Ahmed Al-Arami Poet, Writer, and Researcher In 1962, Yemenis launched one of the most significant revolutions in modern history in the region—perhaps even the world. They toppled the Imamate regime that had gripped Yemen since 1918, imposing a double layer of isolation on the north of the country, following the seclusion enforced earlier by the …
Al-Ezi Al-Salwi Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates The Yemeni Migration Phenomenon in History and the Present Yemeni migration stands as one of the most profound phenomena in our history and in our contemporary life. No account of any phase of conflict or stability in Yemen is complete without reference to it, for …
Luay Yahya Al-Iryani Ambassador of Yemen to Germany For Yemenis, September 26 is more than just a date etched in national memory; it is a founding moment that carried the country from the closed rule of the Imamate to a republican project that opened horizons for freedom and citizenship. For six decades, September has remained …
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Huda Al-Sarari Lawyer On May 22, 1990, Yemenis lived a historic moment when the northern and southern parts of the country united under the name “the Republic of Yemen,” and aspirations soared for building a civil state founded on pluralism and justice. That milestone was an extension of a path that began with the September …
Ma’n Ahmed Qassem Dammaj Academic and Lecturer in Philosophy at Sana’a University, Writer Sixty-three years have passed since the September 26, 1962 Revolution in North Yemen, and sixty-two years since the October 14 Revolution in the South. Both revolutions remain at the heart of Yemen’s political and social struggle, as much in the reckoning of …
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Hala Sultan Al-Qurashi Judge, Head of the Women and Persons with Disabilities Sector, Supreme Committee for Elections Yemeni women have never been outside the equation of political and social change. Since the September 26 Revolution of 1962, the aspirations of Yemeni women have constituted an essential part of the revolution’s goals, and their story has …
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Al-Khansa Abdulrahman Anwar Researcher and academic, former member of the Development Committee at the National Dialogue Conference You cannot claim to be a “San‘ani” simply because you have lived in this city; Sanaa is not a city you own, but rather a city that owns you. The Sanaa whose streets and alleys I walked, whose …
Tawfiq al-Jund Researcher and Senior Journalist After a long and bloody battle, the armies of Yahya Hamid al-Din, led by Abdullah al-Wazir, captured the fortress of al-Maqatirah in 1921. The toll was hundreds of dead and captured tribesmen. Army commanders decapitated the slain and forced their relatives among the prisoners to carry the severed heads …
Ahmed Al-Salami Poet and Writer More than six decades after the September 26 Revolution, Yemen is still grappling with a struggle that raises the fundamental question: was liberation from the Imamate complete, or is it still an unfinished battle? For Yemenis, that revolution was not merely a historical event, but a decisive moment that freed …
Sami Noaman Journalist The September 26 Revolution was not merely an uprising against a political regime or a ruling system, but a comprehensive transformation that touched the social, cultural, human, and economic fabric of Yemen. It was a revolution of dignity and civilization, carrying at its core the pursuit of justice, equality, and the elevation …
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