Updated: June 02, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Emirati folklore stories back for bedtime
Zayed University Students have written and illustrated a book of forgotten and famous djinn that will be published this year. Illustrations courtesy Zayed University
The book draws on djinn rediscovered by Abulaziz Al Musallam, a story teller and heritage expert from Sharjah. All illustrations are by Zayed University students.
Fatouh, the guardian of the mangroves, was first described to the story teller Abdulaziz Al Musallam by an elder in Kalba, Sharjah and is one of the forgotten djinn of the UAE. Illustrated by Dana Naser
The giant Shang bin Aanag befriends the temptress djinn Umm Al Duwais. He is one of the country's forgotten djinn. Illustrated by Mariam Al Zaabi and Aysha Saif
Nagat Al Eid, by Aysha Saif Al Hamrani. She eats gluttonous children who have overindulged at Eid al Fitr, the celebration at the end of the Holy month of Ramadan where people fast from sunrise to sunset.
The unfaithful suitor in Loving the Wrong Person, a story about the temptress djinn Umm Al Duwais. Illustration by Aysha Saif
Abu Ras and the Falcon, by Noora Abdulrahman. Abu Ras (Father of the Head) is one of the country’s forgotten djinn. He protects old souqs from thieves.
An illustration of the temptress djinn Umm Al Duwais by Amna Mohammed Al Saleh.
Mansoor and Karba illustrated by Nauf Abdulrahman.