SANAA, Yemen — Over the past few decades, Yemen has been known to conjure images of serious conservatism, isolation between men and women and male dominance…
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Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s visit to Doha at the end of July, right before heading to Washington, indicated that for the first time…
The beginning After the war came to an end and the Taif Agreement of 1934 was signed between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, the behavior and…
SANAA, Yemen — Just a day before Yemen’s most significant annual holiday marking the end of a month of fasting, American and British diplomats evacuated…
I have encountered two separate Yemens this past week: the one portrayed in Western media outlets and the other reality of living in Sana’a. One…
When in Yemen, you cannot help but laugh when a Lebanese friend asks you if you are “fasting” during the month of Ramadan. Everybody fasts…
Yemen’s progressive forces remain weak amid the unchallenged religious manipulation. This situation raises more questions than answers. In late April, a heated discussion erupted after…
Yemenis describe the head of the current national accord government, Mohammed Basindawa, as being “weak and honest.” This characterization was made more than a year and…
On June 5, 2013, the scene in the Saada province in northern Yemen was astonishing. The funeral ceremony of the founder of the Houthi rebel…
Yemenis are repeatedly mentioning the old saying: “Egypt’s present is Yemen’s future.” This statement proved true at the beginning of last century when Yemen established…
