Art
Dân[1] and Humankind: How Al-Shihr Revived Its Arts
Art
January 10, 2021
Dân[1] and Humankind: How Al-Shihr Revived Its Arts
In light of this newly acquired connection with the past, people in al-Shihr began retrieving their local music…
The Iranian Film Experiment: An Invitation to Study
Art
December 15, 2020
The Iranian Film Experiment: An Invitation to Study
These encouraging efforts no doubt call for optimism and they will, hopefully, continue until a mature Yemeni film…
An Interview with the Yemeni Film Critic Huda Jafar
Highlights
November 23, 2020
An Interview with the Yemeni Film Critic Huda Jafar
Huda Jafar, a Yemeni writer and film critic, began writing about cinema in the cultural pages of Al-Jumhuriya…
The Historian’s Bias in Yemeni Historical Annals Part 2
Culture
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
Culture
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
Art
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
Creative Visuals
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
Civil Society
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
Creative Visuals
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
Culture
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…