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?
16:09 Who is The Boogeyman?
19:54 Donkey Legs & Prologue
28:53 Father of the Sea & Act I
43:50 The Lantern, Camels & Act III
00:57:57 Sleep Demon & Epilogue
01:00:35 Ghost Village & The Were-boat-man
01:05:00 Thanks & Reading Recommendations
- 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) - 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)https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast