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“Vathek discovered also a predilection for theological controversy, but it was not with the orthodox that he usually held. By this means he induced the zealots to oppose him, and then persecuted them in return; for he resolved at any rate to have reason on his side.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/03/11/vathek-discovered-also-a-predilection-for-theological-controversy-but-it-was-not-with-the-orthodox-that-he-usually-held-by-this-means-he-induced-the-zealots-to-oppose-him-and-then-persecuted-them/ #ArabCountries #ArabCountriesFiction #atAnyRate #book #byThisMeans #ClassicLiteratureFiction #Classics #discovered #ETatsArabesRomansNouvellesEtc #fantasy #fiction #GothicFiction #GothicFictionLiteraryGenre #inReturn #induced #MiddleEast #MiddleEastFiction #onHisSide #oppose #orthodox #OxfordWorldSClassics #persecuted #PopularFiction #predilection #quote #reason #resolved #theologicalControversy #WilliamBeckford #zealots

News Beep Nov 26

UN members decry China’s abuse of ethnic, religious groups

A total of 15 United Nations member states on Friday called on the Chinese government to end human…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #China #church #falun #gong #hong #human #IL #International #Israel #kong #nations #persecuted #persecution #Rights #Tibet #united #Uyghurs
https://www.newsbeep.com/273367/

Richard Michael Blaber Sep 26

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/25/trump-asylum-reforms-christopher-landau/. "Refugee advocates said the plan represents an implicit rejection of one of the key concepts underpinning the current system: non-refoulement, which argues people cannot be returned to places where they would likely be #persecuted or #tortured." This is no surprise, is it, from Donald #Trump?

Trump administration calls for radical reform of world’s asylum system

Critics of the plan said they fear it would put vulnerable people at risk of being deported to countries where they could face torture and persecution.

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Nikolas Kozloff Jul 21, 2025

Here's a thought: why not house #persecuted #Lhotshampas in this new #mindfulness city, which would be a real testament to #Bhutanese #compassion and the #happiness index otherwise this ain't workin' for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlRmUv7qzo #Buddhism #Bhutan #Nepal #minorities

Why Bhutan is Building the Anti-Dubai

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Apr 18, 2025

Good news. “A U.S. judge barred the Tr*mp administration from rapidly #deporting hundreds if not thousands of #migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being #persecuted, #tortured or #killed there.” https://tinyurl.com/brp3rhhy

US judge halts Trump plan for rapid deportations to third countries

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own...

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Pekka Kallioniemi Mar 18, 2025

#Russia claims to be the last bastion of #Christian tradition, but its history tells a different story. For decades, it has #persecuted religious groups, tortured, imprisoned and murdered #clergymen, bombed churches, and used the #Orthodox Church as a state tool.

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Rohingya Charity Organization Feb 7, 2025

Alhamdulillah, 73 lunches were provided ✅ today for #Rohingya #genocide survivor #children in Cox’s Bazar, who remain among the most #persecuted in the world. Please help us keep this food aid initiative going by donating or sharing to reach more people, insha’Allah!

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https://gofund.me/bd5f79b9

Nikolas Kozloff Jan 29, 2025

It would be #ironic:" leaving open the case of how an individual from a #persecuted #minority truly came to represent the spearhead of #Spanish expansion." https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-reveals-surprise-twist-about-christopher-columbus

DNA Reveals Surprise Twist About Christopher Columbus

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port city of Genoa would be maintained for his family "because from it I came and in it I was born".

ScienceAlert