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June 2021

June 09, 2021

Pray for and Save Sheikh Jarrah

I've been doubtful about writing on a certain topic because I'm not sure if I'm...

June 01, 2021

Pride Month in the Arabic World

Today marks the beginning of the pride season all over the world, and many are...

May 2021

May 24, 2021

My not-so-conventional Selection of Arabic Witchcraft Music

I am a very music-oriented person. When I meditate, do a spell, ritual, or even...

May 13, 2021

Water Spells in The 1001 Nights

Some people were puzzled when I included the 1000 Nights, or Arabian Nights, in my...

May 03, 2021

Does Reading Count as Ancestral Veneration?

If you've paid attention to my most recent entries, you noticed for sure that there's...

April 2021

April 25, 2021

Celebrating Beltane During Ramadan

There have been so many posts about Beltane these days everywhere in the blogosphere that...

April 22, 2021

What is Ramadan all About?

On April 12 of this year, Muslims started to fast from sunrise to sunset, abstaining...

April 11, 2021

A Quick Note on the Jinn

While I felt it possible to command him to do my bidding, the jinn wasn't...

April 05, 2021

Speaking Ill of the Dead

I was just reading John Beckett's Must We Speak No Ill of the Dead? And it...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

On Death, Rage, and the Power of Words

Recently we've had a lot of death around my family. We are not strangers to...

March 21, 2021

February 2021

February 28, 2021

Witchcraft Books for Newcomers

If you want to know more about Witchcraft and Paganism, I’m sure the following books...

February 21, 2021

Calling for Hubal’s Aid in Divination

Yesterday an aunt asked me for some help. She was told she had the Evil...

February 14, 2021

Revisiting Shahmaran: A Guide for Healers and Lovers + Prayer

A few months ago I wrote a long Instagram post (or long to Instagram anyway)...

February 09, 2021

Aladdin, Ali Baba and Simbad. The Orphan Tales.

After I got a copy of The 1001 Nights, one of my 7 pre Islamic...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

The Al-gharāniq Episode, or the Satanic Verses

When searching for information about Al-'Uzza, Al-Lat, and Manat, there is something I keep coming...

January 24, 2021

Where is the Mercy? White Reflections on Death

A few days ago I lost a dear friend due to Covid-19, my aunt’s mother...

January 17, 2021

DSD: Hilal, the pre-Islamic God of Cycles, Trickery and the Crescent Moon

The crescent moon is highly respected and important in the Muslim world, something that could...

January 10, 2021

The Nazar: an Arabic Amulet Against the Evil Eye

Since I was a kid, there was a blue eye used as an amulet for...

January 03, 2021

7 pre-Islamic Readings for this 2021

First of all, happy new year to everyone! 2020 was an insane year to all...

December 2020

December 27, 2020

On the Syrian Bread Crisis (Prayer Included)

I just came home with my heart on the throat. A couple of hours ago,...

December 15, 2020

Another Night, Another Death

There’s a saying that I’ve heard quite a lot in my life. “Every day is...

December 02, 2020

My 7 Reasons to be Thankful Despite the Pandemic

Although this year has been a very difficult one for all of us and every...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

Book Review: Water Magic

One of the first things you learn when you discover Witchcraft is about the four...

November 18, 2020

Witchcraft, Hobbies and Fox News

Fox News should have done a better job, should have gone a bit deeper, should...

November 15, 2020

On The 1001 Nights

We all grew up knowing the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad, we know...

November 08, 2020

What’s a Modern Day Sha’ir?

I’ve been mentioning this title over and over and it is even part of my...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Book review: The Spiritual Poems of Rumi

There are books that make you think, some because they present you with ideas you...