https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p8rrbOutXY
A stage, a spotlight, a mesmerised audience: it looks like a normal concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5rLX5BjotY
At Cairo's Makan Cultural Centre, the Mazaher ensemble performs a lighter version of "zar", an music and dance ritual with centuries-old roots, that aims to

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-the-egyptian-zar-ritual-of-exorcism-has-turned-into-an-art
Zar ( Zār) rituals have always been performed in secret in the past, as many believed the practice was associated with exorcism and demons. Most Egyptians would rather not have anything to do

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-stage
A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: it looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them.The music and dance ritual known as "zar", with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits."We're not quacks or witches," said Umm Sameh, aged in her 70s

https://timesofmalta.com/article/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage.953911
In a patriarchal society where women face frequent discrimination, zar ceremonies are among the few cultural practices in which they take centre stage. Umm Sameh said she learned the ritual from

https://www.barrons.com/news/egypt-s-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage-01652218534
Print Article. Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage. A stage, a spotlight, a mesmerised audience: it looks like a normal concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving

https://www.africanews.com/2022/05/10/egypt-s-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage/
Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage Last updated: 10/05/2022 A stage, a spotlight, a mesmerised audience: it looks like a normal concert but Um Sameh is singing to heal the sick by

https://www.euronews.com/video/2022/05/10/egypt-s-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage
Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage. A stage, a spotlight, a mesmerised audience: it looks like a normal concert but Um Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons

https://www.arabamerica.com/egyptian-zar-exorcism-ritual-to-cultural-phenomenon/
Zar, a dance ritual popular in Egypt, is attributed to have its origins in Ethiopia. The ritual most likely spread beyond the Horn of Africa in the 18th or 19th centuries due to the slave trade and became popular in Egypt as a form of exorcism. Today, zar is most popular in southern Egypt. The word zār possibly has its roots in the Ethiopian

https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/arts/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage-20220510
A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: it looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them. The music and dance ritual known as "zar", with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits.

https://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-stage
CAIRO — A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: It looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them.The music and dance ritual known as "zar", with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits."We're not quacks or witches," said Umm Sameh, aged

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage-173722
Haberin Devamı. The music and dance ritual known as "zar," with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits. "We're not quacks or witches," said Umm Sameh, aged in her 70s, with kohl-lined eyes, large hoops swaying in her ears and gold bracelets tinkling on her arms.

https://www.thevibes.com/articles/lifestyles/60992/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage
Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage. With centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, the ritual is performed to ward off jinn or evil spirits ... Zar musicians and healers performing their ritual in Egypt's capital Cairo. - AFP pic, May 16, 2022. A STAGE, lights, a mesmerised audience:

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Egyptian Zar, which started as an exorcism ritual, has evolved to become a part of the country's cultural heritage. Mazaher Ensemble, is an Egyptian band, le

https://folklife.si.edu/talkstory/the-zar-staging-an-egyptian-exorcism
Zar Spirits and the Mazaher Ensemble by Nicholas Mangialardi. On Wednesday evenings, walking past Saad Zaghlul street in downtown Cairo, you can hear the rhythmic thuds of hand drums echoing from an open doorway at the end of the block. In the Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts, the Mazaher ensemble is performing an exorcism ritual known as zar.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1595941/egyptian-ensemble-brings-exorcism-ritual-on-stage
Egyptian ensemble Mazher performs "zar," a traditional music-and-dance exorcism ritual to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits.

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/religion/ancient-tradition-of-exorcism-healing-music-egypts-zar-ritual
Zar musicians and healers perform their ritual, Cairo, Egypt, April 27, 2022. (AFP Photo) Egypt's "zar" ceremony is a healing cult that drives out possessing spirits, sometimes called

https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/egypts-zar-exorcism-ritual-0018940
The ancient 'zar' ritual of Egypt is a captivating and enigmatic cultural practice that dates back centuries. Rooted in ancient beliefs and folk traditions, the zar ceremony is performed to exorcise evil spirits believed to possess individuals, particularly women. The word 'zar' itself means 'possession,' and the exorcism ritual seeks to restore harmony and balance within the afflicted person

https://www.barrons.com/news/egypt-s-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-on-stage-01652148907
A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: it looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them.

https://academic.oup.com/cairo-scholarship-online/book/16033/chapter/171004965
Abstract. This chapter traces the history and origins of zar in order to elucidate how it migrated with Abyssinian slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to Egypt. It lays the basis for understanding zar spirit possession as practiced in Cairo from the nineteenth century until today. Following a short overview of the history and origin of zar in the Red Sea region and the reasoning

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1053/spiritual-defense---execration-rituals-in-ancient/
The Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom contain execration spells to help the soul of the departed avoid evil spirits in the afterlife and Text 214 gives an execration ritual to ward off evil prior to purification rites. By the time of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782 BCE), the ritual concerning the supernatural snake Apophis was practiced.

https://www.tbsnews.net/world/egypts-ancient-zar-ritual-puts-exorcism-stage-416630
A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: it looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them. The music and dance ritual known as "zar", with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward off or exorcise jinn or evil spirits. "We're not quacks or witches," said Umm Sameh, aged in her

https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/virtual-journeys/egypt-virtual-tour/
Ancient Egypt in Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art. Charles Lang Freer took three trips to Egypt between 1906 and 1910, initiating a collection that now includes more than one thousand objects dating to as early as 2600 BCE View the Ancient Egyptian Collection from the National Museum of Asian Art which holds a world-famous collection of glass vessels produced during Dynasty 18 (ca