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Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?

Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?

Yemenis are suckers for punishment. In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is a term used to describe a real paradoxical phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors; sometimes to the point of defending [...]

Yemeni Youth Organizations Unite to Spark Historical Regime Change

Yemeni Youth Organizations Unite to Spark Historical Regime Change

Umbrella group Civic Coalition of Revolutionary Youth (CCRY) releasing list of demands for immediate transfer of power. SANAA, YEMEN – Youth activist group Civic Coalition of Revolutionary Youth is calling for continued protests in advance of [...]

Do Kidnappings Make Yemen Too "Risky" For Tourists?

Do Kidnappings Make Yemen Too "Risky" For Tourists?

The most recent kidnapping incident in Yemen involving a Dutch couple brought back the old question about how safe is it anyway to visit the Middle East, specifically Yemen. Questions about tourism security in Yemen are [...]

13-Year-Old Child Virgins For Sale, And 8-Year-Old Divorcee

13-Year-Old Child Virgins For Sale, And 8-Year-Old Divorcee

An article that appeared today in Britian’s Telegraph reported on the practices of a tribe in India where girls become prostitutes as a right of passage into adulthood. The Bedia tribe resides in shelters on the [...]

Big City, Narrow Minds – Yemen's Battle of the Sexes

Big City, Narrow Minds – Yemen's Battle of the Sexes

Can the philosophy of segregation survive our fast changing times? Sanaa, Yemen’s beautiful capital city, is realizing the alarming introduction and popularity of mixed-gender coffee shops and smoke (sheesha) parlors. Women and men share the same [...]