Women
Patriarchy Kills: Marwa al-Baiti is Not the First or the Last
Women & Gender
February 14, 2021
Patriarchy Kills: Marwa al-Baiti is Not the First or the Last
Patriarchy Kills: “A husband in Mukalla burned his wife, Marwa al-Baiti, alive in front of their children.” This…
Subjugation of Women: The Case of Unpaid Domestic Labor
Women & Gender
November 5, 2020
Subjugation of Women: The Case of Unpaid Domestic Labor
“Were men born incapable of doing any house chores?” Asma asks herself this question each time she looks…
From Selling Bread and Roses to Real Estate and Firearms
Women & Gender
October 28, 2020
From Selling Bread and Roses to Real Estate and Firearms
Gendered division of labor is not a fixed matter in all societies, since it is subject to social…
The Case of Guardianship in Marriage in Conceptual Debates and Real Life Stories
Civil Society
October 12, 2020
The Case of Guardianship in Marriage in Conceptual Debates and Real Life Stories
Even a quick look at Yemeni legislation affecting women reveals aspects of their derogated status. Among these is…
Domestic Violence in Yemen and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Civil Society
September 30, 2020
Domestic Violence in Yemen and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Women around the world have long been suffered from psychological, verbal, physical and sexual violence carried out against…
Intolerable Choices: Women Caught Between Violent Marriages and Divorces
Civil Society
December 10, 2019
Intolerable Choices: Women Caught Between Violent Marriages and Divorces
Divorce remains one of the pressures that patriarchal societies use against women. When women refuse to continue with…
Women in the Rasulid State: A History of Founding Schools in Yemen
History
September 30, 2019
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…
Reem
Literature
August 24, 2019
Reem
The sun, at its peak over the dusty, barefoot boys playing on the street before lunch, felt like…
“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…
Hadramout Women’s Team for Peace: The Struggle to Reopen al-Rayyan International Airport and al-Dhaba Road
Civil Society
June 18, 2019
Hadramout Women’s Team for Peace: The Struggle to Reopen al-Rayyan International Airport and al-Dhaba Road
Since Mukalla was seized by terrorists in April 2015, al-Rayyan International Airport has been closed. Both freight and…