The National Secular Society (NSS) released a blog article on April 15th, raising concerns over three religious charities that were “stoking fear of black magic” and even promoting exorcism. The article referred to one Islamic charity, East Birmingham Central Masjid, as well as two Christian charities, Cambridge Papers Limited and the Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministries Belfast.
All three organizations were found to have been recently registered with the government, and the charities were registered for “the advancement of religion.”
The East Birmingham Central Masjid, an Islamic charity registered in February, stated that the world is "tainted by darkness,” even claiming on its website that "the menace of Black Magic has grown disturbingly widespread.” The charity also "unveiled the Ruqyah Service and Awareness Program" on its website to "combat this peril.”
According to the charity, the program aims to "shed light on the sinister repercussions of magic" and "protect our Muslim brothers and sisters from the snares of sorcerers and magicians."
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