At Weekly Exorcisms, Egypt’s Muslims and Christians Unite Against the Demons

At Weekly Exorcisms, Egypt’s Muslims and Christians Unite Against the Demons

Father Sama’an Ibrahim performs an exorcism on a group of devotees - Muslims and Christians - inside Cairo’s St. Sama’an Cathedral, Feb. 28, 2014.
Father Sama’an Ibrahim performs an exorcism on a group of devotees – Muslims and Christians – inside Cairo’s St. Sama’an Cathedral, Feb. 28, 2014.Mosa’ab Elshamy for TIME

Cairo’s best-known exorcist may be Christian, but his weekly exorcisms provide an unusual space for interfaith cooperation

The demon that had possessed the elderly Muslim woman was so strong that even an Imam couldn’t get rid of it. So her family opted for a priest. “My mother is possessed by a jinn,” the woman’s daughter said, by way of explaining why she and her Muslim family had decided to attend a recent Thursday night mass last month at Cairo’s St. Sama’an Cathedral. Her mother, who was slumped over a nearby bench, gave no indication of hearing anything. In a few hours she would be yipping and howling along

http://time.com/11368/egypt-christians-muslims-exorcisms/

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