Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Witch Hunts on the Rise in Saudi Arabia

Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Witch Hunts on the Rise in Saudi Arabia

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

If you thought witch trials were so 1692, think again. Witch hunts are a present-day reality in Saudi Arabia, where religious police have arrested several people over the past few years under the suspicion that they practice witchcraft or sorcery. But these aren’t your great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother’s witches. Nope. No caldrons, giant warts or pointy hats to give them away. These witches operate in secret and they are more dangerous than ever. They carry leather bound notebooks, offer advice and give marital counseling. Hmm. Wait a minute, are we sure these witches aren’t just ... therapists?
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