Yemen

Yemen Women Divided Over Rights Fight

Women in Aden are torn between the national dialogue and fighting for secession for winning freedoms.

Yemen National Dialogue Conference Begins

UN-backed reconciliation talks have begun in Yemen aimed at drafting a new constitution and preparing for full democratic elections in February 2014.

More than 500 representatives of various political groups will take part in the discussions in Sanaa, which are expected to last six months.

Yemeni child-bride gets behind the camera for hit documentary

It’s not often that a storyteller’s background becomes as compelling as the story itself. But such is Yemeni filmmakerKhadija Al Salami’s, whose film Al Sarka (The Scream) is one of 15 documentaries to be screened under the Muhr Arab category at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.

Golden Fingertips exhibition displays Yemeni women’s artistic stylings

An art exhibition that showcased pieces from a creative group of 30 Yemeni women artists was held last week at the house of Turkish ambassador to Yemen Fazli Corman. The exhibition aimed to reflect the diverse features of a Yemeni woman's life through the use of colors.

After the Arab Spring, Yemen’s Women Are Left Behind

The Arab Spring gave Yemen’s women a public voice and a visible face. But the revolution has faded without changing anything for millions who are married too young and shut away in mud huts for the rest of their lives.

Efforts continue to up number of rural area women teachers in Yemen

Ibhar Childhood and Creativity Foundation, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Istijaba project, held the “My Teacher First Meeting” as a part of the My Teacher Project. In it’s current stage, the project is supporting a variety of activities to promote the increase in women teachers to reach 30 percent in rural Yemen.

Four of five Yemeni women say their lives are harder since Saleh's downfall

Women in Yemen are worse off now than a year ago, when they played a significant part in the revolution that promised political and economic change, according to an international aid agency.

New constitution to promote women’s rights in Yemen

The Yemeni human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Tawakkul Karman, finds that Yemen is heading towards a new constitution that could ensure better rights and participation for women at all levels in society. That appeared during a meeting on Sunday in the Yemeni capital Sana’a between Tawakkul Karman and head of KVINFO’s Middle East and North Africa Department, Lisbeth Pilegaard.

Tawakkul Karman is a member of the constitutional committee that has been established in the wake of the political changes caused by the Arab revolutions. As a representative for civil society and a political activist she plays a vital role regarding the promotion of women’s rights in the constitutional work.

Read an interview with Tawakkul Karman at womendialogue.org

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Yemeni women athletes strive to make it

Although obstacles and restrictions are many, Yemeni woman can now barely enter the sports world after sports for Yemenis were exclusive to men.
There are multiple recent female sports achievements both locally and internationally. However, these achievements remain limited due to social attitudes—particularly in rural areas—toward women’s participation in athletics.

In Yemen, Women Take One Step Forward, Two Back

A halting and sometimes violent transfer of governing power is under way in Yemen and if the transition goes smoothly, one of the biggest beneficiaries could be the nation’s women.

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