Media & Revolution: An Interview with Rooj al-Wazir of #SupportYemen
Ayesha Chugh* | 16 Apr 2013
Photo credit: A.Hussain Photography #SupportYemen is an independent collective of filmmakers, web-designers, bloggers and other activists who are working to document the struggles of the Yemeni people during a time of political uncertainty and transition. Formed in 2011, #SupportYemen emerged after the fall of Yemeni dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, marking the end...Ban Ki Moon Visits Yemen to Mark First Anniversary of GCC Deal
Mareike Transfeld | 25 Nov 2012
Photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS On Monday, November 19, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon arrived in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the GCC deal and to discuss the progress of the initiative’s implementation. Ban Ki Moon reiterated the UN’s commitment to the political transition in Yemen, warning...New Report on Impact of Drones on Civilian Lives
Mareike Transfeld | 19 Oct 2012
(credit: Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT/Newscom) After the publication of the Stanford and New York University report “Living Under Drones” last month, Columbia Law School and the Center for Civilians in Conflict have now released yet another report on the impact of drones on civilian lives. The report is based on publicly available information, extensive...The Struggles of Abyan: Living Through the “War against Terror” in Yemen
Mareike Transfeld | 13 Jul 2012
Government soldiers in the streets of Zanjibar, one of the three cities besieged by Ansar Al-Sharia (Photo credit: Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed ) In mid-June, the Yemeni army successfully drove out the Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group Ansar Al-Sharia from three south Yemeni cities, which the group took control of last year. Since then, many of the locals,...Sexuality, Normativity and Photoshop: Transgendering the Yemeni Regime
Mareike Transfeld | 29 Jun 2012
Female anti-government protesters in Sanaa. (Photo credit:AP/Hani Mohammed) In early June, the Yemeni poet and author Ali Al-Muqri was in Berlin for a reading of his newest book “The Handsome Jew”. During the discussion, he made an interesting point, which many observers have previously failed to consider. He pointed out that revolutionaries used female attributes...Standoff over Scud Missiles in Yemen
Mareike Transfeld | 18 Dec 2012
Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh with his son Ahmed Ali (photo credit: National Yemen). On Tuesday, December 11, the standoff between the family of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and current transition...The Quiet North? The Houthis in Northern Yemen
Mareike Transfeld | 26 Oct 2012
(credit: Adam Baron/MCT) Adam Baron, a freelance journalist based in Sanaa, travelled to Saada, the home of the Houthi movement. In the course of the 2011 uprising, the Houthi movement was able to establish...Debating Drones in Yemen
Mareike Transfeld | 20 Jul 2012
(Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt) A debate on the Obama Administration’s controversial use of drones in the War on Terror has been raging in the U.S. media for months and involves...Yemen’s Islamist Rivalries: Al-Zindani’s Exclusion from the National Dialogue
Mareike Transfeld | 6 Jul 2012
Abdulmajid Al-Zindani, president of Yemen's Ulama Association (Photo credit: Yahya Arhab/EPA) Together with the signing of the GCC-Initiative in November 2011, Yemen’s so-called National Dialogue is another...Bringing Stability to Yemen: Improving State Services to Meet People’s Basic Needs
Rafat Al-Akahli* | 25 Jun 2012
The National Consensus Government, which was formed in December 2011 following months of popular unrest in Yemen, is facing unprecedented humanitarian and economic challenges. These include an estimated GDP growth...
