The Seven Towers of Satan: Iraq’s Lovecraftian Horror

#mysteriousmiddleeast #mesopotamia #hauntedstories #ancienthistory #orientalism Is Iraq and the rest of the Mesopotamian region haunted? If so, then by what? And how is it connected to one of the country’s oldest Kurdish communities? In the early 1900s, the french Sufi philosopher Abdul Wahid Yahya, believed that he discovered a metaphysical secret that governed the entire planet and the lives of everyone on it. Known as the Towers of Satan, could this theory explain why this part of the Middle East is paranormal? Exploring Afghanistan’s Terrifying Supernatural Legacy - Giants, Demons And Other Anomalies The Lost Mesopotamian Giants of Syria References and Further Reading “Phantoms & Monsters: Mysterious Encounters“ Lon Strickler “Orient and Occidens“ Abdul Wahid Yahya (Rene Guenon) “Adventures in Arabia: Among the Bedouins, Druses, Whirling Dervisches & Yezidee Devil Worshipers“ William Seabrook “Orientalism“ Edward Said Chapters: 0:00 Intro: Abdul Wahid Yahya’s Seven Towers of Satan 2:32 Three Djinn Stories in Iraq 6:40 The Yazidi Community 11:25 William Seabrook: Lovecraft’s The Horror of Red Hook 15:54 The Yazidi Connection to Djinn Music by Scott Buckley Thumbnail: Maxence Fleuret concept art Voiceover by Karim Ismael Edited by Abdullah Yahya Executive Producers Abdullah Yahya