KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - On its website, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) describes itself as a Malaysian conglomerate with a vision to implement the Islamic way of life in line with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. But…[Continue Reading...]
MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body…[Continue Reading...]
A pastor in Kenya is under investigation for allegedly leading a cult and committing sexual abuse against women and girls within his congregation, according to police reports. The pastor, Daniel Mururu, who leads the East African Pentecostal Churches of Kenya…[Continue Reading...]
A celebrity pastor who calls himself the 'Appointed Son of God' has pleaded not guilty to several criminal charges including sexually abusing a child and sex-trafficking. Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the Philippine-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) with six million…[Continue Reading...]
A scheme to compensate members of a defunct religious cult known as the Jesus Army has identified 539 alleged perpetrators of abuse, and revealed about one in six children had been sexually abused. It is thought some of those accused,…[Continue Reading...]
The mother of two underage girls married to religious leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman testified Wednesday in the trial of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in Bateman’s child sex abuse ring. Julia Johnson, a former member of the…[Continue Reading...]
The world behind the closed doors of a cult is both terrifying and fascinating — like a labyrinth of manipulation and charisma that lures unsuspecting followers into its web. To an outsider, the tactics of these spiritual charlatans and radical ideologues…[Continue Reading...]
Authorities have rescued over 400 children from 20 shelters around Kuala Lumpur, many of whom are believed to have been the victims of sexual abuse committed by care takers linked to a banned Islamic sect, Malaysia’s police chief revealed on…[Continue Reading...]
The Uttarakhand government on Sunday commissioned an inquiry into the controversial initiation of notorious underworld don Prakash Pandey, known as PP, into the spiritual title of Mahant while in Almora jail. According to an official statement, Special Secretary (Home) Riddhim…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Quiboloy should first deal with cases filed against him in the Philippines before facing his charges in the United States, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday. Government authorities have taken custody of Quiboloy and four of…[Continue Reading...]
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