Claiming it is a “front” for the Unification Church, Communists tried to prevent its popular Japanese Speech Contest for Female Foreign Students from taking place in Niigata City.
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Ahmadis at Jalsa Salana UK 2024: Peace in Europe, Blood in Pakistan
The annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at was a feast of peaceful families and sincere faith. In Pakistan, however, persecution continues.
Ontario Superior Court of Justice States Jehovah’s Witnesses Have No “Systemic” Problem of Child Sexual Abuse
A certification motion for a class actions lawsuit making the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization liable for individual members’ abuses was rejected.
A Crucial International Religious Freedom Conference in Tokyo: The First Time in Japan
Even democracies are not always a safe harbor for religious groups. The case of Japan, whose relationship with faiths is complex and sometimes puzzling, shows it all too well.
Abdus Salam: Why 50 Years Ago a Future Nobel Prize Laureate Left His Native Pakistan in Protest
In 1974, the world-renowned physicist decided to move to Europe after as a member of the Ahmadiyya Community he was declared a non-Muslim and discriminated.
Nine UN Experts Warn Pakistani Government on the Fate of Ahmadis
Through an unprecedented report, the top international organization of the world lit a light of hope for a severely persecuted community.
Olympics Show What’s Wrong with French Laïcité
Hijab is forbidden to Muslim French athletes, but the opening ceremony featured a drag queen parody of Jesus’s Last Supper that even the arch-moderate French Catholic Bishops protested.
Schuré’s “The Great Initiates”: Its Influence on the Visual Arts
The French Theosophist’s esoteric ideas were crucial for the approach to spirituality of several leading Belle Époque’s artists.
The Absurd Case of the Family Federation in Japan
A victim is treated as a perpetrator, to the point that the Japanese government is requesting its dissolution as a religious organization.
Pakistan Raises Minimum Marriage Age for Christians to 18: Good—But
An old colonial law finally goes away, but what is needed is protection from forced conversion.