The Jinn. Again.

You can't make this nonsense up. From this source (hat tip to Weasel Zippers):

A Saudi defence lawyer has asked court to summon a jinn (genie) claimed to have possessed a judge who has been arrested on corruption charges, the Saudi Arabic language daily Okaz reported on Saturday.

The lawyer, Salim bin Atteyya, told court that the jinn must be present in court to testify in the case of the corrupt judge in Madina...

Muslims Encounter Jinns on Halloween in Salem!

In Islamic mythology (and what isn't, in Islam) a "jinn" is a spirit lower in class than angels and capable of taking on human or animal forms. Every October 31 the streets of Salem, Massachusetts, are full of "jinns" -- or rather, inventively costumed humans (and non-costumed, drunk college kids, but I digress) celebrating Halloween. Here are a few snapshots from last night's street party. Note the little group in the middle of the 3 horizontal photos. This family of Muslims were sitting under a tree on Congress Street rather solemnly watching the passing bizarrity but not participating (not even the kids). They were just moving away up the street when I got this picture.