History
- Oct- 2019 -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 » - Sep- 2019 -30 September
Women in the Rasulid State: A History of Founding Schools in Yemen
Scholarship on the Rasulid Sultans’ agenda Scholarly schools in Yemen were established during the Ayyubid rule, under the…
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…
Read More » - 15 September
The Master of al-Dan Style: Hadad bin Hasan al-Kaff
Hadad bin Hasan al-Kaff (d. 1969) was known in Hadramawt as a poet, composer and instrumentalist – and…
Read More » - Aug- 2019 -27 August
Abdullah Hadi Subayt
Poet, composer and singer, Abdullah Hadi Subayt (1918–2007) was a pioneering Yemeni figure, in written word and original…
Read More » - 22 August
Whoever Loves the People, Refuses to Be a Hypocrite
Abdullah al-Baradouni, a Yemeni poet and intellectual, represented, and still represents, a cultural phenomenon that has lived on…
Read More » - Jun- 2019 -30 June
Hayyim Habshush the Wanderer and the Search for Inscriptions in the Land of Sheba
Some say that he traded in gold and silver; others say that he reclaimed and cultivated lands north…
Read More » - May- 2019 -28 May
The Madrasa al-Shamsiya and its Role in Community Awareness in the Mid-twentieth Century
In early Islamic history, in addition to their religious role, mosques served as important learning centers. Education took…
Read More » - Apr- 2019 -25 April
“Yemen Used To Be”
There is no present without the past, and there will be no fruitful future if its seeds are…
Read More »
