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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Aug 28, 2011 05:58AM

Diane | 13052 comments Post any books set in Yemen here.


message 2: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Dec 29, 2011 07:11PM) (new)
Aug 28, 2011 06:57AM

Diane | 13052 comments Books set in Yemen:


I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali
الرهينة by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj The Hostage: A Novel by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj
A Winter in Arabia by Freya Stark A Winter in Arabia by Freya Stark
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
They Die Strangers (CMES Modern Middle East Literature in Translation) by Mohammad Abdul-Wali They Die Strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali
Motoring With Mohammed Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea by Eric Hansen Motoring With Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea by Eric Hansen
Yemen by Tim Mackintosh-Smith Yemen: The Unknown Arabia by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Sold One Woman's True Account of Modern Slavery by Zana Muhsen Sold: One Woman's True Account of Modern Slavery by Zana Muhsen
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil
Yemen Chronicle An Anthropology of War and Mediation by Steven C. Caton Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation by Steven C. Caton
Yemen Dancing on the Heads of Snakes by Victoria Clark Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes by Victoria Clark
Eating the Flowers of Paradise One Man's Journey Through Ethiopia and Yemen by Kevin Rushby Eating the Flowers of Paradise: One Man's Journey by Kevin Rushby
A Promise to Nadia A True Story of a British Slave in the Yemen by Zana Muhsen A Promise to Nadia: A True Story of a British Slave in the Yemen by Zana Muhsen
The Yemen Connection by M.H. Sargent The Yemen Connection by M.H. Sargent
Forty Days and Forty Nights-- in Yemen by Ethar El- Katatney Forty Days and Forty Nights-- in Yemen by Ethar El- Katatney
Cool for Qat A Yemeni Journey Two Countries, Two Times by Peter Mortimer Cool for Qat: A Yemeni Journey: Two Countries, Two Times by Peter Mortimer
A Yemeni Passage by Derek Franck A Yemeni Passage by Derek Franck
Journey of a Yemeni Boy by Rashid A. Abdu Journey of a Yemeni Boy by Rashid A. Abdu
"Peaks of Yemen I Summon" Poetry as Cultural Practice in a North Yemeni Tribe by Steven C. Caton "Peaks of Yemen I Summon": Poetry as Cultural Practice by Steven C. Caton
Gender And The Writing Of Yemeni Women Writers by Antelak Al Mutawaleik Gender And The Writing Of Yemeni Women Writers by Antelak Al Mutawaleik
La ragazza yemenita by Curt Leviant The Yemenite girl: A novel by Curt Leviant
Answered Prayer And Other Yemenite Folktales by Sharlya Gold Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales by Sharlya Gold
Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks) 150 Years in the Life of ... (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks) by Roxani Eleni Margariti Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Yrs in the Life of a Port by Roxani Eleni Margariti
From the Land of Sheba Yemeni Folk Tales by Carolyn Han From the Land of Sheba: Yemeni Folk Tales by Carolyn Han
The Elusive Bride (Black Cobra Quartet, #2) by Stephanie Laurens The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens


message 3: by Dee (new)
Mar 04, 2012 09:51AM

Dee (austhokie) | 438 comments just saw that Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is going to be released as a movie next week - starring Kristin Scott Thomas, and Ewan McGregor - http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/salmon-...


message 4: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Mar 04, 2012 11:10AM

Diane | 13052 comments Dee wrote: "just saw that Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is going to be released as a movie next week - starring Kristin Scott Thomas, and Ewan McGregor - http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/salmon-......"

I saw the preview to it a couple of weeks ago. I love Ewan McGregor. I guess I'll have to read the book. Poor Nujood may get postponed yet another year...


message 8: by Peter (last edited Apr 17, 2013 12:22PM) (new)
Apr 17, 2013 12:21PM

Peter Twele Rubbing Shoulders in Yemen by Peter Twele Rubbing Shoulders in Yemen by Peter Twele


message 10: by Fliss (new)
Jul 24, 2013 02:46AM

Fliss Blanch | 45 comments My Memoir as an Activist for Israel and Yemenite Jews by Sampson Giat

A fact that is not often mentioned is that the Jews are the indigenous people of Yemen. Yemen has the second oldest society of Jews - Israel being the first.

http://www.refworld.org/docid/49749c7...


message 11: by Jalilah (new)
Aug 03, 2013 11:50AM

Jalilah Diane wrote: "Yemen Travels In Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-SmithYemen: Travels In Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith">

I lived in Yemen for 3 years in the 90s, but have only read Motoring With Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea by Eric Hansen and Yemen Yemen:Travels In Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
What was interesting is Eric Hanson mentions Tim Mackintosh-Smith in his book, which was written a few years later.


message 12: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Oct 25, 2013 07:04PM

Diane | 13052 comments In a House in Yemen by Brenda Cheers In a House in Yemen by Brenda Cheers


message 13: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Jan 18, 2014 06:06PM

Diane | 13052 comments Siraaj An Arab Tale by Radwa Ashour Siraaj: An Arab Tale by Radwa Ashour


message 17: by ♞ Pat (new)
Apr 19, 2016 11:23AM

♞ Pat Gent Henna House by Nomi Eve was a really good read~


message 18: by Kenneth (new)
Jan 04, 2017 09:16AM

Kenneth Cline | 8 comments Tracking the Queen of Sheba: A Travel Memoir of YemenKenneth Cline
Hi all Yemen fans,
In 1983-84, I had the privilege of traveling to the Middle East on a journalism fellowship. Of the three countries I visited -- Egypt, Yemen and Turkey -- Yemen was by far the most interesting. One of my adventures in Yemen involved joining an archaeological expedition probing the history of the ancient civilization of Saba, which was almost certainly Biblical Sheba. My account of this expedition, Tracking the Queen of Sheba, is today, Jan. 4, available for a free download on Amazon. In addition to containing lots of material on ancient Saba and the Queen of Sheba story, the book sheds some light on life in modern Yemen. I welcome your comments, pro or con. Thanks!


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