We may recognize in the AROPL some common traits with both esoteric movements and millennialist religions with a progressive approach.
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The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 2. From Ahmed al-Hassan to Abdullah Hashem
In chaotic post-Saddam Iraq, a cluster of new religious movements proceeding from a man called Ahmed al-Hassan emerged. The AROPL is the largest one.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 1. A Drama and Its Characters
A group of believers in a new religion (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya community discriminated against in Pakistan) are persecuted in various countries.
Giving the Devil His Due: Satanists and Exorcists, Good, Bad, and Indifferent
Is it enough to proclaim to be a Satanist, or an exorcist, to be a real one? Accepting these claims at face value may end up endangering religious liberty.
Moden Slavery in Pakistan: A Survey
Bonded labor is an endemic plague that constraints 3,5‒4 million people to work in inhuman conditions. The government has not been able (or willing) to solve the problem.
Pakistan, Another Asia Bibi Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Blasphemy
A 40-year-old Muslim woman from Punjab shares the same name but is not a relative of the famous Christian from Sheikhupura District. Both are victims of the blasphemy laws.
Turkmenistan: Religious Liberty and Political Games
USCIRF and the U.S. Department of State disagree on the state of religious liberty in Turkmenistan. They may both be right.
Documenting the Horror. 4. Time for Revising the “Convention on Genocide”?
A re-calibration of its language, in the full spirit of Raphael Lemkin, can meet recent developments in the heinous practice of genocides.
Documenting the Horror. 3. Cultural Genocides
The planned, organized, and systematic suppression of distinctive cultures aims at annihilating human groups for what makes them what they are. One perpetrator is the People’s Republic of China.
Moscow Terrorist Attack: Russian Anti-Cult Leader Blames “Ukrainian Cannibals,” “Cults,” and the U.S.
Archpriest Novopashin claims his theories that Ukrainians are “cannibals” and the U.S. trains “cultists” to attack Russia, ridiculed by “Bitter Winter,” have now been proven true.