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New Issue of Raydan
The November issue of Raydan, the Yemeni journal on South Arabian archaeology and epigraphy. has recently been published. It has a...


Tribal Ties and Cooking Fires
Congratulations to Mohammed A. Atbuosh for his recent article published in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. https://onlinelibrary.wiley...


A Yemeni Pilgrimage to Mecca in 1825
In 1241/1825 Ismā‘īl Jaghmān made the pilgrimage from Ṣan‘ā', documenting every step of the way and what he saw in Mecca. The title of a...


Nancy Um on the Mocha Coffee Trade
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Mosque in Khawlan
From the Facebook site of Old and Rare Photos of Yemen (صور قديمة ونادرة لليمن) which is an excellent source of old photographs on Yemen.


An Australian View of Yemen in 1850
In 1850 an Australian press published a geography book with a description of Yemen at the time. Here are some of the excerpts...


Two Arabic Books on Yemen Online
The libraries of the American University of Beirut has a digital collection of books online. Two that may be of interest regarding Yemen,...


Arabia Felix in 1701
The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin This 1707 map...


Biography of Archaeologist Alessandro de Maigret
For information about this new article, click here.


Maraqten on Women in Saba
From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Maraqten.


New Study on Agriculture at Time of Muhammad
د/ عمر صالح سامل الفانوص بن رشيد أستاذ الحضارة والتاريخ الاسلامي الملساعد كلية اآلداب جامعة عدن ملكيات األاراضي الزراعية في العهد...


Jāzim on Ibn al-Mujāwir
Congratulations to the Yemeni historian Muḥammad ‘Abd al-Raḥim Jāzim for publication of a new edition of the travelogue of the 13th...


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...


New Article on South Arabic in Yemen Update Online
To download a pdf of the article, go to https://www.aiys.org/update2020-2021


AIYS BOOK AWARD EXTENDED
The Abdulaziz al-Maqaleh Book Award for Yemeni Heritage is available for any Yemeni scholar living in Yemen. The deadline for submitting...


New Book on South Arabian Antiquities
Congratulations to AIYS member Lily Filson for publication of her new book. Details here:


Mahoney on Pre-Islamic Burials in Yemen
AIYS Board Member Dan Mahoney has just published an article called "Medieval Reports of the Preservation and Looting of Pre-Islamic...


Egyptian Expedition Yemeni Manuscript List
In December, 1951, an Egyptian delegation led by Fu'ād Sayyid ‘Imāra, the head of Arabic manuscripts in the Egyptian National library,...
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