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Malawi: Malawi battles witchcraft, with help from Norway

Malawi’s leading anti-witchcraft civil group said Tuesday it has received $600,000 from the government of Norway to help eradicate sorcery.The funds would be used to conduct a three-year nationwide drive to educate people against the dangers of witchcraft. More here 

India: Witchcraft: 3 arrested

ROURKELA: Three persons were arrested bySundargarh police on Tuesday on charges of assaulting and parading naked three persons, including two women, suspecting them to bepractising witchcraft in Ambapada village underTalsara police limits. Read full story here

Nigeria: Juju trafficking: one Nigerian woman’s prostitution ordeal

BENIN CITY, Nigeria — At 20, Amaka Chinye was already saddled with responsibility. Both of her parents had died. Having finished high school, she opened a small boutique in a run-down shopping center to support her younger brothers. Strong and energetic, Chinye struggled to feed her small family. Read more here 

23rd Feb 2013: Jinn, Black Magic and Exorcism – What Is The Reality?

SURAH AL-JINN – THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF SPIRITS & DEMONS

SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2013 – 10AM – 6PM

THE MAGNIFICENT JOURNEY

AN AMAZING JOURNEY THROUGH THE LAST TWO PARTS (JUZU THABAARAK AND JUZU ‘AMMA) OF THE QUR’AN FROM SURAH AL-MULK TO SURAH AN-NAAS

By Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Oxford University)

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Animal Sacrifice and Spiritual Possession: Unmasking West African Voodoo Read

Animal sacrifices, black magic, hypnotic dances and strange talismans are the kind of images most people associate with Voodoo. For years, popular culture has portrayed the religion as dark, mysterious, primitive and creepy. Yet Voodoo is derived from the oldest spiritual traditions in the world and dates back at least 10,000 years.
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Tanzania: Men bolt as hunt for witchcraft killers hots up

Mbeya. The Village of Kalungu is dead still, almost everyone is mourning. It’s a quiet, eerie scene, marked by one slight anomaly. Most of the people out here are women and girls. By and large they keep to themselves, clearly not feeling they can freely talk to strangers. All the boys and men, this reporter learns, are in hiding. A few come home to roost under the cover of darkness. Read more here

Canada: Witchcraft charges dropped after restitution paid to victims

A man charged with pretending to practise witchcraft had all charges against him dropped Friday after he agreed to pay full restitution — $23,000 in total — to two victims. More here

Nigeria: Akpabio declares Akwa Ibom free of witch-kids

The governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has declared the state free of witch-kids, following efforts by his government to contain the menace which, according to him, was merely trumped up by some fake churches in the state. More here 

Papua New Guinea: UN condemns Papua New Guinea ‘sorcery’ witch trial

REPORTS of a woman burned alive by vigilantes amid accusations of sorcery in Papua New Guinea have been condemned by the United Nations. Read full story here 

Nigeria: Police arrest 5 for allegedly killing woman for ritual

THE mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a 36-year-old woman, Kafilat Lateef, has been unravelled by the Oyo State police command, as five suspects have been arrested for allegedly killing her for ritual purpose. Read story here 

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