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Lecture on 16th century Yemen/India Legal Exchange
On Monday, March 25, 2024, at 16:00 (Central European Time), the third lecture in the Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series will take...
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Mosque of al-Dhafir
From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari. As you can see, the "translate" function on Facebook leaves much to be desired... It simply...
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Library of San‘a Great Mosque
The library of the San‘a Great Mosque has a Facebook site. Check it out for illustrations of manuscripts and information on the collection.
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رمضان في الستينيات في اليمن
أجواء رمضان في اليمن زمان عادات يمنية قديمة وأكلات يمنية يفضلها اليمنيون في شهر رمضان، كيف يستقبل اليمنيون شهر رمضان؟ يخبرنا عنها ضيف...
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Another Yemen Archive
The mega-site archive.org has a number of Yemeni books in pdf that would be hard to find through their search function. For a source of...
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Fellowship Opportunity
The Global Academy Call for Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open! https://mesaglobalacademy.org/grant-opportunities/...
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Teaching Position at Colgate University
Here is an opportunity for a one-year position at Colgate for a scholar who works on Yemen. Description The Program in Middle Eastern and...
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Artistic Ceiling in Zabid
This is a decorated ceiling in a house in Zabid. Below is a closeup. From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari.
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Tim MacIntosh-Smith in Arabic
One of the most gifted writers on Yemen is the British savant Tim MacIntosh- Smith, who lived in Yemen for decades. His most recent book,...
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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...
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Cliffhanger Architecture in Yemen
House built on a cliff by the architect Fāhm Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-‘Amirī in al-Ja‘fariyya, Rayma. From the Facebook page of Fahad al-Anbari.
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Finding Arabic Manuscripts
فكرة مشروع الأرشيف الرقمي للمخطوطات(اكثر من مليون مخطوط): ( هذا المشروع هو حلم اي باحث ومهتم بالتراث اليمني ونحتاج متبني وداعم لهذا...
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Treasure Trove of Arabic Books on Yemen
There are a number of websites where you can find Arabic texts on just about any aspect of Yemen. One of these is مكتبة اليمن الإلكترونية...
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From Damascus to Sanaa in 1936
In 1936 a Syrian agricultural engineer named Aḥmad Waṣfī Zakariyā visited Yemen at the invitation of Imam Yaḥyā. He stayed in Yemen for...
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Marjorie Ransom on Youtube
The online talk by Marjorie Ransom, an honorary member of AIYS, on her book delivered on Feb. 7 about Yemeni silver jewelry is now...
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More Yemen photos by Pascal and Maria Maréchaux
Some incredible photographs taken in Yemen by Pascal and Maria Maréchaux on their Facebook page Yemen Genesis.
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