Is Morocco a country of magic

Is Morocco a country of magic and sorcery

He re-arrested a magician in a popular neighborhood of Salé (near the capital Rabat) on April 1, asking about the limits of witchcraft and witchcraft in Morocco, and the category or social groups that interact with it.

In 2012, the American Center for Research, Pew, published a report on the phenomenon of sorcery and magic within Moroccan society. According to figures presented by the report, about 86% of Moroccans are convinced of the existence of the jinn, 78% believe in witchcraft and witchcraft, and 80% are sure of the evil of the eye. While only 7% of those who have confessed the use of prostitutes to drive evil and bring luck, and 16% of users of other means to expel evil eye and magic effects.

These numbers seem to have not changed much. Through the various Moroccan and foreign media outlets, Morocco continues to qualify as a country of sorcery and magic.

In a commentary on the American Center's report, Mustafa Hossar, a religious researcher, said that despite the rise in morals among Moroccans, it does not mean a real incentive to reduce the phenomenon of sorcery and witchcraft. He assured the site of berth 22, it is very difficult to put an end to this phenomenon, which is witnessing an increase in the number of users. He pointed out that the structure of the Moroccan cultural society, with the dimensions of the absence, is the basis for the use of different groups with this phenomenon.

Mustafa Al-Hajjawi, a sociologist, summed up the reasons for witchcraft and witchcraft in five things: "Socio-psychic in love of ownership, love of power, selfishness, envy and revenge." He pointed out that the majority of women who mean magic control their minds the culture of control of the husband and prevent him from marrying another or think of treason.

One of the alleys of the Jamaiya market, located on the dirt road of the Dar el-Sultan al-Fidaa, is located in the city of Casablanca. This tulip is characterized by the display of all magic and witchcrafts. It is made up of shops that are similar to their façades, displaying scary objects ranging from stuffed animals to birds and feathers, hedgehogs, hyena heads and snake skins. In the shops, which are mostly women, there are herbs, some metals and candles, while some of the men in the shop windows have different colored candles.

The majority of visitors to the market are women, so it is interesting to see the man wandering around. I was convinced that I was not from the city of Casablanca, and I was excited to find a "cure" to ward off the snakes. This is how the dialogue started with a woman named Mei Rukaya, who filled one of the plastic bags with some herbs and poured some of the snake skin into it. Then she placed a piece of metal and gave me the title of one of the "jurists" who spell magic. She stressed the need for his visit to give me a "spubb" to get rid of this hype. After paying AED50 ($ 5) for the bag and its enclosures, I wanted to replace the jurist. When I arrived at the place, I was surprised by a long queue, the majority of whom were women.

Bad odors are emitted from an industrial area adjacent to the "witch" shop. I went back and the bag in my hand and met one of the cigarette vendors and asked him about the shop owner, he replied that this "Faqih" is the first and last winner. He pointed out that each of his intended leave a "pool" not less than 50 dirhams, and then determine with him the amount to be provided according to the quality of the request. According to the testimony of this young man and others, it turns out that this "jurist" is just a sorcerer who has already been arrested because of his sorcery, but every time "acquires" innocence.

Next to this "Faqih" is a woman called Zahra, who is interested in "light" and "harmless" work, such as preparing the wedding dress for the opposite of AED 20 (about $ 2). The duty of 30 Dirhams ($ 3) , While the price of the "veil" acceptance between 150 and 250 dirhams (between 15 and 25 dollars).

Mei Rukaya refused to consider what she was selling demonic works, said she inherited this trade from her aunt, and sold some herbs and animal remains for white magic. She stressed that she refused to participate with those who wish to do malicious and evil acts by sorcery. She added that 90% of those who intend to shop, buy herbs for treatment of abdominal pain or cold, and the purchase of vapors and natural fragrances.

Unlike Mai Rukaya, another woman in her sixth decade said that most of the shops in this shop are enjoying the goods and recipes they sell to their customers for sorcery.She added that the majority of her clients are women, and that the requests multiply in religious occasions and in the late Ramadan. "The most magical recipe for women is that women use it against their husbands, for fear of failing to keep the husband, or to coerce him if he is a rebellious and stubborn man who does not pay any attention to his wife's words."

"Special" animals for magic recipes and hyena is the hero

The juggler who was arrested was complained by neighbors and some residents attacked her home after stitching a cat's mouth for sorcery and found amulets inside his mouth. 

The tale of the cat brings us back to the "Alarak" ridge, where the sight of some stuffed animals hangs on the shopfront, which they sell for magic recipes. There are the skin of the snake, fur, fox head, hyena and pigeon feathers, and inside the shops are stored things such as donkey tongue.

According to the data we have tried to obtain, the qualities of magic differ in the variety of purpose that a user wishes to achieve. In the framework of black magic, which is harmful to the person who targets it, substances with a high level of organic damage are used. The meal is prepared with the head of the dog and offered by the night of fate to the husband, which considers his wife stubborn, in order to adapt and subject to its orders. Some women resort to magic mixtures by burning nails to the bird of the hoopoe, offering them in the form of a soup for the man, to control him or keep him away from the temptation of a gentle sex, which, according to a vendor in the market, may cause serious health problems.

But hyena remains the most sought-after and most expensive animal in the market of sorcery, and most charlatans rush to buy "the brain of the hyena" for use in bringing acceptance. Often, senior positions are required to maintain their place and privileges.The price of a small part of the brain of the hyena reaches 10 million centimes (about 12 thousand dollars).

A large number of sociologists in Morocco say that the subject of sorcery and witchcraft is difficult to put an end to quickly. It is not about research or advertising links, but about the building blocks of society. Researcher Mohamed Aarab confirms in his book"The Magic Beliefs in Morocco" that the subject of magic and sorcery deep in Moroccan history.