17 Years of Black Magic: A Survivor’s Story | Part 1 | Media Experts Podcast

Discussion of Black Magic

The podcast opens with a discussion of black magic as a belief in Muslim communities. The host notes that it is often blamed for problems involving health, relationships, or finances. While many Muslims consider magic real, the host says that misconceptions and exploitation also surround the subject. The guest shares her personal testimony.

The Guest’s Experiences

The guest says her symptoms began around the time of her marriage, when she was about 20, and continued for roughly 16–17 years. She describes frightening dreams, often involving black snakes and large bulls, a sense of an unseen presence, and health problems that doctors could not explain.

She also says her personality changed. She lost interest in her family and household activities, struggled to get out of bed or cook, and became unusually irritable. At times, she says, she was physically harsh with her children.

Religious practice, which had been important to her since childhood, also became difficult. During prayer, she says she experienced what she describes as a foul smell and intense distress. Sometimes, after performing ablution, she became angry with her children and abandoned the prayer. Her family initially doubted her account, and some relatives questioned why these experiences happened only to her.

Spiritual Treatment

The guest says her pains seemed to move from one part of her body to another, prompting her and her husband to seek spiritual treatment. During a session involving recitation and blowing, she says entities spoke through her and claimed that someone had sent them and that they had been in her body for a long time.

The host asks how she interpreted these events and distinguishes her account from portrayals in dramas. The guest compares the entities’ speech and reactions to a confession under pressure.

Effects on Her Marriage

The guest describes growing distance from her husband. She says that seeing him come home made her feel unwell and suffocated, and that she began eating separately.

Presenters and Contributors

• Host: Unnamed
• Guest: Unnamed; addressed as “Doctor Sahiba”