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In modern day Yemen, women are subject to tribal and patriarchal traditions that keep them from advancing. Combined with illiteracy and poverty, this has led to women in Yemen being deprived of their rights as citizens. Due to the ongoing armed conflict in Yemen since the end of March 2015, Yemen is undergoing a humanitarian crisis worldwide ...
Born in Egypt, Al-Eryani was brought up in Sanaa.After gaining a degree in digital film and television from Limkokwing University, she returned to Yemen in 2012.In April 2013 Al-Eryani founded the Yemeni Feminist Movement, a project on Facebook and Twitter, and has subsequently faced threats for her promotion of women's rights.
[1] Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Saqqaf's 1927 book, "The Girl from Garut", is regarded as the first novel by a Yemeni writer. [ 2 ] Besides the large number of works inspired by Islamic oral or written literature , there was a distinct Yemenite Jewish tradition of poetry and prose until the exodus of Yemenite Jews around 1950.
Pages in category "Culture of Yemen" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Women in Yemen" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Yemeni This category exists only as a container for other categories of Yemeni women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Amatalrauf "Raufa Hassan" al-Sharki (Arabic: رؤوفة حسن; 1958 – April 27, 2011) was an educator, feminist [1] and human rights activist from Yemen.She was a professor of mass media and the director of a Women's Studies Center at the University of Sana'a. [2]
In South Yemen the General Union of Yemeni Women (GUYW) was established in 1968, continuing the role of the Arab Women's Club and the Aden Women's Association before independence. [3] The project to merge these groups was supposed to take two months, but instead, it took nearly a year to merge into the Yemeni Women's Union. [15]