Yemen Stories

Here's a submission from Amjad Al-Khattabi, who can be followed on Twitter at @Amjad_khatabi. "I just wanted to show this video. Anas appears training on his new artificial hand on 1:10 https:// m.facebook.com/story.php?stor y_fbid=232587387495314&id=208858436534876  … We have started an initiative aimed to distribute free prosthetics for those who are in need. We named it Enable Yemen because we want it to be a verified member of the international e-nable bases in the US ( link: http:// enablingthefuture.org   ) . Until now enable has approved two of our submissions first for 3d printing quality and the second for assembly." While the point of this blog is not to focus on the war, the chaos and destruction caused by it is sadly an undeniable part of the everyday lives of Yemenis.  Amjad's post, and the video, speaks to the incredible spirit of Yemen in the face of almost unimaginable heartbreak and devastation.

Here is a submission from Mohammed Hojily, who can be followed on Twitter at @MohammedHojily. "Yemen is one of the oldest Civilizations in the World.  It's also one of the most beautiful countries in the Middle East unless we say in the world.  Despite the war and destruction which Yemen is passing through currently the beauty still exists, resists war's circumstances.  Yemen has a huge diverse culture that is still visible in every single Village and small Town.  Only in Yemen you can see the miracles everywhere in multiple ways, every Yemeni village represents historical or natural Museum as Yemenis say.  The people of Yemen defeated the natural and built their villages and castles in unexpected places, on the tops of highest mountains overlooking the clouds. Every please in this country is more beautiful than the other." "Ancient Mosque and Clerk grave based on top of Mountain overlooking the clouds in Haraz district." "Al-Qahira (or Qair