How did Houthi cause the spread of sorcery and witchcraft in Yemen?
Day after day, the Houthi terrorist militias, which are loyal to Iran, are spreading myths and ignorance within Yemeni society; to facilitate the implementation of their plans inside Yemen.
Since the Houthi coup in Yemen, the health system has deteriorated due to the Houthi practices of looting hospitals and medical equipment, which has led to an increase in witchcraft to a lucrative business in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Human rights sources revealed that there are more than 16,000 people practicing magic and witchcraft in Yemen, including official centers operating under the guise of herbal medicine. They also obtain a license to practice from Houthi militias, amidst confirmations that more than 320,000 people are knocking on the doors of these centers, whether official or unofficial.
The sources explained that the profession of magic and sorcery brings in huge profits for the militias, amounting to a quarter of a million dollars a year.
The centers, which are deployed to manage witchcraft and sorcery, are run by Houthi commanders from Sana’a and are also being used to obtain financial support for what the Houthi movement calls the war effort against its fighters; to strengthen its ranks in the senseless war it is leading against the Yemeni people, in addition to praying as a condition for recovery and getting what they want.
Since the outbreak of the Houthi war, these militias have spread poverty and disease due to malnutrition and lack of attention to health, in addition to psychological pressures that may contribute to the spread of epidemics.
Houthi militias have dominated Yemen’s health sector since 2014, which led to the sector’s collapse as a result of its being stripped of financial resources and medical equipment; Hospitals have been destroyed, spreading epidemics and diseases.
All of these factors have spread ignorance and superstition, increased the resort to witchcraft centers in Yemen and increased the number of visitors to these centers, the sources said.
Houthi has contributed to spreading myths in Yemen even on the war fronts, including Houthi elements’ use of qat, in addition to the use of Captagon and materials such as the banned Fenethylline pills smuggled into Yemen through the Lebanese Hezbollah. There are assertions that Houthi leaders are persuading militia members to consume these pills under the pretext of keeping soldiers on the offensive during the war. “The narcotic pills make young fighters believe that they are protected from all bullets,” Houthi leaders said.
