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Yemeni Americans: A Panel Discussion

At the annual MESA meeting in December, 2021, AIYS Board Member Waleed Mahdi organized a panel entitled Challenges and Possibilities of...

Omani Award for the Yemeni Poet Dr. al-Maqalih

To hear the speech of Muḥammad ‘Abd al-Salām Manṣūr on the award given to Dr. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Maqāliḥ, click here.

Al-Jazeera Film on Rural Yemen

There is a nice film on rural life in Yemen by al-Jazeera, now available on Youtube.

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...

Descending the Mahra "Well of Hell"

The famous and mysterious massive hold in the ground in Mahra has been explored by a team from Oman. For details and pictures check out...

Waleed Mahdi on Valentino's Ghost

AIYS Board Member will be discussing this new film on a FREE ZOOM event if you are interested. Advanced registration is required to...

Yemeni Film on Education Crisis

Yemen remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and children are the primary victims of this severe crisis. Over 4.7 million...

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)...

Coffee in Ottoman and Safavid Lands

Yemen was the earliest part of the Middle East where coffee was grown and exported from. Here is a video narrated by Farshid Enami on the...

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...