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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Welcome Hijri Year 1446
This is a year-long almanac for the Hijri year 1446, which started July 7. It provides for each day the local prayer times near Hudayda...
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المعتمد في الادوية المفردة
This Rasulid herbal by al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Yūsuf is available in several editions. The earliest Egyptian edition is now online in...
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دراسات في تاريخ اليمن الاسلامي
In 2002 AIYS published a book of excerpts from Western scholars on the history of Islamic Yemen translated into Arabic. The translator...
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Navigating the Indian Ocean Workshop
This workshop is taking place online via Zoom, on the afternoons of Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 June 2024. Click here to see the poster...
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Al-Ashraf's 13th Century Astronomical Text
The third Rasulid sultan, al-Malik al-Ashrāf ‘Umar, wrote a major astronomical text called al-Tabṣira fī ‘ilm al-nujūm. The German...
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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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Astronomical Society of Yemen
If you have an interest in the traditional time-keeping of Yemen, this is a good Facebook Site to visit. The image above shows the annual...
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Forum on Climate Change in Yemen
YEMEN: EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS AND SOLUTIONS Rain near Sumara Pass On Monday 27 Nov 2023 (9:00-10:00 Washington; 14:00-15:00 London;...
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Rasulid Astronomical Manuscript Online
Muḥammad b. Aḥmad Abū al-‘Uqūl was a court astronomer for al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dāwūd and flourished around 1300 CE. His masterful set of...
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The Ṣan‘ā' book of Serjeant and Lewcock
One of the best books ever published about Yemen in English is the masterful set of articles on the city of Ṣan‘ā', edited by R. B....
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Azal, Yemeni Antiquity Journal
The 2003 issue of Azal, the antiquities journal published by Yemen's General Organization of Antiquites and Museums, has just been...
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AIYS Yemeni Fellowships 2023
يدعم المعهد الاميركي للدراسات اليمنية الباحثين اليمنيين من خلال تقديم منح صغيرة ( تصل الى 1,500 دولار اميركي) لكل بحث. من يحق له التقدم...
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Yemen Keeps on Plowing
Yemen has been an agricultural wonder for over three thousand years and once was considered the breadbasket of Arabia, supplying grain to...
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Yemen Documents Online
There are many online resources archiving documents and powerpoints. One of these is called Dokumen. If you type in "Yemen" to the...
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Keeping the Geology Museum Open
The journal Nature has an article about the work of Fahd Albarraq and his colleagues to keep the Yemen Geological Museum open despite the...
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Dragon's blood tree in Socotra
An article on the danger to the famous dragons's blood tree in Socotra.
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