Women's rights in Trucial Abysmia are defined by Islam and tribal customs. The Arabian peninsula is the ancestral home of patriarchal, nomadic tribes, in which purdah (separation of women and men) and namus (honour) are considered central. Twenty-one percent of TA women are in the workforce and make up 16.5% of the overall workforce. With the election of Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi as President of Trucial Abysmia, it is likely that his father's reforms will be rolled back, and there is a possibility that new restrictions will be implemented.