Art
The Historian’s Bias in Yemeni Historical Annals Part 2
October 7, 2020
The Historian’s Bias in Yemeni Historical Annals Part 2
In this second part to the article, I will present the different types of bias exhibited by the…
Yahya Al-Shuwaiter: Art from Calligraphy to the Abstract
September 24, 2020
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…
Sad al-Ghareeb: Notes on Script and Performance in Yemeni Drama
May 22, 2020
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…
2019 in Photos: Insisting on Life and Embracing Eternity
December 20, 2019
2019 in Photos: Insisting on Life and Embracing Eternity
As 2019 has ended, al-Madaniya presents a look back at the year through a diverse selection of photographs.…
Hadhramout: Art Returns
December 2, 2019
Hadhramout: Art Returns
We grew up listening to our parents’ stories, told with pride, about a beautiful past. According to them,…
Ya Matar Wa Amtor Osama Khaled ft. Ammar Zayed
November 15, 2019
Ya Matar Wa Amtor Osama Khaled ft. Ammar Zayed
Ya Matar Wa Amtor (Pour O’ Rain) is a traditional Yemeni mahjal,[1] sung when rain falls in the…
Abdulrahman al-Amri: The Bulbul of the Sana’ani Chanting Art
October 27, 2019
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…
Photography Against the Apathetic Eye
September 20, 2019
Photography Against the Apathetic Eye
The attempts are endless. A photographer’s attempts are the ambition to preserve the life and vitality of a…
The Master of al-Dan Style: Hadad bin Hasan al-Kaff
September 15, 2019
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…
Yemeni Singer Muhammad Murshid Naji
September 7, 2019
Yemeni Singer Muhammad Murshid Naji
When Muhammad Murshid Naji (1929 – 2013) died, news of his passing was painful for the Yemeni people,…