Yemen War

Yassin Ghaleb: The Yemeni Artist Who Turned Rubbish into Art

June 1, 2022

By Menal Elmaliki

Yassin Ghaleb is a Yemeni artist and an architect of extraordinary talent. His art is somewhat of a balance between surrealism and minimalism. His house located in Sanaa’ Yemen serves as a museum showcasing the artwork of him and his family. Increased poverty and a lack of a central government have plagued Yemen with rubbish. Arab America contributing writer, Menal Maliki, says despite the raging civil war, he finds means of escapism through his art.

Dr. Waleed Mahdi Discusses Identity and Arabism

November 10, 2021

By Issra Saleh

“Arab America Empowerment Summit is unprecedented in its inclusion of Arab Americans from different backgrounds, most notably Yemeni Americans.” Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersection of area studies and ethnic studies as he explores issues of cultural representation and identity … Continued

‘Hunger Ward’: Facing the Ramifications of a Forgotten War

March 10, 2021

By Areeb Zuaiter

‘Hunger Ward’ marks the last in Filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald’s humanitarian trilogy that explores war and displacement.

Why the “End the Yemen War” Narrative is Problematic

February 13, 2021

By Ani Karapetyan

SOURCE: MEI. EDU BY: NADWA AL-DAWSARI On Feb. 4, the Biden administration announced the appointment of Timothy Lenderking as the U.S. special envoy to Yemen. In a televised speech, President Joe Biden said that by appointing Lenderking, the U.S. is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and by extension the humanitarian catastrophe the … Continued

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