Genocid in Bosnia

During the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the fighting was fierce among the region's three main ethnic groups: Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs (in pact with Serbia-Montenegro army). At the start of the war, the Bosnian Serb army and Serbia-Montengro army (JNA) set about ransacking and burning the homes of Bosniaks. Then army rounded up Bosniaks civilians, who were beaten, killed, or detained in camps. By the war's end, as many as twenty-six thousand Bosniak civilians had been systematically murdered.

„Ethnic cleansing“ became a common term used to describe the mass killing occurring in Bosnia and other areas on the Balkan Peninsula. The phrase remined people of the Holocaust, which was perpetrated by Adolf Hitler's Nazis during World War II. During that genocide, the Nazis used intimidation and force in their attempt to „cleanse“ Germany.


„Killing centers“ were places where the victims were brought for immediate or nearly immediate execution. Thus the famous Drina River bridge in the eastern Bosnian town of Višegrad was used for nightly executions and „sport atrocities“ against Bosniaks by Serb militiamen; the victim would be tortured and then throw off the bridge and shot as they fell down into the Drina River. Similar centers were found in Zvornik, Foča and most other centers of Bosniaks population occupied by the Serb army.

Massacres, one-time acts of mass killing at discreet locales, occurred in every area occupied by the Serb army. There were various basic forms of massacre; those that took place as Serb militias entered a village or town; those that took place against unarmed civilians behind Serb lines during the time an area was already occupied and fully under the control of Serb forces; those committed against Bosnian villagers in deportation transit; and those committed against Bosnian prisoners in war. Even when captives thought they were being released, they were often disabused of their hope. In the Vlašić mountain massacre, busloads of Bosnians who had been released from the Trnopolje camp were stopped by Serb soldiers and killed.



In late 1992, after the Serb army had consolidated the 70 percent of Bosnian territory it controlled, the mass killings changed into steady, individualized killings and rapes. In the fall of 1994, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) made an extraordinary apeal to world leaders to stop the atrocities. The appeal was ignored.


The following testimony was offered by a survivor of the Sušica camp in eastern Bosnia, whose commandant, Dragan Nikolić, has been charged by the Internationl Criminal Tribunal with crimes against humanity. The witness was testifying about several young women who had been „selected“ from other refuges: „They started selecting young women. The first was only 14, the second could have been 16 or 17.... I knew them all, they were from Vlasenica.....Then they started yelling: „We want the Bosniaks to see what our seed is“ Then women were never seen again...We know that Dragan Nikolić knows about it very well. That's what he did...He told us himself: „I'm the commander of the camp. I'm your God and you have no other God but me“.

In one sense, the rapes in Bosnia are a manifestation of the toleration for and condoning of rape throughout history. Rape is also a feature of warfare, and some have argued that it is a rationale for war – that a purpose of war is the free rein it gives to rape. But the use of rape against Bosniak women in Bosnia has been overwhelming even by the bleak standards of war. In one town, Foča, a rape center was set up in the former Partizan Sports Hall in May 1992. Bosniak girls and women were held there, underwent continual rape and other physical violence, and also were sent out to apartments where they were held to several days and then returned to the Partizan Hall. The organized rape of Bosniak women took place throughout the portions of Bosnia occupied by the Serb military, as well as in areas controlled by Croat nationalist forces. Militiamen boasted about their gang rapes of Bosniak women.

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Hirz or Kitba

In earlier times, descendants of the saints openly sold charms; now they only write talismans in private. These written talismans, called kitba, hijab or hirz are secret and mysterious. They are written with a wooden pen and homemade musk-scented ink in an unreadable script without diacritical points. It is said that letters words and sentences are written backwards. The spell of a kitba becomes undone when someone tries to read it, or when it is not handled in secret. The insistence with which individuals and professionals justify the use of a particular kitba by reference to the religious notion of baraka, matches the growing reprobation of them by the population at large. This baraka is implied by the storage of the writing paper in the Koran, by the idea that in the kitba a Koranic verse is given, and by the descent of the magician from a holy man. Proofs to the contrary, for instance that there is no Koranic verse but only illegible runes, do not disturb the belief in the presence of baraka and the effectiveness of this magic. Further down on the scale, past the magic with a religious legitimation, we find "bad" magic, commonly considered evil and prohibited. This is suhur , sorcery which is utterly objectionable. As with religion and good magic, the dividing line between good and bad magic is vague. Often the magical acts are the same, the only difference being the person of the magician.

Marid and Ifreet

Tales of their role in the history of Iran, Iraq and the neighboring countries are so pervasive, one simply can't dismiss the possibility of their existence. Genies are divided into five types: Marid, Afreet, Sheitan, Ghilan and Jann. The Marid are the strongest, while the Afreet possess vast intelligence. The Sheitan are the ugliest and Ghilan are shape-shifting flesh- eaters.
Jann are mostly known for their habit of stealing cows. A free jinni – one not under the control of a human master – is said to be one of the most dangerous forces in nature.

Followers of the Prophet exercise a strong belief in jinn. Such spirit beings can be benign or frighteningly evil. In many instances, jinn are presented as instruments of temptation. There is a well-known jinn in Morocco who goes by the name Aisha Qandisha. She seeks to seduce men. If a man capitulates to her charms, then he forever becomes her slave. The way to resist such a tragic consequence is to plunge a steel knife into the ground, and break her spell over him.
In Algeria, a similar jinn-spirit is known as Betjallal. The name in Arabic means “lady of splendor.” More than a few Algerian men believe they are married to this jinn and experiance sexual intercourse with her.

In the Land of Blood and Honey

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Plot Summary: Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, "In the Land of Blood and Honey" tells the story of Danijel (Goran Kostić) and Ajla (Zana Marjanović), two people from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict. Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla, a Bosniak's girl, held captive in the camp he oversees, knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and connection to one another ambiguous, their allegiances uncertain. "In the Land of Blood and Honey" portrays the incredible emotional, moral and physical toll that the war exerts both on individuals and people as a whole, and the terrible consequences that stem from the lack of political will to intervene in a society stricken with conflict.

In the name Jamshed ruler of magic and jinns, the son of Unjan, salutation to both of them!

The cup of Jamshed was the invention of the famous Kai-Kosru, third king of the Keyan or Kaianian dynasty, great-grandson of Kai-Kobad. It was made of metal, and bore the signs of the zodiac and magic letters, whereby its possessor could read the future. Jamshed and Alexander the Great are fabled to have in turn owned this treasure.

Jam'i-Jam (also called jdm'i-jaJidn-numd and jdm-i-geti-numd), the cup of Jamshed with geometrical lines on it, by means of which he foretold the future events of the whole world.

Legend has it that Jamshed possessed a miraculous cup, Jam-i- Jamshed (Cup of Jamshed) which, after ablution and prayers, could reveal unto him what he was anxious to know. It was during his time that numerous discoveries were made which are helpful to mankind, general, such as, spinning and weaving, baking of bricks, building of houses, sailing in ships etc. It was during his reign that agriculture was developed, iron weapons were invented, musical instruments were devised and perfume was extracted from flowers.

The advent of spring in the months of February and March and the vernal equinox are the two events that usher the festival of Jamshed-e-Navroz. The actual time when the changes take place is noted down in Iran and the information is passed on all over the world to all Zoroastrians. This festival is mentioned in Shah Nameh, the Persian `Book of Kings' written by Firdausi. According to Firdausi's book, this festival was celebrated by the kings of Persia, Cyrus and Darius, to rejoice in the spring and in their own glory. According to a popular legend, the mythical Persian king Jamshed was the first person to celebrate this festival. The Shah Nameh also states that the feast commemorates the ascension of King Jamshed into the skies, in a chariot built by the demons he had subdued and forced into the service of mortals.

Named after the king, Jamshed-e-Navroz appears to have been a pagan pastoral festival that marked the transition from winter to summer. The rites of fertility and procreation can be perceived in some of its customs. Navroz is a day of joy and celebration. Apart from new clothes, all Parsis wear their gold or silver kustis and caps. Auspicious symbols like fish, birds, butterflies and stars, are patterned on doorways with metallic moulds. Guests are welcomed with sprinkling of rose water and rice. The most traditional drink for Navroz is falooda, which is prepared from milk and flavored with rose petals. The traditional lunch consists of sev and sweet yogurt, followed by pulao. SEE: http://orthodoxzoroastrianism.wordpress.com/

Method against black magic

This is a protection to counter other charms. If somebody wants to harm you with an amulet, this will make that amulet useless.The following is to be written on a tree/stick, then the writing should be washed and drunk. By the power of God, this will weaken other charms and the work of jinns and of man.
Surat al-Hamd [ie, Surat al-Fatiha] should be written on Sunday and Monday morning. Write also Surat al Najm on Monday. On Tuesday, write Surat al-Hamd and Surat al Tawbah. On Wednesday, write al-Hamd and Surat al Shams all of it. Then on Thursday, write al-Hamd and Surat al-Tin all of it. Then on Friday write al- Hamd and "In the Night of Power" [ie, Surat al-Qadr], And on Saturday write al-Hamd and al-Ikhlas and al-Mu'awwidhatayn [ie, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas. Then on Sunday write al-Hamd.
You should wash all these written verses of the Qur'an and wash your body with it and it will make all counter-charms ineffective. You should also read the following: "In God do I take refuge“.

SIHIR FOR DEPRIVATION OF SLEEP

Write the following around the names of both the person you wish (to affect) and his mother, incense it with frankincense and coriander, and then bury it under his doorstep: „Balkhukh, Balkhukh, Anukh, Anukh, Salamukh, Salamukh, Daylukh, Daylukh, Badukh, Badukh, Shushan, Shushan. Ah, Ah. Deprive N. of sleep, O servants of these names, by the right which they possess over you. Hurry, hurry! Quickly, quickly! At once, at once!