Biography of Shaykh Mujahid Haydar
Congratulations to Marieke Brandt, who has just published a fascinating biography of Shaykh Mujahid Haydar of the Sufyan tribe. Her work...
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Fields around Sanaa
An old photograph of the old city of Sanaa. I suspect it is from the late Ottoman era.
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Jean Lambert on Yemeni Music
Jean Lambert talks about Yemeni music in April, 2016 (in French, but the music is Yemeni...)
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Shāfi‘ī School in Yemen
كتاب : المذهب الشافعي في اليمن من القرن الرابع إلى السابع الهجري. تأليف : جمال عبد الحبيب الكلدي اليافعي. اهتمت الدراسة التي بين أيدينا...
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The Ṣan‘ā' book of Serjeant and Lewcock
One of the best books ever published about Yemen in English is the masterful set of articles on the city of Ṣan‘ā', edited by R. B....
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Zigzagging Yemen in 1911
In 1911 a book was published by an American missionary who traveled across Arabia and had visited Yemen as early as 1890 when the British...
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Ransom Yemeni Jewelry Collection
Congratulations to honorary AIYS member Marjorie Ransom, whose wonderful collection of Yemeni jewelry is now on display at Indiana...
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al-Bakīriyya Mosque over the years
Several photographs of the Bakīriyya Mosque in Ṣan‘ā' have been uploaded on the Facebook Site of Yūsuf Maḥyūb al-Ṭiyār. The Bakīriyya...
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Sanaa in 1896
One of the oldest photographs of Ṣan‘ā' from 1896, facing Bāb al-Yaman. From the Facebook Page of Yūsuf al-Tiyar.
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Source for Books on Zaydi Islam
The website alzaidiya has a major collection of books on the Zaydis, Yemen in general, tribes and a variety of texts on Islam and the...
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Jean Lambert oud videos
The French ethnomusicologist Jean Lambert has posted several videos of his oud playing on Youtube.
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Yemen Update Online 2023
Yemen Update Online 2023 is now available and will be updated throughout the year with new articles. If you would like to submit an...
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