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Yemen Khanjar over time
From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Jarhoom. https://www.facebook.com/mjarhoom


1969 Film on Yemen
To watch this film on Youtube, click here. It is spoken in French, but there are many images of life at the time, especially the...


1974 French Film on Yemen
There is a wonderful short 30-minute film in French on Yemen from 1974, half a century ago. The title is "Arts et Traditions Populaires...


Symposium on Socotra
There is a symposium being held in Vienna on Socotra. Details are here: http://www.friendsofsoqotra.org/pdfs/FOS%20AGM%20First%20announce...


Leiden Lecture Series on Yemen
The first talk — a keynote lecture — will be delivered on September 23 by Christian Robin and is titled Research on Ancient Southern...


BitterSweet: A Book on Yemeni Food
[Comments by Marta Colburn, one of the authors on this important new book on Yemen's rich tradition of foods. For information on the book...


Yemeni Proverb on Food
From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Atbuosh.


Dostal Volume
This publication of essays is well worth reading and it can be downloaded as a pdf here: https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at/.../9783700176039_gesa...


Wedding in Ta‘izz, 1951
A wedding couple in Ta‘izz in 1951. From the Facebook Site اليمن ارض الحضارة


Ta‘izz Cheese Making
From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Ahmed Jarhoom


Unique Yemen Locks
From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari


Call for Projects: Urgent Cultural Heritage Protection Projects on Yemen
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), in partnership with the American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS), is eager...


Waqf in Zaydi Yemen
The masterful study of the institution of waqf in Zaydi Yemen by Eirik Hovden is available to download in open access from Brill. Based...


Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam & Society announces a series of lectures on the heritage and history of Yemen...


Yemeni Leggings
From the Facebook site of جميل حسن اليعبري.


Taking Layla Alawi for a ride...
There is a fascinating article on terms applied as nicknames to cars and weapons in Yemen published on the online site Raṣīf. When the...


Yemeni Books on Yafi and Poetry
From the Facebook site of د.علي صالح الخلاقي Download links of the books of Dr. Ali Saleh Alkhalaki. An integrated library with dozens...


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...


Yemen in the 1930s
To see the photographs, click here.
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