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Thursday Oct 27, 2022
The Boogeyman in the United Arab Emirates during 1750-1850CE
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
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)
Contact:
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