Culture
- Sep- 2020 -24 September
Yahya Al-Shuwaiter: Art from Calligraphy to the Abstract
Visual artist Yahya al-Shuwaiter has created a transcendent artistic experience, manifest through his following a path that seems…
Read More » - 23 September
Fritz Sitte and Yemen’s Cycle of Conflict
Yemen: A Hotbed of Conflict by Fritz Sitte (Brennpunkt Jemen, Wien: Kremayr & Scheriau, 1973) Reviewed by Omar…
Read More » - 16 September
Peace in Yemeni Folkloric Culture
For the past few decades, the tribal culture of vengeance and bigotry has dominated Yemeni society, adding to…
Read More » - 14 September
Deconstructing the Discourse of Violence in the Contemporary Yemeni Novel
Violence is a verbal or physical act which can be conducted through material or symbolic means with the…
Read More » - Aug- 2020 -10 August
There is No Waste in the Village
Have you ever drunk water out of a pesticide bottle? Have you ever drunk milk out of a…
Read More » - Jul- 2020 -19 July
Late For His Own Funeral
He looks at the clock, which has begun its countdown of his time. It has been a long…
Read More » - May- 2020 -30 May
Bab al-Mandab: Between Legend and Curse
Bab al-Mandab is the fourth most important waterway for the oil trade — with 7 per cent of…
Read More » - 22 May
Sad al-Ghareeb: Notes on Script and Performance in Yemeni Drama
From the first sight, it appears that motion pictures (namely fiction films and television series) and symphonies are worlds…
Read More » - 8 May
Years of Stolen Books
How can a person go through life without stealing or losing a book? A reflection that brings back…
Read More » - Apr- 2020 -16 April
Identity Anxiety during Wartime: Posing as Yemeni Jewish on Social Media
In 2011, the number of social media users in Yemen increased significantly as the country witnessed a popular…
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