Lessons of Alvarez and Yemen
In June 1993 as I was heading back home to Yemen after some nine years of study and work at the US, a great man and a world class scientist...
Women’s rights improve across Mideast
Women in the Middle East have made notable advances over the past five years, with modest overall improvements in women’s rights, literacy, educational attainment, political participation and economic role, an...
International Women’s Day message
On International Women’s Day, let us pay tribute to all women worldwide who contribute so much to the well-being of their families, communities and nations....
Next on the agenda: absorbing Yemen’s massive donations
As the Riyadh conference came to a close on Sunday, Yemen’s donor countries departed with the hopes that they made another step forward towards the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)....
The Power of Yes
When Barack Obama chose the slogan “Yes We Can” for his presidential campaign – its simplicity caught like wildfire. There is a power of an affirmation such as this –...
Yemeni Voice : Local Opinion
No one can underestimate the role of the teachers; their contributions to the advancement of our life are indisputable.Despite teaching is substantially demanding.I t is not doubt much more rewarding....
I love my Christian wife…..How could they tell me to hate her?
This question is not an example of intellectual self-indulgence or cultural sophistry, and it is not – as it might seem to some at first glance – a call to...
Yemen’s new devastating trinity
If we would like to talk about the history of Yemen, we would of course mention the horrible and tragic situations that Yemen suffered from for many centuries....
Hilarity in the heart of the Middle East
Last week, an American girl emailed me, asking me for advice. She is a college student and wants to come to Yemen to study Arabic next summer, but her family...
A letter: Yes, it is education Mr. Friedman!
As one of your readers I have always wanted to comment on many of your Op-eds but never did mainly because of time constraints and the acceleration at which current...