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Mocha Trade in the early 19th century
As the British extended their trade through the Red Sea and Indian Ocean in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were a number of...
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Pressing Sesame Oil
From the Facebook Site معتقدات وتقاليد يمنية قديمة
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Yemeni Heritage on Facebook
There are several Facebook sites by Yemenis on the rich heritage of Yemen. Here is one by Mohammed Saleh Al Haj.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Bayt al-Faqih Mosque
From the Facebook Site of Fahad al-Anbari
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Library of Dr. C. G. Brouwer
The Dutch scholar C. G. Brouwer. who has made a major contribution to our knowledge of Mocha and the Dutch experience in Yemen, has...
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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)...
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The Battle for Hodeidah in 1924
The recent battle for Hodeidah is not the first time it has been the target of foreign intervention. In October, 1924 the young Idrissi...
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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...
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World Heritage Day, April 18
Sanaa On World Heritage Day we celebrate the incredibly rich heritage, tangible and intangible, of Yemen through the ages and through the...
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Weights in 19th century Mocha
The 19th century book of W. A. Browne lists weights around the world at the time. The weights used in Mocha are recorded on pp. 242-243....
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