Art
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…
Photography Against the Apathetic Eye
Creative Visuals
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
Culture
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
Art
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,…
A Visit to Fine Artist Yassin Ghaleb’s House
Art
August 31, 2019
A Visit to Fine Artist Yassin Ghaleb’s House
What if we lived throughout our childhood in a house where the walls are covered with artistic pieces…
“Divinely Green, from Allah”
Women & Gender
June 28, 2019
“Divinely Green, from Allah”
Memories of afternoons during the good old days pass through my mind like a calm stream: the after…
Did Arabic Singing Originate in Yemen?
Art
June 17, 2019
Did Arabic Singing Originate in Yemen?
In the pre-Islamic era, Arabic singing and music were still emerging and in their very early stages. However,…
Ayoub Taresh: Playing Solo with the Soul
Culture
April 11, 2018
Ayoub Taresh: Playing Solo with the Soul
A public icon with a long creative life, whose tales were scrutinized by fans until everything available was…