After new riots against Asia Bibi, the Pakistani judiciary tried to put an end to the party’s violence. It did not succeed.
Massimo Introvigne
European Court of Human Rights: “Scientology Cannot Be Banned in Russia”
Judges find that arguments that Scientology is not a religion are unpersuasive, and its literature is not “extremist.”
“China Is the World’s Worst Torturer of Women”: Here is the Evidence
Alexandra Cavelius talks with Bitter Winter about the shocking new book she co-wrote with Xinjiang camps survivor Sayragul Sauytbay.
Corruptio Optimi Pessima and the Tai Ji Men Case
“The corruption of the best is the worst of all corruptions.” When those called to serve instead oppress citizens, disaster follows.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 5. A Sufi Extremist Ideology
The ideas of Rizvi’s party are not traditional Islamic fundamentalism. Yet they are extremist and violent.
Кыргызстан: книги Свидетелей Иеговы не будут признаны «экстремистскими»
2 декабря Первомайский районный суд Бишкека неожиданно отклонил иск прокурора, основанный на российском прецеденте.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 4. Taking to the Streets
In 2016 and 2017, TLYRA and the political party it created proved their ability to paralyze the country through mass protests with an anti-minorities agenda.
The Resolution on CCP History. 8. The Four “Upholds”
Summing up: uphold Marxism, uphold the Party, uphold the Central Committee, uphold Xi Jinping.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 3. Asia Bibi and Salman Taseer’ Assassination
The movement supporting the Barelvi assassin of the Punjab governor who had defended the Christian woman accused of blasphemy generated the Tehreek party.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 2. Rejecting Terrorism, Supporting Jihadism
After 9/11, Barelvi condemned terrorist organizations they regarded as Wahhabi-inspired and suicide attacks, but supported jihad against the U.S. and India.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.