There are many postcards on the Internet from old Aden under British control. This continues the series with more views of camels and a bullock in Aden.



to be continued… for #11, click here.
There are many postcards on the Internet from old Aden under British control. This continues the series with more views of camels and a bullock in Aden.



to be continued… for #11, click here.

A Youtube video on Aden in 2005:
A video of interest mainly to people who once lived in Aden. Landing at Aden airport (footage taken from within aircraft), Khormaksar, Crater (tanks, commercial centre, market halls, fishermen at Front Bay), Ma’alla, Steamer Point. Please also see part 2 (Gold Mohur beach, car ride around Aden). Footage taken in December 2005.

Here is a fascinating video on various types of dates and their use in the Hadramawt.

So if you were to pick the ten most dangerous cities in the world, what city in the Middle East do you think would be near the top of the list? Mogadishu, by the way, is number 7 and Peshawar, Pakistan is number two. So would you believe that number 3 is Sanaa? Sanaa more dangerous than Kabul, Aleppo or Baghdad? This is what an Internet top-ten list says, although I seriously doubt the person or machine compiling the list has ever been to Sanaa. And dangerous for whom exactly? Here is what the blurb says:
A politically instable country, Yemen has its share of problems. That being said, the capital city, Sana’a, is one of the most dangerous places in the entire world. Despite the best efforts of US allies, the city remains a high risk destination. Those who do make it there enjoy visiting the Old City, a section of Sana’a full of beautifully designed buildings from a more peaceful time.
Indeed Yemen is unstable, but there are relatively few deaths reported there and life goes on pretty much as usual for most Yemenis living there. I know that there is instability in Yemen but the word “instable” for me conjurs up Dodge City and the OK corral. Sanaa may have its security problems, but I will take it to the destruction going on in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan any day.
There are many postcards on the Internet from old Aden under British control. This continues the series with views of the camel caravans that came to Aden.



to be continued… for #10, click here.

Only in Yemen would protesters come out in droves with cheeks bulging with qat. The image above is a close-up of a much larger photo published in AlMonitor and entitled “Supporters of the Shiite Houthi rebel group shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa against the deportation of Yemeni laborers from Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah).”
There are many postcards on the Internet from old Aden under British control. This continues the series with views of Aden’s famous Tanks.



to be continued… for #9, click here.
السبت, 22-مارس-2014
الثوتة نوز.نت
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يعتبر اليمن موطنا للمخطوطات والرقائق القرآنية بامتياز، ØÙŠØ« إن التاريخ والموروث Ø§Ù„ØØ¶Ø§Ø±ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø±Ø¨ÙŠ الإسلامي بكل تجلياته ØŒ وجد بيئة ØØ§Ø¶Ù†Ø© لم ØªÙƒØ´Ù Ù„ØØ¯ اليوم عن كامل أسرارها وكنوزها النادرة التي لا تنضب .
ورغم تعرض المخطوط اليمني لعملية نهب منظمة إبان الاستعمار البريطاني ØŒ قدرت بأزيد من 60 أل٠مخطوطة على الأقل ØŒ إلا أن الوثائق اليمنية غير Ø§Ù„Ù…ÙƒØªØ´ÙØ© أكبر بكثير مما سلط عليه الضوء .
وتتوزع المخطوطات اليمنية ÙÙŠ العالم بين مختل٠المكتبات والمراكز المختصة بشكل رسمي ØŒ Ùنجد أن مكتبة “الأميروزيانا” التي تأسست عام 1609 ÙÙŠ مدينة ميلانو ØŒ تزخر Ù„ÙˆØØ¯Ù‡Ø§ بأكثر من 1700 مخطوط يمني ÙÙŠ مختل٠مجالات العلم ÙˆØ§Ù„Ù…Ø¹Ø±ÙØ© ØŒ Ø¨Ø§Ù„Ø¥Ø¶Ø§ÙØ© إلى آلا٠الوثائق اليمنية التي تنتشر على مكتبات قارات العالم بأكمله .
ومن المكتبات العالمية التي ØªØØªØ¶Ù† ÙÙŠ أروقتها مخطوطات يمنية ØŒ نذكر: مكتبة Ø§Ù„ÙØ§ØªÙŠÙƒØ§Ù† ÙÙŠ إيطاليا ØŒ مكتبة الإسكوريال ÙÙŠ إسبانيا ØŒ المكتبة الوطنية ÙÙŠ باريس ØŒ مكتبة الكونغرس ÙÙŠ واشنطن ØŒ مكتبة برلين ØŒ المكتبة السليمانية ÙÙŠ تركيا ØŒ إلى جانب مكتبات ÙÙŠ الهند وباكستان وبريطانيا وإيرلندا.
وقد شكل العثور Ø¨Ø§Ù„ØµØ¯ÙØ© على مجموعة من المخطوطات ÙÙŠ Ø³Ø·Ø Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø§Ù…Ø¹ الكبير بصنعاء قبل أكثر من 40 عاما ØŒ وضمت ÙÙŠ مقتنياتها 40 أل٠مخطوط بينها 12 أل٠رق جلدي قرآني ØŒ Ø¥Ø¶Ø§ÙØ© نوعية تنضا٠إلى كنز ÙŠØªØ±Ø§ÙˆØ Ø¹Ø¯Ø¯Ù‡ بين 300 أل٠إلى مليون مخطوط يمني ØŒ كما ØµØ±Ø Ø¨Ø°Ù„Ùƒ المستشرق الألماني (أريو ان) .
وتمتلئ المكتبات اليمنية العامة والخاصة بآلا٠الكتب التي سهر على تأليÙها علماء وعالمات يمنيات منذ بزوغ ÙØ¬Ø± الإسلام إلى العصر Ø§Ù„ØØ¯ÙŠØ« .
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