Witchcraft has negative connotations in every society throughout history. There is no society without “witchcraft” even though a wide range of meanings is associated with its connotations from culture to culture. As the Encyclopaedia Britannica explains, . . . The terms witchcraft and witch derive from Old English wiccecraeft: from wicca (masculine) or wicce (feminine), pronounced “witchah” and “witchuh,” respectively, denoting someone who…

The political and cultural unrest in Egypt over the past several months has made international headlines. The event has largely been presented as a military coup, and little attention has been given to the underlying social, political, and religious issues at the heart of this unrest. Also given little attention is the duress and persecution…