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Eduard Glaser visited Yemen four times between October, 1882 and Spring, 1894. His writing on the late Ottoman era in Yemen, written in...

New Article on Agriculture in Rasulid Zabid
Yemen Update Online has just published an article in Arabic by Afrāḥ ‘Alī Jubrān Nājī on a legal issue regarding irrigation and...
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Announcing the 2023 AIYS Yemeni Scholars Fellows
Congratulations to the 2023 Yemeni Scholars Fellows. The American Institute for Yemeni Studies is pleased to present our most recent cohort.
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Two New Articles on Yemen Update Online
Yemen Update Online, the online journal of AIYS has just published two articles. Check them out on the webpage. Yemen Update Online...
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Free Webinar: 'Get to Know AIYS'
Join us to learn more about the American Institute for Yemeni Studies and what we do, meet some of our board members, and ask any questions.
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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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Weights and Measures in Rasulid Yemen
Daniel Martin Varisco, former AIYS President, presented a paper entitled "Not Your Average Raṭl: Weights and Measures in Rasulid Yemen"...
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Announcing the 2023 AIYS U.S. Scholars Fellows
Congratulations to our 2023 U.S. Scholars Fellowship recipients, Adam Bailey of the University of Chicago, Lily Filson, an independent...
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Flagg Miller in Dearborn, Michigan
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghaleb, Flagg Miller, Abdulhakem Alsadah Flagg Miller, President of AIYS, visited the Yemeni community in Dearborn...
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Flagg Miller's Ethnography in Arabic
AIYS President Flagg Miller published his ethnography, The Moral Resonance of Arab Media: Audiocassette Poetry and Culture in Yemen, in...
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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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Members Only Webinar: "Teaching Yemen, In American Universities and Under Blockade"
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT The American Institute for Yemeni Studies is hosting the first Members Only Webinar on...
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New Book on Sufism
Congratulations to AIYS Board Member Alexander Knysh for co-editing this important new handbook on Sufi Studies, available from Brill.
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Translation of Book by Christian Robin
Congratulations to Honorary AIYS Member Christian Robin for publication of 1400 sāl-e pādišāhī dar ʿarabestān-e piš az eslām [1400 Years...
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Qadi Yahya al-Ansi on Yemeni Astronomy
Qāḍī Yaḥyā al-‘Ansī (right) being interviewed The Yemeni astronomer and expert on traditional Yemeni agriculture Qāḍī al-‘Ansī was...
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AIYS collaborates to carry out a Yemeni Cultural Heritage Emergency Response Training Workshop
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS) and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), in partnership with the...
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Mac Gibson
To read the biography and tributes to Mac Gibson, click here.
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US Scholars Fellowship Now Open for Applications
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies is open for applications for the 2023 US Scholars Fellowship.
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AIYS at MESA 2022
AIYS will sponsor a panel at MESA entitled Yemeni Poetry in Perspective. Session II-08, Thursday, December 1 at 5:30 pm. محمد محمود...
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