The Importance Of Culture In Yemen

Culture is a learned set of beliefs, values, norms, customs, traditions, ideas, and attitudes that contributes to human behavior within a region. Culture is a common way of being and thinking that is passed from generation to generation to the members within a society. These commonalities within communities create a pattern that is recognizable and distinct from one region to the next. The social structure, religion, geography, and lifestyle is what shapes, an ever changing, culture; the shared belief and social system, along with their way of life, is what makes a societies individuals part of that culture. Culture can be seen in all regions of the world, including Yemen, a country that is rich in culture even though it may not be rich economically.

Yemen is located on the Arabian Peninsula, sharing its northern border with Saudi Arabia and eastern border with Oman. The Red Sea lies west of Yemen and its southern border meets the Indian Ocean. At the southwestern tip of Yemen is Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which connects to the East African Nations, Eritrea and Djibouti.

Geography of Yemen (2011) stated:

The west

Even though both genders lives revolve around Islamic duties, women most often pray at home. The mosques are houses of worship that are mostly used by men; should a woman attend they will be segregated. Islam believes that women are more susceptible to sexual urges and advances than men and until recently it was legal to perform female circumcision; it still takes place even though laws have been put in place to stop it. Typically, the law is not on women's side as domestic abuse is considered a family matter and rape is often blamed on the woman. Honor killing is a practice that still takes place, so if a woman shames her family, by being raped or for adulterous acts, she can be killed by a male family member to protect and restore the families