The Boogeyman in the United Arab Emirates during 1750-1850CE

Meet the desert-dwelling spooks and ghouls of the United Arab Emirates in this Hallowe’en special! Ryan drives the History Machine to the period 1750 to 1850, when the seas around Arabia saw piracy, vengeance and violence. But who in this conflict was the real Boogeyman?

 

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:34 Background to UAE

11:07 History of UAE

16:09 Who is The Boogeyman?

19:54 Donkey Legs & Prologue

28:53 Father of the Sea & Act I

35:50 Ghareeb & Act II

43:50 The Lantern, Camels & Act III

50:10 Sickles & Act IV

00:57:57 Sleep Demon & Epilogue

01:00:35 Ghost Village & The Were-boat-man

01:05:00 Thanks & Reading Recommendations

01:06:15 Derzelator

01:07:48 Outro

 

Links:

• United Arab Emirates National Anthem (Instrumental (https://youtu.be/Zt0QftH_4lQ)
• حسين الجسمي - بشرة خير (فيديو كليب) | Hussain Al Jassmi - Boshret Kheir (https://youtu.be/QUBvVTNRp4Q)
• Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (https://youtu.be/32wDFCM7iSI)
• Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash (https://youtu.be/vNuVifA7DSU) 

 

Thanks:

• Sultan Muhammed Al-Qasimi – for his book ‘The Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf’
• Mubarak Al-Otabi – for his thesis on 'the Qawasim and British Control of the Arabian Gulf'
• Dr. Abdulaziz Al Musallam – for his 'Encyclopaedia of Superstitious Creatures in the Emirati Heritage'
• Reddit user: u/Serious_Complaint_46 – for his enormous contribution, time and stories
  Reddit user: u/iiiviiis – for sending me an English translation copy of the out-of-print book on superstitious creatures of the Emirates
• Anatoliigmusic - Professional session musician, composer (fiverr.com)

 

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