Holy men and evil spirits

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Mohammed Bashir was jailed for life for murder and Mohammed Nurani for five years for planning grievous bodily harm to twenty-year old Kusor Bashir in Oldham, Lancs. Her parents had summoned the pir, a Muslim holy man, to treat Kusor for depression. Kusor was deprived of food and sleep and beaten to eject the djinn, an evil spirit, from her. The president of the British Pakistan Muslim Welfare Association, Choudhary Nadir Hussain, and the Islamic Cultural Centre at Regent's Park Mosque in London advise against using pirs as many are illegitimate. The Trans-Cultural Psychiatry Unit at Mount Lynfield Hospital, Bradford treats many Muslims with djinns. Dr John Bavington, consultant psychiatrist, says they often have schizophrenia or epilepsy.

Health aspects, Methods, Islam, Spiritual healing, Exorcism

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Soap that cleans up all over the world

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Australian television soap opera 'The Restless Years' has been re-conditioned according to local culture for broadcasting in Germany and for the Netherlands. It was popular in Australia from 1978-1982. Grundy Worldwide, which produces 'Neighbours' and 'Cell Block H,' employs local writers to make soaps already successful in one country almostunrecognisable. In Berlin their contract is for a minimum of 230 episodes,half an hour a day five days a week. No current political or social themes are used.

Motion picture & video production, International aspects, Soap operas, Television production companies, Television, Reg Grundy Productions Inc.

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It'll never be as big as your local station

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Bids are being made to run the second commercial radio station in Britain. The bids will be opened on Feb 4, 1992, and the licence awarded to the highest bidder with a suitable business plan. Bidders have already paid 10,000 pounds sterling to enter the race, and the winner will also have to pay an annual fee to the Radio Authority and 4% of its advertising revenue to the Treasury. Most bids have been from soft music or popular classics stations.

United Kingdom, Radio stations

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