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Pictures of Baraqish Ruins
Husayn al-Amri has posted 50 photographs of the ancient Yemeni site of Baraqish and nearby villages. Click here to see these.
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1962 Film on Yemen
This National Geographic film about Yemen in 1962 is available on Youtube. For Part One, click here . For Part Two, click here . For Part...
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Sorghum (dhura) in Yafi‘
October in the Yemeni mountains is the local season known as ṣurāb , an ancient Yemeni term for the autumn harvest of sorghum ( dhura )....
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Qadi al-Ansī on Yemeni Agricultural Stars
The Yemeni scholar Yahya al-Ansi has written several books on traditional Yemeni star calendars. Here are two items (and there are more)...
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Yemeni Music to the West
There is an interesting article in al-Ayyām on the spread of Yemeni music to North Africa and the West. Click here for the full article.
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Women of Tahirid Yemen
“Molheres xi Rada” (Women of Rada’a), fols. 19/20 of Casanatense MS 1881 2024 AIYS Fellowship Report: Tahirid Women in the Codex...
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Sorghum Harvest
Sorghum ( dhura ) was the staple cereal crop of Yemen for centuries. It can be grown at virtually any elevation, is more nutritious than...
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1969 Film on Yemen
To watch this film on Youtube, click here. It is spoken in French, but there are many images of life at the time, especially the...
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Athirat: New Journal on Ancient Arabia
For information on this new journal from Brill, click here.
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1974 French Film on Yemen
There is a wonderful short 30-minute film in French on Yemen from 1974, half a century ago. The title is "Arts et Traditions Populaires...
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الحب والبُن - علي بن علي الآنسي
My favorite song by Ali al-Anisi. . Enjoy your next cup of bunn.
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Photographing Yemen
The French photographers Pascal and Maria Maréchaux have a Facebook site entitled Yemen Genesis in which they post photographs they have...
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Leiden Lecture Series on Yemen
The first talk — a keynote lecture — will be delivered on September 23 by Christian Robin and is titled Research on Ancient Southern...
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