Culture
- Nov- 2019 -13 November
Yemen’s lost Pre-Islam School of Medicine – Part I
When books on Arab heritage discuss medical schools from the pre-Islamic era, we find that they mention in…
Read More » - Oct- 2019 -29 October
The Wise Ancient Poet, Al-Afwah Al-Awdi
There is a Yemeni poet from pre-Islamic times, considered to be one of the first poets, who is…
Read More » - 27 October
Abdulrahman al-Amri: The Bulbul of the Sana’ani Chanting Art
When we talk about inshad (religious chanting) in Yemen from the early 1980s to today, Abdulrahman al-Amri is…
Read More » - 25 October
Mashaqer in Taiz: Fragrant Ornaments and the Rituals of Life and Death
Ezzadeen Mohammed stands every morning by the Grand Gate in Taiz city, south west Yemen. He carefully lines…
Read More » - 23 October
What do Yemenis believe in? A Brief History of Popular Beliefs
Wherever human community can be found, there is a collective perception of the world that manifests in symbols…
Read More » - 21 October
The Yemeni Sage Al-Humaid bin Mansour:
“Passion is like the thorn of a Sidarbaum tree, whose tips are stuck in my side.” Al-Humaid bin…
Read More » - 16 October
Will Our Satirical Memes Become a Source for History Writing and Social Sciences?
Despite developments in the conceptualization and practices of freedom in media, we live in an era of misinformation…
Read More » - 10 October
The Modern Bahoot: Critical Reflections on the Myth of Al-Hamdi
Ibrahim al-Hamdi [1] is a name regarded with exceptional veneration in the popular memory. His name rose through…
Read More » - Sep- 2019 -26 September
Life on Facebook and the Dematerialization of Death in Yemen
The Internet came to Yemen in the mid-1990s. In its early years the service was exclusive, it came…
Read More » - 17 September
Oh Shepherdess, Oh Black-Eyed One!
A short biography[1] The well-known poet Muhammad Abdulbari al-Futaih (d. 2013) is one of the Yemeni poets who…
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