What is "daheshism"

Daheshism (in Arabic الداهشية) is a religion established by Dr. Dahesh (real name Salim Moussa Achi) in 1942. He claimed Daheshism was a new religion based upon the Unity of Religions. He also established a Daheshism Calendar that starts with the 23rd of March, 1942, the date of the official establishment of the religion.

Dr. Dahesh and his religion were persecuted in Lebanon, his home country, where he was imprisoned in the reign of Lebanese President Bechara El Khoury and later on stripped of his Lebanese citizenship. He had a few thousand followers in Lebanon, North America, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. Dr. Dahesh lived the rest of his life in exile the United States where he died in 1984.