Readers of this book shall appreciate that East Arabian folk heritage carries beliefs and values which contribute to identity markers.

• Tales of identity and folk beliefs address fields that:
• Explain inexplicable strange phenomena;
• Interpret mysterious events, provide symbolic meanings and enshrine rituals among locals;
• Provide spaces of knowledge which allow women to acquire the rank of female folk heritage Shaikha(s)—making them equal to male religious Sheikh(s) who dominate the official religious space.