Science has managed to explain a lot of things and left very little way for things like superstition. But nevertheless people all over the Arab world are still using the evil eye or the ‘blue eye’ to ward off evil and as a form of prevention of diseases. There are people who have turned this superstition into their career as specialist women who go around burning stones and circulating the hot plate over the heads of young children calling for evil spirits to exit the body of the child.

But it is easy to wonder if superstition is all in our heads and if it could turn out to be unhealthy. I remember watching a family in Egypt on TV who had used an iron on their child’s body to desperately get rid of a disease. I personally believe that envy does exist and that some of these superstitions can be useful as long as they do not go to extreme. It’s nice to not solely rely on science and have a bit of spirituality in our lives!

By Karim