Yemeni
Years of Stolen Books
Culture
May 8, 2020
Years of Stolen Books
How can a person go through life without stealing or losing a book? A reflection that brings back…
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…
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,…
Alzheimer’s
Literature
June 14, 2019
Alzheimer’s
“Being away from you consumes me…” With these words she began her letter to him. Her mind took…
A Day in the Life of a Rural Woman Worker
Women & Gender
May 31, 2019
A Day in the Life of a Rural Woman Worker
I ask my mother if the rainy season has begun. She tells me that it has not started…
The Suit and The Agal The Musical Career of Abu Bakr Salem
Art
February 22, 2019
The Suit and The Agal The Musical Career of Abu Bakr Salem
The musical career of Abu Bakr Salem Belfkih (1939 – 2017) paints an exceptional picture, not only of…
Through the Eyes of Coffee
Creative Visuals
October 22, 2017
Through the Eyes of Coffee
Reflections of a Yemeni Artist’s Resurrected View of the World Through her Little Coffee Cup’s Surface.
A Historian of the Ordinary
Culture
June 15, 2017
A Historian of the Ordinary
An authority, borne of his poetry, quickly made him a folk icon – someone to symbolize their hopes…