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A measurement of Islamic religiousness among Pakistani migrants in Spain: analysis of their sectarian affiliations

Ana Ballesteros , Maria Jesus Martin Lopez, PhD; Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia, PhD ICSA Conference Talk Abstract Trieste, Italy, July 4–6, 2013 Register The study we present here is the result of a PhD research on Islamic sectarianism in Pakistan. The fieldwork was done on the Pakistani community in Spain, mainly…

Chamber judgments concerning France

Press Release issued by the Registrar of the Court ECHR 036 (2013) 31.01.2013 The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following three Chamber judgments1, none of which is final. The judgments are available only in French. The Religious Association of the Pyramid Temple/Association Cultuelle Du…

EnlightenMeFree receives notice of temporary restraining order

From: “The EnlightenMeFree (EMF) Online Forum,” a Website and Forum has been created by former students of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE. Inc). Subpoena Notice from Web Hosting Company AllWebCo Hello, EnlightenMeFree We have received a temporary restraining order from the Superior Court of the state of Washington for Thurston…

From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation

Author Presentation by Carol Giambalvo Discussants: Joseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan, Hana Whitfield AFF Conference,Chicago, ILNovember 1998 Deprogramming  Early on, according to what some “old-timers” have told us, groups such as the Children of God allowed parental access — even visits to the group — until a number of parents were successful at convincing their…

Greeks Seek Strength in the Powers of a Revered Monk to Predict Events

Wall Street JournalGordon Fairclough Elder Paisios Expected Travails; A Skeptical Facebook Page Draws Ire December 3, 2012 SOUROTI, Greece—Legend has it that nearly three decades ago, a bearded Orthodox Christian mystic visiting here made an unsettling prediction: Greece in the future would experience a “great disruption and confusion,” followed by…

Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network (RETIRN)

Since 1983, the Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network (RETIRN) has been providing counseling, forensic (legal), consultation, information and referral services to individuals and families adversely affected by high demand groups, manipulative and totalistic social, political, transformational and/or religious movements, such as: destructive cults  (e.g., religious, political, therapy, marketing cults).…