein, it is important we remember those lessons, the Prophet’s progeny sought to teach humanity - opening a path of light onto those who otherwise would continue to be lost in the darkness.
... Yahya and Hussein…” And so we will cry and we will remember! Will you? Catherine Shakdam is a... Mehr News. Shakdam is currently affiliated with Shafaqna Institute for Middle East Studies. ...
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Petition to free Ali Mohammed Al-Nimr
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The video made by Catherine Shakdam who heads Ali Mohammed al-Nimr campaign invites everyone to step out of the sidelines and join the petition to urge the freedom of this
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Silence not an option; let’s free Ali Mohammed Al-Nimr
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Human rights activists across the globe are calling for the release of Ali Mohammad Al-Nimr, a Shia Muslim in Saudi Arabia, who was arrested on false charges and sentenced to death by beheading and crucifixion.
... Catherine Shakdam is heading Ali Mohammed al-Nimr campaign with Marwa Osman and inviting everyone to support their...
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By: Catherine Shakdam
Opportunity for peace, diplomacy - When Iran reclaims its place at the world's table
LONDON, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Today, Iran is determined to turn the page on mistrust and political manipulations to herald an era of collaboration, at a time when fundamentalism threatens to engulf the pan-Arab world.
... the story hide not in Tehran but in Western powers' deplorable friendships. Catherine Shakdam is a political analyst.... Shakdam is currently affiliated with Shafaqna Institute for Middle East Studies. ...
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By: Catherine Shakdam
The axis of resistance - How Iran is leading the fight against Wahhabi-radicalism
LONDON, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has funded and continues to fund the “madrassas” that indoctrinate people into fundamentalist thinking.
...? Catherine Shakdam is a political analyst and commentator on the Middle East. She has written for many publications and is also a... regular contributor to Mehr News. Shakdam is currently affiliated with Shafaqna Institute for Middle East Studies. ...