09 June 2024
Having originated in mainland China one hundred years ago, Yiguandao is a fast growing religious movement and one the largest... Read more
Topic: new religious movements
28 October 2022
The Murshidiyya is a Syrian religious community whose members are mainly distributed between Western Syria and Damascus. This new religious... Read more
20 December 2018
In this interview, Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie... Read more
05 November 2016
In the 1990s, some Western European countries published reports and established state agencies or state-sponsored information centres to deal with... Read more
15 November 2014
From popularizing organic granola to creating vegetarian restaurant chains, alternative religions have made lasting changes in the diet of many... Read more
23 October 2006
"In Western Europe public opinion became aware of the presence of new religious movements in the 1970s. two questions started... Read more
23 June 2004
Over the past two decades, there have been several volumes in various languages on "new religious movements". A newly-published encyclopedia... Read more
15 April 2003
Compass Direct met with Jean-Louis Langlais, president of the Inter-ministerial Mission for Vigilance and Fight against Sectarian Deviances (MIVILUDES), a... Read more
04 April 2003
Paper presented at the symposium "Minorities and Armed Forces II: Ethnic and Religious Minorities Within the Military" (NATO / Partnership... Read more
19 January 2003
Steven Alan Hassan has been a familiar name among those involved in the “cult controversies” for over twenty-six years. A... Read more