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Teaching Position at Colgate University
Here is an opportunity for a one-year position at Colgate for a scholar who works on Yemen. Description The Program in Middle Eastern and...
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Artistic Ceiling in Zabid
This is a decorated ceiling in a house in Zabid. Below is a closeup. From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari.
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Tim MacIntosh-Smith in Arabic
One of the most gifted writers on Yemen is the British savant Tim MacIntosh- Smith, who lived in Yemen for decades. His most recent book,...
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Call for Projects: Urgent Cultural Heritage Protection Projects on Yemen
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), in partnership with the American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS), is eager...
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Cliffhanger Architecture in Yemen
House built on a cliff by the architect Fāhm Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-‘Amirī in al-Ja‘fariyya, Rayma. From the Facebook page of Fahad al-Anbari.
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Finding Arabic Manuscripts
فكرة مشروع الأرشيف الرقمي للمخطوطات(اكثر من مليون مخطوط): ( هذا المشروع هو حلم اي باحث ومهتم بالتراث اليمني ونحتاج متبني وداعم لهذا...
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Treasure Trove of Arabic Books on Yemen
There are a number of websites where you can find Arabic texts on just about any aspect of Yemen. One of these is مكتبة اليمن الإلكترونية...
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From Damascus to Sanaa in 1936
In 1936 a Syrian agricultural engineer named Aḥmad Waṣfī Zakariyā visited Yemen at the invitation of Imam Yaḥyā. He stayed in Yemen for...
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Marjorie Ransom on Youtube
The online talk by Marjorie Ransom, an honorary member of AIYS, on her book delivered on Feb. 7 about Yemeni silver jewelry is now...
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More Yemen photos by Pascal and Maria Maréchaux
Some incredible photographs taken in Yemen by Pascal and Maria Maréchaux on their Facebook page Yemen Genesis.
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Waqf in Zaydi Yemen
The masterful study of the institution of waqf in Zaydi Yemen by Eirik Hovden is available to download in open access from Brill. Based...
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Maraqten Lecture on Ma'rib
One of the most important archaeologists of ancient South Arabia is Mohammed Maraqten. You can hear this lecture in Arabic on the Mahram...
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The Future of Agriculture in Yemen
There is a superb video on Youtube by the Yemeni author Zayd Ali Basha on the future of agriculture and its importance for rural society...
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Looting Yemeni Antiquities
The rich cultural heritage of Yemen has suffered from looting and destruction for many years, but especially during the recent crisis,...
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Smithsonian Zoom on Yemeni Antiquities
On Saturday, January 27, there will be a special event at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. on Yemeni objects that will be...
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Aydarus Book in Cairo
Congratulations to Dr. Hussein Alaidarus for his book appearing at the Cairo International Book Fare. This book received the AIYS...
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