The fourth round of the Yemeni-Turkish
Ministerial Committee...
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STORY
The Losing
Bet: FIGHTING TERRORISM
THROUGH FILM
A convoy of tourist vehicles crosses a dusty desert
highway. Suddenly, from the opposite direction, a
beat-up Nissan 4x4 veers into their path forcing the
Landcruisers off the road. A terrorist screams
“Allah hu akbaar” and an explosion rips through the
tourist convoy sending shrapnel flying. Later, a
Yemeni news broadcast shows...
Singer Jimmy Buffett laments the death of the
pirate, that character of western legend; the salty
man of the sea notorious for sailing wooden ships
into cannonball battles, flying black flags with
white skull and crossbones, pillaging and
plundering, and forcing his...
This
pronouncement from the munaqqasha – or woman who
applies naqsh – was met with nods of approval from
the other Yemeni women gathered in the mafraj. The
occasion was the night before a Yemeni wedding, when
brides traditionally gather close female relatives
for a party known as “The Day of...
Rhinoceros do not roam the
wilds of Yemen, yet this country and that animal are
intimately entwined. The connection between Yemen
and the dwindling herds of the African rhinoceros
began in the second century when, according to the
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a Greek monograph
describing navigation and ...
AMERICA IN YEMEN
The September 17th attack on
the U.S. Embassy did not come as a surprise. It was
the fifth attack on this target in the last six
years. While the majority of Yemenis do not condone
such violence, Yemeni public opinion on American
foreign policy in ...
Edward Prados loves Yemen. It is apparent in the way
he speaks about the country, the hopes he has for
its people, and the sparkle present in his eyes when
he recalls his past adventures in the country’s wild
landscapes. Prados, an American, is currently
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