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Photography of Muslim Women

by traveldave

Photography of Muslim women is generally considered offensive, and anyone caught taking pictures may face the wrath of their male relations, or may have to answer to the police. Therefore, anyone wanting to take pictures of women in their abayas should do so discretely and from a distance.Most female citizens of Yemen are Muslim, and therefore normally dress in the abaya (also called the shaili), a black full-length covering. Koranic law dictates that the abaya be worn whenever in public. The abaya seems to come in many styles and varies from region to region throughout Yemen. Many are quite fashionable. Under the abaya, women wear loose sirwal, or trousers, and a kandura, a dress frequently embroidered in gold or silver.

QAT GOT YOUR TONGUE ?

by DAO

QAT (pronounced Kat) is the very soul of Yemen. It is not just leaves which are chewed on; it is the way of life, friendship culture and conversation. At first glance it looks like long green leaves stuffed in huge amounts into the mouth and bulging to one side. It was not until I was asked by the receptionist at my hotel to go to the market with him and buy some Qat did I understand how important those little green leaves are to the Yemeni people. When I first sat down to chew my Qat the other men asked how much I paid and inspected my purchase. Passing approval for quality and a good bargain, they even selected the leaves for me. Even after painfully bulging my left cheek, they still insisted that I must stuff more. This results in the slow chewing that you see of Qat. With that much in your mouth, there is no other choice. I thought is tasted similar to grass. It is chewed and...

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Agricultural Terraces

by traveldave

The mountain region of Yemen consists of steep, rugged mountains with little level land useful for agricultural purposes. To solve the problem, Yemeni farmers have been constructing agricultural terraces for centuries. Similar agricultural terraces have been built by peoples as far away as Peru and Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and parts of Indonesia. In Yemen, these terraces can be seen throughout the mountainous areas of the country, and in some areas cover most of the accessible slopes. A few even cover slopes 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) from top to bottom.Due to the altitude of most agricultural terraces, the crops that can be grown on them are somewhat limited, especially when compared to those that can be grown in the fertile wadis at lower elevations. Some of the crops grown on the agricultural terraces include almonds, barley, corn, oats, and sorghum. The most common...

The Jambia

by traveldave

The jambia is a traditional curved dagger worn at the waist by Yemeni men. (The jambia pictured here can best be seen by enlarging the picture). Archeological evidence suggests that jambias originated in about 500 B.C. The jambia is worn with the tip of the blade pointed toward the side, which is jamb in Arabic, hence the origin of the name. Jambias are usually handed down from generation to generation, and many are quite old and valuable. It is not uncommon for antique jambias to be sold for millions of dollars. Jambias consist of a handle, a steel blade, and a sheath in which the dagger is carried. Most handles are made of exotic types of wood, but some of the older and more valuable jambias have handles made of rhinocerous horn or ivory. Because rhinocerous horn and ivory come from endangered species of animals, the handles are no longer made from these materials. However, rhinocerous...

Chewing the Qat

by TheLongTone

Yemen, especially in the north, is as much in the grip of this leaf as Western culture is in thrall to alcohol. Consuming it is a daily ritual if you can afford it: and its cultivation and distribution account for a large proportion of the country's economy. The qat plantations are readily recognisable: not only the distictive, slightly reddish, shade of green of the small tree, but the utterly distinctive guard towers and barbed wire fences.

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Guns: just say 'NO'

by TheLongTone

I only saw a handful of men carrying AK47s. Instead at every police checkpoint you see this remarkable sign: a representation of a Kalashnikov in the barred circle meaning 'No whatevers'. (My reasons for only including this photo of the sign on a bottle of water are obvious. I didn't get a single snap of any of the friendly but tedious police checkpoints) In fact the government is spending huge amounts of money buying back the accumulated private arsenals of the country. Nevertheless, I was told that you could buy more or less anything under the size of a tank at the notorious arms market near Marib.....

TOURRAH! TOURRAH!

by DAO

The first time I heard this being shouted at me I thought it was the Arabic word for Tourist. Not too hard to figure out who the visitor was around here. About the 3rd time this happened a small boy started shouting towards me and then he made the hand gesture of a camera taking a photograph. Mystery solved, somewhat. I took out my camera, a pose was taken and then I showed him the display in my digital camera. This suddenly produced a small joyous crowd. And then the request for more photos. Suddenly, I felt like I had just obtained a job as a photographer. Later I went to Al-Tahrir Square (in Sana'a) and I saw something that made all this fun make sense. There were 2 photographers taking photos and they had props to make the pictures just a bit more interesting. Anything from birds to beads, they had it all. They take your picture, you pay them and then a few hours later - you have...

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my birth place says ...

by scarykitty

be rude!!be pushy shove shout wateverother wise u wil be ignored men donot aproach women for anything women pls dont smile too much at the guys u wil be followed like forevertry to find some resident indians shud be alot of help

General Graffiti

by janiebaxter

Many towns and villages, as well as the countryside have graffiti on the walls. As well as the political symbols there is writing in many colours. I have no idea what is written, it is all in Arabic. In some of the older highland towns like Ibb, for example, this graffiti spoils some very old buildings and should be cleaned off I think.

Myrrh

by janiebaxter

Yemen is famous for its ancient Frankincense route but Myrrh was also widely used in ancient times and was grown in the same areas as Frankincense. The Queen of Sheba was said to have visited King Solomon taking gifts of Frankincense and Myrrh.Myrrh was even more expensive than Frankincense - 36 times the value of gold!It is harvested from the commiphora myrra tree and the name myrrh means bitter in Arabic. Myrrh is more oily than Frankincense and it was mainly used in perfumes, when mixed with other ingredients the life of the perfume was greatly extended. Myrrh was first mentioned in 1500 BC was shipped along the same route as Frankincense from the port of Qana (Bir Ali) to Arabia and the rest of the world.Myrrh is not easy to find nowadays in Yemen. There was plenty of Frankincense for sale, but little Myrrh.

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