History of Yemen Essays

  • Women: Why Should Yemeni Women Work?

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    Why should Yemeni women work? In Yemen women have been facing a lot of difficulties and challenges to get their rights to work. The society must help them control their lives, have the opportunity to participate and show their power which can support them to be better in their lives. While most of Yemeni men think women have to work at home and in agricultural lands, women in Yemen had better get their rights to work in order to be strong, independent and to be able to participate in all life’s aspects

  • Yemen, The Happy Land

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    before all the disasters, Yemen was known as The Happy Land. Based on The Guardian, in ancient times, Yemen was known as Arabia Felix, Latin for "happy" or "fortunate". Now, because of the civil war, and the rise of people against each other and the government, it has lost the validity of those labels. Based on Every Culture Magazine, the name of the country is derived from the legendary ancestor Yaman, the son of Qahtan, or from the Arabic root ymn ("the right") since Yemen is located to the right

  • Environmental Policies and Yemen's Water Crisis

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    developing countries that face environmental issues and degradation every day. Yemen, known to be one of the least developed countries, is facing various environmental issues, as well as social and political challenges while on its way to development and becoming a much more stable country. Aside from facing a poor education system, and a lack of access to health, Yemen faces a much more detrimental cause. BBC states, “Yemen is facing a severe water crisis with some estimates suggesting the capital,

  • Houthi Movement in Yemen

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    Houthi Movement in Yemen Yahya al-Houthi, brother of rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi stated, “We are not anti-American per se. Rest assured that we do not have any issues with the American people, but we disapprove of some of their government’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Like many people in the Middle East of all faiths, we were opposed to the US led invasion of Iraq and the subsequent killing of civilians” (Novack, 2009). The Houthis’ goals in their revolution are inherently religious

  • United States Vs Weak States Essay

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    demand for luxuries in sedentary society carries within it the germs of fragmentation, decay and, ultimately, collapse” (Alatas, 2017). In modern history during the 1990s following the collapse of the former Soviet Union, a strong emphasis has been emerged to consider classification of states with respect to various levels of their socio-economic and political progress, in which states are being categorized on a number of socio-economic and political variables into different groups such as strong

  • My College Admissions Essay: My Experience As A Professional Assistant

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    I am Suhail Basalama, an international student from Yemen, a poor, war-torn country that most people have not even heard about. I was born in Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen, on the third of October, 1995. Coming from a modest family, my father had to quit studying medicine in Sana'a University to offer life necessities for me and my mother, so he traveled to work abroad in 2000. Although my mother quit school in the ninth during her pregnancy of me, she does perceive the value of education. As

  • Child Bride Essay

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    Child Brides in Yemen Child marriage is a practice that takes place way more often than it should. Every minute, about twenty-seven young girls are getting married around the world. Child marriage is defined as the marriage of anyone; boy or girl, under the age of 18, but it mostly affects girls. They most commonly take place in third-world countries and can occur for any number of reasons. Throughout history, child marriages were actually pretty common. It is believed that girls, and sometimes

  • Just War Theory Essay

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    faced.” However, these changes bring the morality of this new face of war into question, and the justification of drone use and other modern military tactics involved in the war on terror is a subject of much debate. Focusing on U.S. involvement in Yemen from 2010-2015 as part of the war on terror, this essay will argue that, while the U.S. has met most of the criteria of jus ad bellum, the methods the U.S. has employed to counter terrorist organizations such as al Qaeda have ultimately violated the

  • Unrest in Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Egypt

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    tension surrounds religion, specifically whether the government should be religiously based or secular. Four countries, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Syria, are rife with civil protest. While there are similarities among the four as to the particulars of their protests, careful analysis must be made before a decision on a course of action can be determined. Each country has its own history and particular goals to be considered. Libya has experienced tremendous political unrest. The leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi

  • Muslim Queens

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    Throughout history, women have been seen as unfit for positions of power. However, in the Muslim world, many women were able to become influential queens. These women ruled during different times periods and from different locations. Several of them were not rulers, but were still as influential as one. One example is Roxelana; married to Sultan Süleyman, who was an effective co-ruler, regardless of the fact that she came to Constantinople as a slave. In contrast, Queen Amina was the Twenty Fourth

  • Gender Inequality

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    issue in the United States) (only 17% to 19% of engineering degrees go to women) (Catalyst). The professional world of America is vying for more female presence in particular spheres of influence. Gender roles have been exuded and exhausted during history (as seen in shows like “Father Knows Best”), in turn creating mental blockades for the vast majority of women, ultimately limiting their social and economic capabilities. This is a global issue. In some nations, women have become the “lesser” of society

  • What Does Henna Ritual Mean

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    Practiced in Yemen, a country located in Western Asia, is a marriage ritual known as “Henna Ritual”. To Yemen women and their families, this ritual is a preparation for the changing to her new life of a man’s bride. Like any other special occasion, this ritual takes a lot of planning and holds great meaning to the bride, her groom, and their families. Henna comes from the flowering plant called Lawsonia inermis. In many countries, henna serves as part of their traditions and as part of their

  • The Arabian Peninsula

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    settle on the Arabian Peninsula adopted foraging to survive approximately 15-20 thousand years ago. Fifteen thousand years ago, the last ice cap melted and the geography of the peninsula changed drastically (“History”). The climate reshaped from a savannah to a dry and arid desert (“History”). Approximately, 75% of the Arabian Peninsula is covered by deserts such as the Arabian, Syrian, and Rub al-Khali Deserts (“The Islam Project”). Because of the climate change, nomadic tribes dispersed to land

  • Djibouti

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    Overview of Djibouti According to Google Maps, Djibouti is a small East African nation bordered by Ethiopia to the west and south, Somalia to the southeast, and Eritrea to the northwest. It contains “natural ports with rail links into land-locked Ethiopia [and has] one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, connecting the Mediterranean Sea [to] the Indian Ocean” (“Djibouti in Perspective,” 2011). Djibouti’s seaport facilitates major exports and imports, including US humanitarian aid supplies to

  • Arabian Peninsula Research Paper

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    Peninsula contains unknown cultural depth and history. This is proven through recently discovered archeological statues and monuments that uncover civilizations and kingdoms that were not previously known by the general public. It has in fact proven that the Arabian Peninsula has the crossroads of civilizations. Therefore proving the rich and complex history and heritage the Arabian Peninsula carries. The incense trade held an essential role in the early history of the Arabian Peninsula since it brought

  • Italy: Cultural And Cultural Analysis Of Coffee And Its History

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    ITS HISTORY Next to oil, coffee is the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world. Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from coffee beans which are roasted. They are gotten from the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. There are two more popularly grown types of coffee beans, which are Arabica, and Robusta. The earliest sighting of coffee was in Ethiopia, arguably in the 11th century, but the first credible sighting of coffee drinking was in the middle of the 15th century in Yemen. The

  • Jew in the Arab World

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    anti-Jewish programs to exile Jewish from Arab world. In the Yemen and Syria the movement was practically violent against Jewish .In additions Libya were hedge of citizenship of Jews, and in Iraq take their property by government. In 1948 numbers of immigration jaws from Yemen were 50,000 immigrants to Israel state In Arabs a prospective Jews m... ... middle of paper ... ...ant in the police or the army. In Israel, millions of Arab Jews from Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and Libya, many of whom still want to return

  • Eval A West African Togo Tradition

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     The tradition of ‘Evala’ is a West African Wrestling art that comes from the Togo ceremony of the Kabye people, which young men trained for and is possibly thousands of years old; originating from the Bantu migration period. Their training resembles the initiation of “Shaolin disciples” (they go through a rigorous training and are then tested).  Yoruba: The Yoruba style of wrestling (Gidigbo/Oyo) founded in western Nigeria is a part of their initiation rite into manhood and is originally based

  • The Tigrinya of Eritrea and Their Impact on the Horn of Africa

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    The Tigrinya of Eritrea and their impact on the Horn of Africa This paper focuses on the Eritrean Tigrinya, their past role as a catalyst which started the 30 year Eritrean war for independence from Ethiopia, and their possible future use in stabilizing the Horn of Africa (Almedom, 2006). The Eritrean pan-national government was accused of arming and funding the al-Qaida-linked Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab, as well as other terrorist organizations within Somalia, by the United States, United

  • Syrian Refugees Research Paper

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    We are facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude that has not been seen since world war two, presenting the world with countless challenges and a dichotomy of decisions. Images of Syrians fleeing their homes and taking treacherous journeys in search of safety in Europe have dominated the news, as levels of global displacement have escalated. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has estimated that 1 in every 113 people globally are now either, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people or