Published on 23 May 2013 by Ramzy Alawi in Report
As you read this, participants at the National Dialogue Conference are preparing to redraft Yemen’s constitution. Twenty-three years ago, another constitution was signed into effect.
Published on 23 May 2013 by Nasser Al-Sakkaf in Report
Following the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990, all school curricula were integrated and unity-related lessons introduced.
Wounds from last year’s attack still freshPublished on 23 May 2013 by Sara Al-Zawqari in Report
The photographed faces of young soldiers flutter in the wind on the wide avenue of Al-Sabeen in Sana’a. Each one of these men is dead, killed in a suicide bombing that struck this main thoroughfare in the capital last year.
Published on 20 May 2013 by Samar Qaed in Report
A doctor in the Artificial Limbs and Physiotherapy Center in Sana’a lightly pushes on Mohammed Al-Muhya’s shoulder. The 27-years-old winces in pain as the doctor examines the joint that used to connect to Al-Muhya’s arm. The Yemeni man lost his right arm in December 2012 in a construction accident in Saudi Arabia where he was working as an illegal migrant laborer.
Fake gold, sometimes preferable to the real stuffPublished on 16 May 2013 by Amal Al-Yarisi in Report
At the Musheer Shop on Jamal Street, a busy commercial road in Sana'a rings, necklaces and belts glitter in their display case.
Yemen grows sweet-smelling flowers, but exports most of themPublished on 16 May 2013 by Ali Abulohoom in Report
Passing by one of the perfume stores that are spread throughout Sana’a, a sweet fragrance wafts out onto the street. Inside, perfume bottles are neatly classified on mirrored shelves. They’re sold in two forms—oil, which is usually cheaper, and in spray-canisters.
Frequent power cuts drive Yemeni girls to establish solar-powered appliances companyPublished on 16 May 2013 by Samar Qaed in Report
It all began on a rainy day in Sana’a when the electricity flickered out.
Published on 16 May 2013 by Samar Qaed in Report
Anwar Al-Faqeh starts his day every morning by getting into his motorized vehicle to start picking up passengers in the streets. His vehicle isn’t the typical minibus known as a “debab” or one of the thousands of motorcycles that quickly dodge traffic in Yemen's capital Sana’a. Al-Faqeh’s transport has three wheels and is characterized by its big yellow covering. Al-Faqeh drives a tok-tok, an auto rickshaw that has been used ubiquitously all over Asia for the last 50 years.
Published on 13 May 2013 by Sarah Al-Zawqari in Report
It’s getting hotter in Sana’a. In the street, piles of trash are baking in the sun. I was stuck in a traffic jam recently, on a sweltering day. Amidst the shouts and honking horns, I noticed a man in the car in front of me, in the right lane.
Published on 13 May 2013 by Ali Abulohoom in Report
When girls of all ages enter and exit their female only schools throughout the capital Sana’a, there are some uninvited guests waiting for them.
