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‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Maqāliḥ: a Film
There is a Youtube video available on the life and poetry of the Yemeni scholar ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Maqāliḥ.


Bronze Age site in Hadramawt
A brief video report of a newly discovered Bronze Age site in the Hadramawt.


South Arabian Statue Head
The Facebook site of Mohammed Saleh Al Haj has uploaded a short video reel on a South Arabian female statue head.


Jean Lambert on Yemeni Music
Jean Lambert talks about Yemeni music in April, 2016 (in French, but the music is Yemeni...)


Yemeni Plowing between Sorghum Plants
This is an amazing video of how Yemeni farmers plow between the standing plants of sorghum, a practice recorded for the 13th century....


Lecture on South Arabian
A lecture by Muhammad Atboush on the relation of South Arabian to the Qu'ran is online.


New film on Socotra
There is a recent film on Socotra available on Youtube.


Jean Lambert oud videos
The French ethnomusicologist Jean Lambert has posted several videos of his oud playing on Youtube.


Yemen in 1962
This is an excerpt on Youtube of a British film made right after the revolution toppled Imam Badr. You will note the British arrogance in...


Yemeni Mummies
I came across this Facebook video on the Facebook site of Ghamdan al-Midan. As someone who lived in al-Ahjur back in 1978-79 it does...


1960's Film on Yemen
In the early 1960s the National Geographic Society published a film on Yemen. Parts of this film are available, in the French version,...


The Aden Suq in 1916
Scenes in the old native quarter of Aden, Yemen Scenes in the old native quarter, in a valley of Aden, Yemen, supposedly formed as a...


Camels in Aden
Check out the video on Youtube.


Maraqten on the South Arabian Hunt
محبات يسر #المنتدى_العربي_الاوروبي_للسينما_والمسرح دعوتكم مساء السبت 14 يناير 2023 تمام السابعة ت باريس وتونس والجزائر / الثامنة ت القدس...


Traditional Agriculture in Yemen
Check out this video of plowing on Youtube. في اريف عند بداية موسم التلام يستخدم البتول اهازيج معينة واصوات جميلة تملأ الريف


Folk Literature of Socotra
Check out this site of the folk literature of Socotra in English and Arabic.


The Battle of Currencies in Yemen
To see this Youtube video, click here.


Online Yemen Sources at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has placed a number of its holdings regarding Yemen online. The types of materials now online from their...


Al-Mahfali on Abdulrahman Al-Gabri
From the Facebook site of Mohammed Almahfali


Website of Hussain Alamree
One of the best sources on the history and culture of southern Yemen, especially Aden and Yafi‘ is that of Hussain al-Amree. A person can...
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