A Virgin Mary in La Flotte-en-Ré, a statue of St. Michael in Les Sables-d’Olonne. “Cancel culture” or campaign for the presidential elections?
From the World
The Strange Russian War Against Reiki
“Experts” call Reiki an “occult religion” or a “destructive cult.” They misunderstand what Reiki is all about.
Did Nostradamus Predict a World War Starting in Ukraine?
Some try to persuade us that Nostradamus, the French 16th-century astrologer, predicted World War III and widespread religious persecution. A look at the “Nostradamologists.”
Hazaras in Pakistan. 5. Two New Enemies: ISIS and COVID, 2016–2022
From 2016, ISIS replaced Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as the deadliest anti-Hazara terrorist group. In 2020, Hazaras were accused of spreading COVID as the “Shi’a virus.”
Hazaras in Pakistan. 4. The Third Wave of Anti-Hazara Terrorist Attacks, 2010–2015
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists Usman Saifullah Kurd and Dawood Badini waged a war of extermination against the Hazaras of Balochistan.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 3. The Deadly Attacks of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)
Founded in 1996, LeJ emerged as the most radical anti-Shi’a groups, and the only one able to launch a terrorism campaign against the Hazaras in Balochistan.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 2. The Rise of Anti-Shiite Extremism
From the late 1970s, sectarian violence targeted Pakistani Shiites, due to both domestic and international factors.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 1. Fleeing Afghanistan
The Afghani Hazaras are Shiite, and were repeatedly persecuted by Sunni extremists, leading to four waves of refugees who went to Pakistan.
Dalí: Against and For Religion
Originally anticlerical, the Salvador Dalí eventually turned to a personal view of religion and religious freedom.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 7. The Crisis and Revival of the Anti-Cult Movement
In the 1990s, anti-cultists lost crucial court cases in the United States. They survived thanks to the support of some governments and several media.