Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A Slideshow
Hi everyone! Here is a link that Dan found to a slide show about a part of Yemen: click here!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Middle East News Resources
Following my last post, I thought I would direct those of you interested in Middle East information that was responsible and factual to a few sites you may find useful:
The Arab Reform Bulletin - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
The Council on Foreign Relations - the Middle East Region,
The Middle East Institute,
and the Center for Strategic & International Studies - Middle East Program.
Happy reading!
You say Sana'a, I say Sad'ah
Many people have expressed their concerns about recent events in Yemen, specifically mentioning U.S. news stories that mention unrest in northern Sana'a, Yemen. The problem is that reporters are sometimes confusing names, as well as muddying the differences between cities and governorates (the Yemeni equivalent of "states").
The city of Sana'a is situated in the center of the Sana'a governorate. There has been some problems in the north of the governorate, but there have been no problems in the city. The northern part of the governorate, by the way, is hours away from the city.
At the same time, the unrest in Yemen is located in the northern governorate of Sa'dah, which news reports sometimes get wrong as Sana'a.
I've thrown a couple maps into this post to better clarify the topography of Yemen.


Best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Education in Yemen
I thought you all might find this article on education in Yemen interesting.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Happy Islamic New Year!
Today is the Islamic New Year. Stephanie and I decided to take another walk through the old city and try some new streets.
(visit them at http://www.dawoodhotel.com/)
A courtyard in the old city.
A few shots of Stephanie and I taking a break in the heart of the old city.
Classic old Sana'a architecture.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday Stroll...
Stephanie and I decided to take a stroll through the city yesterday. We started close to home in Tahrir (Liberation) Square, where the military museum is located...
It became, in word only, a republic.
Stephanie liked the following mural a lot...
Cops directing (and not too well, I'll have you know) traffic.
The mosque near our house from which we hear the call to prayer 5 times a day. It can be quite beautiful AND quite annoying.
The Yemeni National Museum, which is close to our house. It costs 100 rials for a local to go in (50 cents), or 300 rials for a foreigner.
A mini-bus stop across the street.
A tower attached to the National Museum.
Tahrir Square, with horse rides. They're doing the horse rides all-week-long as it is Eid al-Adha, but there are horse rides here every weekend. Stephanie plans to kidnap a horse and head off into the mountains!
Here we are coming up on a huge building filled with advertisements on Zubaireyh Street...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Update
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We thought we'd give you all a tour of "Bayt Sabri" (the House of Sabri) today. Our apartment is in the 6 story building, located on the mezzanine. Looking out our bedroom window, we can see our neighbors across the way (they have kids you can hear most days playing inside).
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