News of Sudanese singer Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz’s death came as a shock to his fans. The singer, born in 1967, was hospitalized in Jordan after suffering...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Sanaa – Tawakkol Karman, born 1979, seems to have lost her grip on reality. When the Yemeni activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, she was the...
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Sanaa, Yemen - Throughout his 33 years in power, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh waged a fierce attack on the collective memories of Yemenis,...
Saturday, August 18, 2012
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Despite their many divisions, Yemenis are united in their rejection of Ramadan television programs that cast them in a negative light.
Of the more...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Yemen’s new president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, uncharacteristically threatened Iran after accusing the Islamic republic of spying in Yemen, leading...
Friday, July 27, 2012
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Once upon a time movie theaters existed in Yemen – and they were mixed. Women and girls were allowed in.
The theaters screened the latest foreign...
Saturday, July 21, 2012
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Political leaders prove far from shy about making public racist comments, and the public are quick to blame every criminal act on foreigners.
Sanaa...
Monday, July 16, 2012
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The American ambassador increasingly casts himself in the guise of leader, with the acquiescence of bickering Yemeni politicians and military chiefs.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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A Yemeni newspaper has begun exposing the names of 2,700 key Yemenis in politics, the military, and the media, who it claims are part of a “special...
Monday, June 11, 2012
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Opinions are divided among activists about attempts to wind down the protest site at the heart of an aborted – or unfinished – revolution.
Sanaa -...
Saturday, June 9, 2012
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