Aug Jul 2017

A country’s cultural, economic and political circumstances play a part in women’s progress. It dictate how conservative or liberal her verbalized thoughts are, and how much of her rights she is able to retain.

In a time when 82 per cent of Yemenis need humanitarian assistance, various initiatives organized by university students in Taiz aim to offer a glimpse of hope for many families who have lost their daily bread.

In contemporary Yemeni literature there is an inclination towards humanist didacticism and education. Humanism as a concept has long been used in the West, and has had different meanings depending on those who have adopted it and the era it was used in. 

After years of stagnation and interruption in theater, the director and playwright Amr Gamal along with a group of youths is hoping to revive the theater in Yemen, and return its pulse. 

A documentary photography project by Thana Faroq