Chechnya's Kadyrov calls for crackdown on faith healers
Monday 11 February 2013
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Sorcerers, psychics, and faith healers may be on the way out in Chechnya, where the leader of the overwhelmingly Muslim region in Russia’s Caucasus has ordered a crackdown on the practices.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed strongman who runs the overwhelmingly Muslim region, over the weekend called on Chechens to steer clear of people claiming to have magic powers.
Kadyrov told a meeting with municipal leaders on Saturday that "turning to wizards and false healers won't bring them any relief and is
banned by Islam." He added that practicing the dark arts is illegal and
un-Islamic, and anyone doing so would feel the force of the region's feared security services.
Many locals believe Chechnya is a hotbed for Islamic spirits called djinns drawn there by the destruction from two separatist wars.
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