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The English Speaking Union (ESU)’s 26th International Public Speaking Competition for young people was won last year by an eighteen year old Yemeni, Ali Hussain Saleh Muhammad. The Competition, which began in 1981 with just three participants, has expanded over the years, and in the 26th…
by BRIAN WHITAKER
Brian Whitaker is Middle East Editor of the Guardian newspaper. He writes regularly on Yemeni affairs and is a member of the Society.
Looking back at the news agency reports from Yemen over the last 18 months it would be easy to conclude that the country is in turmoil. Gun battles…
Sound Training Workshop
Hasan al-Ajami
by Samir Mokrani
This article is based on an address to the Society by the author, a musicologist, at Goodenough College, London, on 23 November 2010
The Song of Sana'a: a brief introduction
The Song of Sana'a or ghinâ' san'ânî, is one of the…
Ghalib bin Awadh al-Qu'aiti
In Hadhramaut and Southern Arabia the Maria Theresa 'thaler' or 'dollar' was variously known as 'riyal', 'riyal faransah', 'faransah' and 'qarsh' (plural: 'qurush'). I will refer to it as 'riyal'. It was most probably in circulation, at least in some parts of Arabia,…
by Richard Schofield
The author is Director of the Geopolitics and International Boundaries Research Centre at SOAS, London. This is an abridged version of his talk to the British Yemeni Society on 31 March 1999.
Introduction
Today’s talk will be divided into four parts. Firstly, I shall introduce…
The upland zone:
Hamam Shukr, Sana'a
The coastal lowland zone: the old port at Hodeidah
ABOVE: The Tihama, lowlands and coast
TOP RIGHT: a high-rise family house in the old city, Sana'a
BOTTOM RIGHT: Modern versions of traditional designs in the new suburbs of Sana'a
DICK LAWLESS considers the life of areligious leader and political reformer
This article was published in the British Yemeni Society's journal, 1993
One of the most colourful yet controversial personalities in the recent history of British-Yemeni relations is Sheikh Abdullah Ali al-Hakimi who was…
Jac van der Gun
The author is a water resources specialist who was closely involved in the water sector in Yemen during the 1980s and 1990s. Here he summarises his presentation at a joint meeting of the Society for Arabian Studies and the British-Yemeni Society on 20 May 2008.
Yemen: a water-scarce…
by Dr Iain Murray-Lyon MD FRCP FRCP (ED)
The available statistics give a vivid picture of the current healthcare problems in the country and the future challenges. The total fertility rate at 8.8 is one of the highest in the world and although there is a high infant mortality rate of 109 per 1,000…
by JULIAN LUSH
On 29 December 1762 the six members of the King of Denmark’s scientific expedition to Arabia were rowed ashore at the port of Luhayyah. Almost two years since leaving Copenhagen, with lengthy delays in Constantinople and Egypt, they finally set foot in Arabia Felix, the first…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
