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“We need to unite, we must declare jihad.”

A Pakistani man living in Brooklyn wanted goat for dinner.

In the Central African Republic, 60 percent of the women in prison are convicted witches.

39 percent believe in "the evil eye."

Nigerians want to use their "spiritual hunting skills" to take on Boko Haram.

It's lawful to cut clitorises in Somliland. It is done with only local anesthetic.

There are an estimated 66,000 victims of the procedure living in Britain.

It was long assumed he drowned.

Primitive commerce on the shores of Lake Victoria.

They are told they must lose their virginity or they will get a skin disease.

A few people are waking up to the crisis.

He and his accomplices are all "Christian."

Eating grass "demonstrates that, with God's power, we can do anything."

"I used to practice witchcraft around here, bewitching the Boers during apartheid."

. . . coming to your neighborhood.

One-child policy increased demand for stolen children.

But only Chinese cockroaches have medical benefits.

100 lashes for unmarried sinners.

In Montreal, hymen reconstruction is the second-most-popular kind of surgery.

Wife is killed if her parents can't come up with enough cash.

Many Japanese prefer virtual or sham relationships.

Africans pound and burn the chests of young girls to prevent breasts from developing.

Two men visiting a resort island were burned to death.

The University of Lagos has commended this research.

Millions have been aborted.

60 percent of Papua New Guineans interviewed admitted to rape.

Imported barbarism.

In 2011, the "Anti-Witchcraft Unit" prosecuted 586 cases of magical crime.

He may have to come to America to save his mustache and his family.

Education can eliminate "racism."

Haitian immigrant says she's "coming for all you white (expletives)."

5,000 teenagers have been hospitalized in South Africa in the past seven years.

Authorities do not investigate because of "cultural sensitivity."

Zambian teachers complain they are having sex with people they cannot see.

Her lawyer says it is a contract dispute.

Pakistanis bring their charming practices to Britain.

At least they caught these two.

Diversity keeps the police busy.

The vigilantes' evidence was a swarm of fireflies.

New Guineans bring African behavior to Asia.

"White privilege" strikes again.

They will be fined if they go over 150 meters.

Brains are not enough.

Mexican Catholics mix indigenous religiosity with Christianity.

But all cultures are, of course, equal.

When you import people, you import their problems.

The con started in San Francisco and has moved East.

The Congolese have a fool-proof method for determining if someone is a witch.

So long as they are not Sunnis.

Just can't get good help these days.

The Duchess of Cornwall couldn't suppress her laughter.

More wisdom from the party of Obama.

Roy Abong’o Malik Obama is also running for office and trading on the family name.

Nurse claimed she had lots of experience in Nigeria.

And author does not claim it is the fault of white people!

Bishop says sorcery-related killings are on the rise in Papua New Guinea.

We must not make value judgments about cultures.

That's part of the white man's culture.

One source says two-thirds of Swazi teenage girls have been sexually assaulted.

Some apartments are being renovated to suit the preferences of Muslims.

Gambia's president blends "statecraft with witchcraft."

With four wives, he's already married the "traditional" way.

Man turned American Airlines into his own "personal narcotics shuttle service."

A witch doctor will not testify for the defense after all.

And $1.4 million to spruce up another one's palace.

Mercedes-driving Africans tortured 15-year-old until he begged to die.

Inventor claims success "by the grace of Allah."

Ugandans make a mark for themselves.

Britain recognizes polygamy if the marriages took place elsewhere.

More evidence that all cultures are equal.

The problem is "structural sin," which appears to be like "institutional racism."

. . . and now say she was really committing suicide.

And spent £4,000 deciding not to.

Some Chinese beat dogs to death "to release blood into the meat."

That is the equivalent of about $7,000.