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Yemen Film Festival
22, February 22, 2022, Sana’a Yemen: The Karama Yemen: The Human Rights Film Festival organized by the Youth of the World Together...


Man from Aden, 1880
From the Facebook Site of Hussain Alamree


Music of Aden
AIYS fellow Gabriel Lavin gave a talk on December 2 for the British-Yemeni Society on his research regarding the history of the music...


Big Ben in Aden
One of the many images of Yemen on Facebook. Check out this site for more.
Aden's Musical Past
British-Yemeni Society Lecture by Zoom YEMENI CULTURE: AN EXPLORATION OF ADENI MUSIC IN THE LATE COLONIAL PERIOD Thursday, 2nd December...


Imagine if the British chose Socotra over Aden
Captain Haines of the Royal British Navy purchased the port of Aden from the sultan of Lahj in 1837, returning in January 1839 with 700...


Aden Hinterland Freed?
"A picturesque ceremony took place recently {1919] at Lahej, the capital of the Aden hinterland, on the occasion of the restoration to...


2021 Yemeni Short Film Festival
There is currently a free showing online of recent short Yemen films. The films are in Arabic with English (not always accurate)...


1856 Photo in Aden
Courtesy of Mohammed Jarhoom


Zooming Ludovico di Varthema in Yemen
Please mark this talk on your calendars. Tomorrow, April 22nd at 12:25 PM (Central time), Dr. Lily Filson presents Ludovico de Varthema's...


A Whale of a Find
As noted on the website Mideast Eye, a group of Yemeni fishermen fleeing the conflict have found a precious resource for which the Adeni...


Queen Elizabeth in Aden, 1954
In 1954 Britain's young Queen Elizabeth visited the port of Aden, then a British protectorate. There is a short Pathe newsreel available...


All about Aden
One of the most impressive Yemeni sites for the culture and history of Aden and southern Yemen is alamree.net. You can literally spend...


Anniversary of Aden TV
The first TV system in Yemen was set up in Aden in 1964. This was the third TV network in Arabic. The South Arabian Television Service...


Old hospital in Aden
This is Al Ahly Hospital in Crater 1910. It was the first hospital built in Aden with a financial contribution from the sons of Aden. --...


Somalis in Old Aden
Several old postcards show Somalis in Aden. Here is a sample.


Aden in Old Postcards
Thanks to Google, it is possible to find many old postcards of Yemen, some from as long as a century ago. Here is a sample and a hope for...
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