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Man Defecates In Mosque In Broad Daylight To Win Bet

Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Thursday, ordered that two men, Nura Usman and Adamu Dauda, be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly defecating in a mosque.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the police charged Usman and Dauda with public nuisance and inciting violence.

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Top Iranian Politician Claims Sorcerers, Genies Influence Some State Decisions

Genies, sorcerers, and exorcists are back in the Iranian political debate a decade after then-President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s associates were accused of practicing witchcraft and summoning supernatural creatures, claims that he denied.

The debate about the alleged influence of sorcerers and clairvoyants on state officials was renewed this week when a member of the powerful Expediency Council — a body that advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — said some Iranian politicians have consulted with people who claim to be able to summon genies.

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Egyptian woman arrested for baking ‘indecent’ cakes

A woman in Egypt was briefly detained after being accused of baking “indecent” cakes, local media say.

The cakes, topped with genitalia and underwear fashioned out of fondant icing, were eaten at a birthday party at an exclusive Cairo sports club.

After photographs went viral, the baker was arrested and later released on $319 (£234) bail. There are reports that the partygoers may face legal action too.

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