The police tries to attribute the incident to a business dispute, but there is a consistent pattern of attacks by ultra-fundamentalists hostile to the education of women.
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Buffalo Bill as a False Italian—but a Real Freemason
Mussolini, who outlawed Freemasonry, falsely claimed the hero of the West was born in Romagna. He didn’t know he was a lifelong Freemason.
After the “Missions in Haiti” Killings: Should Missionaries Leave Haiti?
Gang violence made another three missionary victims. Does it make sense to stay?
Pakistan’s Sargodha Blasphemy Incident: 100 Arrested, Christians Protest in the Streets
A Christian man was hospitalized in critical conditions after a mob accused him of having burned pages of the Quran and tried to lynch him.
The Forgotten Victims of Houthi Terrorism: The Baháʼí
Attacks against Western ships in the Red Sea have alerted many to the danger of Yemen’s Houthis. They have also created dramatic human rights problems.
Brazil: Pop Singer Anitta Becomes Target of Intolerance After Candomblé Video
What is in fact a pro-religious-liberty song triggered hate reactions by enemies of Brazilian African religions.
PierLuigi Zoccatelli (1965–2024): In Memoriam
The Italian scholar “was” CESNUR. He was also a brilliant academic and an exceptional and compassionate human being.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part II
Having learned from psychoanalyst Ernst Bernhard about the text, Fellini used it for divination in a very personal way.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part I
From 1961 until his death in 1993, for the great filmmaker the ancient text from China was a constant companion and source of inspiration.
France: Should Muslim Soccer Players Who Refused to Wear an Anti-Homophobia Badge Be Sanctioned?
As it happened in 2022 and 2023, those who invoked “respect for their beliefs” are stigmatized and threatened. But the case is less simple than it may seem.