The average of views reached by any Egyptian show about Jinn and devils has lately surpassed 3 million views on the internet, not to mention the high TV ratings. Program-editors in the Egyptian media exploit this passion and follow suit by inviting fortune tellers and jugglers to talk about being possessed and to speculate for the New Year.Meanwhile, psychologist Ahmad Okasha is attacked don various news sites for saying that Jinn does not influence people and that the impact is solely psychological.
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The Entrenchment of superstitions in Egyptian Society
The average of views reached by any Egyptian show about Jinn and devils has lately surpassed 3 million views on the internet, not to mention the high TV ratings. Program-editors in the Egyptian media exploit this passion and follow suit by inviting fortune tellers and jugglers to talk about being possessed and to speculate for the New Year.Meanwhile,
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