Arab superstitions: a collection of scenarios that usually start with bad luck and end in total damage, especially when certain precautions and measures aren't taken into consideration.
One such superstition Arabs are guilty of believing in is the evil eye; otherwise known as hasad.
From generation to generation, a list of dos and don'ts have been passed on, all in an attempt to keep the hasad at bay.
The magic word mashallah, an Arabic phrase which translates to "God has willed," has often been believed to reverse any damage that could potentially take over.
A few celebrities have suffered from hasad in their own ways ... all because someone didn't say the magic word when complimenting them.
Here are 11 victims: