AFP/France24, Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage "The music and dance ritual known as "zar", with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil ...

Asharq al-Awsaat, Old Ottoman Method of Tarawih Prayer Makes Comeback in Turkey I'd be interested to know if this is being streamed? "This type of prayer was practiced in the Ottoman Caliphate Palace, and then in mosques on special days. The prayers will be performed using the Isfahan and ...

The National, Where do Eid Al Adha sacrifices go? Inside one of the world's largest charity efforts

"The number of sacrifices has fallen significantly in the last two years from a recent peak ...