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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...


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...


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.


The Scholar al-Firuzabadi
Above: Autograph of the scholar al-Fīrūzābādī. One of the major Islamic scholars of the Rasulid era in Yemen was Muḥammad b. Ya‘qūb...


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...


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...


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...


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...


Lecture on Early Zaydis
On Tuesday, 27 February, Christian Sahner (Oxford University) will discuss his current book project on rebellion, conversion, and state...


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...


The Debate over Coffee
A half century ago plus a few days, Professor Jon Mandaville, an Ottomanist who served as the first resident director of AIYS in Ṣan‘ā',...


Al-Qaba mosque
But here is what it looks like today: From the Facebook site of Fahad al-Anbari.


Source for Arabic Manuscripts
The Bibliotheca Arabica's Manuscript Data Lab publishes an online database of Arabic manuscripts, based in Leipzig. It has a number of...


Book on Yemen's History
حصرياً كتاب : اليمن الوطن الأم. تأليف : علي بن علي صبرة. يبرز المؤلف في الكتاب معالم التكامل القومي والحضاري لليمن عبر التاريخ، حيث تعد...


Yemeni manuscripts in Leiden
There are several Yemeni manuscripts, including collections of songs and poetry, at Leiden University that are now available to read and...


Al-Mutawakkil Mosque in Sanaa
From the Facebook Site Old and Rare Photos of Yemen


New Article on Agriculture in Rasulid Zabid
Yemen Update Online has just published an article in Arabic by Afrāḥ ‘Alī Jubrān Nājī on a legal issue regarding irrigation and...


Shāfi‘ī School in Yemen
كتاب : المذهب الشافعي في اليمن من القرن الرابع إلى السابع الهجري. تأليف : جمال عبد الحبيب الكلدي اليافعي. اهتمت الدراسة التي بين أيدينا...


Isma‘il al-Akwa‘ on the Zaydis
A pdf of this study of Zaydi Islam in Yemen by Qāḍī Ismā‘īl al-Akwa‘ is available online.
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