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The Untouchables of Yemen
By: Jomana Farhat
Published Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Yemenis with dark-skin are called al-Akhdam or al-Muhamasheen, meaning the marginalized ones. They are treated as outcasts in their own society, living in isolated communities and forbidden from marrying into more privileged classes. Many expected the uprising to bring about improved conditions, but so far, this has not been the case. Read the rest of this entry
المهمشون: فئة يمنيّة منبوذة
مهمشون، «أخدام» وغيرها الكثير من الألقاب تطلق على أصحاب البشرة السوداء في اليمن. لا يمتنعون عن ممارسة أي مهنة لتأمين قوت يومهم، لكن ذلك لم يشفع لهم، بل تحولوا إلى أكثر الفئات اليمنية تهميشياً وفقراً. يتحاشى البعض مخالطتهم، فيما يحتقرهم البعض الآخر. في المقابل، فإن الدولة، لم تنجح سوى في مسايرة الشارع في تجاهل المهمشين، فبنت للبعض منهم مدناً سكنية خاصة، معززةً عدم اندماجهم في المجتمع. أما المهمشون، فلا يطالبون سوى بمساواتهم في الحقوق مثلما يتساوون مع باقي اليمنيين في الواجبات، مبدين أملهم في أن يتخلى المجتمع في يوم من الأيام عن عنصريته تجاههم Read the rest of this entry
Yemenis Organize Marches to ‘Reclaim’ Country’s Wealth from Regime
from: Yemen Protests 2011/12.
Yemen is known to be the poorest Arab country. Not many know it has natural resources and a strategic and vital port, which are sources of national revenue that have been mismanaged by the former corrupt regime headed by Ali Abdullah Saleh, which have only benefited him and his regime. Read the rest of this entry
Women’s Rights and Revolution in Yemen: A Local Perspective
The role of women in Yemen’s Arab Spring has shocked international observers. In a country where the cultural, political, and economic gaps between men and women are some of the largest in the world, women did not simply ‘join’ the protests but were a leading force behind the cultural evolution that powered the revolutionary movement.
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