Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Jinn

My friends and I were driving back to Dubai after spending the day on the beach in the mountainous region of Fujairah - the conversation turned to that of Jinn. It was explained to me that Jinn are invisible creatures that possess superhuman powers and even the ability to possess human beings – similar to the western idea of ghosts/spirits. They are generally experienced around mountains and although one girl in particular was uncomfortable talking about it, I got to hear a few stories. This week I was surprised to find that the front page of 7Days displayed the picture above with an article named “Firestarter”. I would attach the link to the story but its currently unavailable - apparently random strange fires were starting up in someone's home (yes, in a mountainous region). It is beleived a Jinn caused the fires.