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2008-09-24 Africa North

Moroccans use magic on Ramadan's holiest night

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-24 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 This is the year 2008, right?

Just checking.

Posted by Parabellum 2008-09-24 09:11|| 2008-09-24 09:11|| Front Page Top

#2 In which hemisphere?

Posted by lotp 2008-09-24 10:08|| 2008-09-24 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 On which planet?

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-24 10:16|| 2008-09-24 10:16|| Front Page Top

#4 You have to subtract 900 years if you are on the muslim calendar.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-09-24 12:04|| 2008-09-24 12:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Women can make wishes? Cool! Can I wish for the Islamic world to join the twenty first century?

I promise to light a scented candle, pick out some spices from the rack and might even find some bug parts down in the cellar so I can be all good with tradition here.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-09-24 13:16|| 2008-09-24 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd probably resort to magic, too, if I was married to a Muslim man!

Posted by Danielle 2008-09-24 13:38|| 2008-09-24 13:38|| Front Page Top

#7 "Instead of going to mosques, those women spend their time preparing spells and engaging in meaningless superstition".

He better not continue with that line of thought. He is on thin ice.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-24 17:41|| 2008-09-24 17:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd probably resort to magic, too, if I was married to a Muslim man!

Aunt Mabel recommends a cast iron frying pan.

Posted by SteveS 2008-09-24 17:44|| 2008-09-24 17:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Instead of going to mosques, those women spend their time preparing spells and engaging in meaningless superstition

Imagine if it were possible to make these spells actually work---Arab women would have some real power for the first time in (approx) 3000 years.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-24 19:45|| 2008-09-24 19:45|| Front Page Top

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