#hadhrami women

[for-reference-only]

Portrait of two Hadhramis women from Yemen dressed in black. Photo by Claude Goulay

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Brainstorming and Research!

(Copied and pasted directly from Gdocs!)

Clothing:

Clothing should cover all parts of the body. Should be loose and colorful (ESPECIALLY not black). Made of linen, cotton or wool. A lot of things were made of camel hair. 

Headwear

Shemagh: versatile piece of cloth that can be tied around the neck, or around the head, nose and mouth.

Main clothing

Thawb: Long (to the ankles) and loose, covers all of legs and all of arms. Made of linen or cotton.

Bisht: Kind of an overcoat. Also long and loose. Worn only during special occasions, or by higher ups (religious people, the rich, etc.)

Idk if I should have him wear this. Maybe I can pull a Prince of Egypt and create a vest version of this

Footwear

Leather shoes (NOT sandals. Bad idea.)

Clothing inspiration: Bedouin men

Name:

Ahuli

Amaurri

Kahli

Kobi

(Nickname: The Nomad)

I like Kobi. It’s simple and people recognize it, because of its similarity to Coby. 

I also like Kahli though.

More clothing (for different characters)

Headwear:

Madhalla (Women’s conical hat, like a straw witch’s hat)

I like the pointed tops better than the rounded tops.

Dress:

Abaya. It’s usually black and worn for special occasions, like a Bisht. I think they should wear a niqab with it. Also called an Aba.

The Abaya is cinched at the waist with what looks like a thin, tied belt. Could be used to keep pouches of provisions or tools, like a knife(?)

Yemeni knife is called a jambiya, but is only unsheathed during extreme conflicts. It’s curved slightly at the end. Leather sheath. 

Wears gloves, too. In one of the pics I found she’s wearing brown gloves, although in the article it says the gloves are usually black. 

I think I’ll go with brown, for contrast.

Shoes:

Leather and flat.

Usually bright colors. In one of the pictures she’s wearing blue, but I’ve also seen a bunch of red. 

Clothing inspiration: Female Yemeni goat herders in Hadhramaut. Called the Hadhrami.

Location inspirations:

Shibam, Hahdramaut, Yemen

Names:

Rabia

Sabah

Yamina

Sabah’s fantastic. I’ll go with Sabah.

Characters (so far):

Kahli, the wandering sorcerer

Sabah, the goatherd

[ibn-sunni]

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

☐ General Election Advice For British Muslims☐ (Part 1/2)

Our Shaykh Abu Bilaal Al-Hadhramy- may Allah preserve him- was asked the following question on 9 Rabbi' Athaanee 1441(6th December 2019):

📝🔹Question:

A questioner from Britain says: We have an upcoming general election across the country. What is the ruling on elections and participating in them?

And what is your advice to the muslims in Britain regarding this matter?

📩🔸Answer:

We advise them not to participate in this wrongdoing and to keep away from it because elections are haraam and not from your religion.

If they are conducting their affairs through it; it is because they are disbelievers who do not bind themselves by Islamic Law, nor are they tied to it . As for you; you are bound by the Law of Allah and prohibited from imitating the disbelievers - even if you are living amongst them.

[مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ]

Whoever imitates a people is from them

(Narrated by Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما in Abu Dawuud. Hadith Number 4031)

You are therefore prohibited from participating in all wrongdoing and all forbidden actions. The matter and order of hijrah did not come to pass except as a result of this; because a person cannot establish his religion amongst the disbelievers.

Perhaps they force upon you elections and force upon you the intermixing of male and female and force upon you interest and force upon you other prohibited things (which Allah's refuge is sought from) through your children, wealth and ownself. It is due to this that the sharee'ah has come with abandoning and leaving lands under the rule of disbelievers; in order to establish the religion.

So it is not permissible to participate with them in these wrongdoings - elections or any other wrongdoings. This wrongdoing has not come in the sharee'ah. All that is mentioned in the sharee'ah is:

《وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ 》

and their affair is [determined by] consultation amongst themselves.

(Ash-Shura 42:38)

It is the free and intellectual that implement this matter by choosing a righteous man from the Qurash to establish for the people their religion. They choose him just as they (The Companions رضي الله عنهم) chose 'Umar (رضي الله عنه)and just as Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) advised. And how they chose Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) upon the advice of 'Umar (رضي الله عنه). They made a shortlist and looked at the most suitable of them. They viewed the most suitable to be Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) so they chose Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) . Similarly Ali (رضي الله عنه) was the best of the people and therefore appointed to the 'khilaafa'. None has been selected in the past times except the best.

As for these elections; they are simply the selection of the person with the most votes even if he is the most corrupt of Allah's creation or the most disbelieving of Allah's creation or the most rebellious of people to Allah. If he obtains the highest number of votes he is appointed over the people and it is he who oversees their afffairs.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

[" أَعَاذَكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ ".]

I seek refuge for you with Allah from the rule of the foolish

(Narrated by Jaabir in Ahmad. Hadith Number 14441)

This rule is dangerous and harmful. Elections are not from our religion because it is based upon voting and the number of votes. So whoever gets the largest share of votes becomes qualified for this and whoever has less - even if he is better suited to this role he is disregarded because his number of votes were little.

Consequently, the harm that has occurred, has occurred due to blind following the enemies of Islam through these elections. Whoever has been elected, has been elected, and we ask Allah for well-being. If the matter was conducted via consultation whereby the free and intellectual choose a suitable man for a suitable role; much goodness would have occurred for the Ummah. However, once they turned away from what has come in the sharee'ah and blindly followed the enemies of Islam they harmed themselves and others.

(Part 2/2)

We therefore advise our muslim brothers in that country and other countries to not participate in the wrongdoings within their countries that contradict the book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Messenger ﷺ. We also advise them to leave these countries if they are able to and to find a suitable country wherein they can establish their religion. If they are unable to leave, they wait just as Allah has informed:

《إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا 》

Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way

(An-Nisa' 4:98)

《فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا 》

For those Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

(An-Nisa' 4:99)

As for whoever is able to flee with his religion or relocate to another land to establish the religion- even by means of work; i.e. he goes to work in another land and they give him a visaa; this is better for him than remaining in a land under the rule of disbelievers.

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Translated by: Abu Sufyaan

Saami ibn Daniel Al-Ghaani

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[TASK 142: YEMEN]

In celebration of Arab American Heritage Month, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 260+ Yemeni faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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MASTERLIST!

F:

Margalit Oved (1934) Yemeni Jewish - dancer and choreographer.

Ze'eva Cohen (1940) Yemeni Jewish - dancer and choreographer.

Hedva Amrani (1944) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Margalit Tzan'ani (1948) Yemeni Jewish - singer and tv host.

Gali Atari / Avigail Atari (1953) Yemeni Jewish - singer and actress.

Camelia Malik (1955) Hadhrami Yemeni / Minangkabau Indonesian - actress and singer.

Christine Hakim / Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim (1956) Yemeni, Lebanese, Minangkabau Indonesian, Acehnese Indonesian, Javanese Indonesian, Possibly Other - actress and producer.

Timna Brauer (1961) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Khadija al-Salami (1966) Yemeni - filmmaker.

Dafna Dekel (1966) Yemeni Jewish - actress, tv personality, and singer.

Khadija al-Salami (1966) Yemeni - writer.

Achinoam Nini (1969) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Yosefa Dahari / Yosefa Iazen (1971) Yemeni Jewish, Moroccan Jewish - singer.

Dana International / Sharon Cohen (1972) Yemeni Jewish / Romanian Jewish - singer. - Trans!

Wafah Dufour / Wafah bin Laden (1975) 1/2 Persian Iranian, 1/4 Hadhrami Yemeni, 1/8 Swiss, 1/8 French - singer-songwriter, model, and socialite.

Kadia Saraf (1976) Yemeni Jewish / Swiss - actress, director and writer.

Andi Soraya (1976) Yemeni / Buginese Indonesian, Cirebon Indonesian - actress.

Becky Griffin (1977) Yemeni Jewish / Irish - actress, tv presenter, and model.

Arwa / Iman Salem Ba'amiran (1979) Yemeni / Egyptian - singer and tv host.

Atiqah Hasiholan (1982) Hadhrami Yemeni, Indonesian / Batak Indonesian - actress and model.

Scha Alyahya / Sharifah Nor Azean binti Syed Mahadzir Alyahya (1983) Hadhrami Yemeni, Malay Malaysian, Chinese - actress, model, and tv host.

Shlomit Levi (1983) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Fera Feriska / Fera Feriska Bakar (1984) Yemeni / Chinese - actress.

Sara Ishaq (1984) Yemeni / Scottish - filmmaker.

Maria Al-Masani (1984) Yemeni - Miss Universe Canada 2010 contestant and fashion designer.

Shefita / Rotem Shefy (1984) Yemeni Jewish / Ashkenazi Jewish - actress and singer.

Tair Haim (1984 or 1985) Yemeni Jewish / Moroccan Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish - actress, singer-songwriter, and musician (A-WA).

Liron Haim (1986) Yemeni Jewish / Moroccan Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish - musician (A-WA).

Annie / Annie Khalid / Noor-ul-Ain Khalid (1987) Yemeni / Kashmiri Pakistani - singer and model.

Balqees Fathi / Balqees Ahmed Fathi (1988) Yemeni / Emirati - singer.

Asyifa Latief (1988) Hadhrami Yemeni, Indonesian - model and Miss Indonesia 2010.

Tal / Tal Benyerzi / Tal Benizri (1989) Yemeni Jewish / Algerian Jewish - singer and dancer.

Tagel Haim (1989 or 1990) Yemeni Jewish / Moroccan Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish - musician (A-WA).

S. Olvah Alhamid / Syarifah Olvah Alhamid / Olvah Alhamid Bwefar (1990) Hadhrami Yemeni / Papuan Indonesian - model and Miss Eco Universe Indonesia 2016.

Sherina Munaf (1990) Yemeni, Sundanese Indonesian, Minangkabau Indonesian - actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer.

Amani Yahya (1993) Yemeni - rapper and women’s rights activist.

Hanan Tarq (1994) Yemeni / Ethiopian - actress.

Aysha Abdul / Aysha Harun (1995) Yemeni, Harari Ethiopian, Turkish - youtuber.

Danya Alkhalifi (1997) Yemeni - singer, host, and MC.

Inbar Bakal (?) Yemeni Jewish / Iraqi Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Mariam Al Riyashi (?) Yemeni - model.

Nadine Das (?) Yemeni - instagrammer (nadinedasofficial).

Rana Al-Haddad (?) Yemeni - singer.

Sali Hamada (?) Yemeni - actress.

Zainab Merchant (?) Yemeni - instagrammer (zainabrights).

Karin Bauman (?) Yemeni Jewish / Ashkenazi Jewish, Italian - model.

Maha Haj (?) Yemeni - actress.

Najiba Abdullah (?) Yemeni - actress.

Ceharasohh (?) Yemeni - Instagrammer (instagram: ceharasohh).

Nadoosh (?) Yemeni, British - makeup artist and Instagrammer (makeupbynadoosh).

Talya G.A Solan (?) Yemeni, Bulgarian - singer.

Michal Cohen (?) Yemeni - singer.

F - Athletes:

Reema Abdo (1963) Yemeni - swimmer.

Hana Ali Saleh (1968) Yemeni - sprinter.

Isra Girgrah (1971) Yemeni - boxer.

Rossy Pratiwi Dipoyanti / Rossy Syechbubakar (1972) Hadhrami Yemeni / Sundanese Indonesian - table tennis player.

Waseelah Saad (1989) Yemeni - sprinter.

Fatima Dahman (1992) Yemeni - sprinter.

Linoy Ashram (1999) Yemeni Jewish / Greek Jewish - gymnast.

Nooran Ba-Matraf (1999) Yemeni - swimmer.

M:

Ayoob Tarish (1942) Yemeni - singer.

Daklon / Joseph Levy (1944) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Ahmad Albar (1946) Hadhrami Yemeni - singer.

Boaz Sharabi (1947) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter, guitarist, lyricist, and composer.

Avihu Medina (1948) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter, composer, and arranger.

Ahmed Salah Abdelfatah (1949) Yemeni, Moroccan - actor.

Izhar Cohen (1951) Yemeni Jewish - actor, singer-songwriter, and jewelry artist.

Tzion Golan / Zion Golan (1955) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Haim Moshe (1955) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Adam Saif (1957) Yemeni - actor.

Ahmed Fathey (1957) Yemeni - singer and guitarist.

Basem Abdelamir (1965) Yemeni - actor.

Erann DD / Erann David Drori (1967) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Bader Ben Hirsi (1968) Yemeni - filmmaker.

Mosh Ben-Ari (1970) Yemeni Jewish, Iraqi Jewish - musician, lyricist and composer.

Omer Avital (1971) Yemeni Jewish / Moroccan Jewish - bassist, oud player, bandleader, and composer.

Hamuchtar / Gilad Philip Ben-David (1971) Yemeni Jewish / Dutch Jewish - singer and cabaret artist.

Abboud Khawaja (1972) Yemeni - actor.

Reshef Levi (1972) Yemeni Jewish / Polish Jewish - tv presenter, comedian, and filmmaker.

Assaf Cohen (1972) Yemeni Jewish, Russian Jewish, Possibly Other - actor.

Bucek / Bucek Depp / Al Aththur Muchtar (1973) Yemeni, Betawi Indonesian / Dutch - actor and model.

Ron Shoval (1973) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

Tomer Sisley (1974) Yemeni Jewish, Belarusian Jewish, Lithuanian Jewish - actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director.

Mocky / Dominic Salole (1974) Yemeni, Somali / English - singer-songwriter, drummer, bassist, guitarist, pianist, producer, and composer.

Naseem Hamed (1974) Yemeni - actor and boxer.

Tomer Yosef (1975) Yemeni Jewish - actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

Waleed Aljilani (1977) Yemeni - singer.

Alex Abbad (1978) Yemeni - actor, musician, host, visual artist, music producer, and poet.

Assi Azar (1979) Yemeni Jewish / Bukharan Jewish - tv host.

Diwon / Erez Safar (1979) Yemeni Jewish / Jewish - DJ.

Harel / Harel Skaat (1981) Yemeni Jewish / Iraqi Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Aviv Alush / Avraham Aviv Alush (1982) Yemeni Jewish, Tunisian Jewish - actor and singer.

Mohammed Bin Ishaq (1983) Yemeni / Saudi Arabian - youtuber (The Baigan Vines Official) and instagrammer (mohammedbinishaq).

Dudu Aharon (1984) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Bader Saleh (1984) Yemeni, Saudi Arabian - comedian and presenter.

Pe’er Tasi (1984) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Boaz Ma’uda (1987) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Fouad Abdulwahid (1987) Yemeni - singer.

Chen Aharoni (1990) Yemeni Jewish - singer-songwriter and tv presenter.

Hashem Al-Ghaili (1990) Yemeni - youtuber.

Ben El Tavori (1991) Yemeni Jewish / Unknown - musician.

Fahd Bassem (1992) Yemeni - actor.

Faisal Binladen (1992) Yemeni, Saudi Arabian - instagrammer (faisalbinladen).

Adam Saleh (1993) Yemeni - actor and youtuber.

Aamer Bin Ishaq (1994) Yemeni / Saudi Arabian - youtuber (The Baigan Vines Official) and instagrammer (aamer.bin.ishaq).

Omar Daniel / Omar Daniel Assegaf (1995) Hadhrami Yemeni - actor, presenter, and model.

Aliando Syarief / Muhammad Ali Syarief Alkatiri (1996) Yemeni / Minangkabau Indonesian - actor, tv host, and singer-songwriter.

Alseidi Nation (1999) Yemeni - instagrammer (alseidination).

Talal Besm (2000) Yemeni - actor.

Umay Shahab / Muhammad Arfiza Shahab (2001) Hadhrami Yemeni / Betawi Indonesian - actor, presenter, singer, and model.

Akbar Subhani (?) Hadhrami Yemeni / Muhajir Pakistani - actor.

Shake / Dato Shake / Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad (?) Yemeni, Malay Malaysian - singer.

Youssif Albadji (?) Yemeni - singer.

Ammar Alazaki (?) Yemeni - singer.

Salem Algahoshi (?) Yemeni - actor.

Doran Danoff (?) Yemeni Jewish / Sephardic Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish - singer-songwriter, composer, and arranger.

Ali Aljemhi (?) Hadhrami Yemeni - singer (instagram: alialjemhi).

Sami Karim (?) Yemeni - actor.

Ammar Mohammed (?) Yemeni - singer.

Nawal Atef (?) Yemeni - actor.

Abdallah Alkhelifi (?) Yemeni - singer.

Sal Tylinski (?) Colombian [Yemeni, Polish] - instagrammer (vegas_sal).

Ravid Kahalani (?) Yemeni Jewish - singer.

M - Athletes:

Ali Al-Ghadi (1952) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Ehud Ben-Tovim (1952) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Ali Mohamed Jaffer (1955) Yemeni - boxer.

Sami Hasan Al Nash (1957) Yemeni - footballer.

Abubakar Al-Mass (1958) Yemeni - footballer.

Avner Golasa (1958) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Mohamed Mahfood Sayed (1960) Yemeni - boxer.

Eli Mahpud (1961) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Abdul Al-Ghadi (1962) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Ali Al-Shiekh (1962) Yemeni - judoka.

Mohamed Kohsrof (1965) Yemeni - judoka.

Amin Al-Sanini (1965) Yemeni - footballer.

Fahim Abdul Wahab (1965) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Abdullah Al-Ghrbi (1965) Yemeni - wrestler.

Mohamed Moslih (1966) Yemeni - judoka.

Sharaf Mahfood (1966) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdullah Al-Shamsi (1967) Yemeni - wrestler.

Sahim Saleh Mehdi (1967) Yemeni - sprinter.

Abdullah Al-Izani (1968) Yemeni - wrestler.

Yahia Mufarrih (1968) Yemeni - judoka.

Ehab Fuad Ahmed Nagi (1968) Yemeni - sprinter.

Mohamed Al-Saadi (1968) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Awad Saleh Ahmed (1969) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Guy Sharabi (1969) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Farouk Ahmed Sayed (1970) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Ronen Harazi (1970) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Abdul Karim Daoud (1970) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Mansour Al-Soraihi (1971) Yemeni - judoka.

Tal Banin (1971) Yemeni Jewish / Egyptian Jewish - footballer.

Anwar Mohamed Ali (1971) Yemeni - sprinter.

Mukhtar Al Yarimi (1972) Yemeni - footballer.

Anwar Al-Harazi (1972) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Mohamed Al-Jalai (1972) Yemeni - judoka.

Assi Tubi (1972) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Muaadh Abdulkhalek (1972) Yemeni - footballer.

Salah Al-Humaidi (1974) Yemeni - judoka.

Khaled Afarah (1974) Yemeni - footballer.

Prince Naseem / Naseem Hamed (1974) Yemeni - boxer.

Khalid Al-Estashi (1974) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Awad Salah Nasser (1975) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Anwar Mohamed (1976) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Aref Thabit Al-Dali (1976) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani (1976) Yemeni - footballer.

Shuki Nagar (1977) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Adir Sharabi (1977) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Saeed Basweidan (1977) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Abdulsalam Al Gadabi (1978) Yemeni - swimmer.

Fekri Al-Hubaishi (1978) Yemeni - footballer.

Shay Aharon (1978) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Abdul Al-Salimi (1979) Yemeni - footballer.

Yasser Basuhai (1979) Yemeni - footballer.

Fathi Jabir (1980) Yemeni - footballer.

Ali Al-Nono (1980) Yemeni - footballer.

Ali Omar (1980) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohamed Saad (1981) Yemeni - swimmer.

Basheer Al-Khewani (1982) Yemeni - sprinter.

Omer Golan (1982) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Mohammed Al-Ashwal (1983) Yemeni - wushu practitioner.

Amer Al-Omari (1983) Yemeni - footballer.

Saeed Al-Adhreai (1983) Yemeni - sprinter.

Mohamed Omar (1983) Yemeni - footballer.

Eyal Meshumar (1983) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Mohammed Al-Yafee (1984) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Kaid Mohamed (1984) Yemeni - footballer.

Maor Janah (1984) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Salem Saeed (1984) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Al Abidi (1985) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Ba Rowis (1985) Yemeni - footballer.

Ali Nasser (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Mesaad Al-Hamad (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdo Al-Edresi (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Khaled Baleid (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Anwar Al-Aug (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Yasser Al-Baadani (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Akram Al-Selwi (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Ayash (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Sami Juaim (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Akram Al-Worafi (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Wahid Al Khyat (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdulelah Sharyan (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Zaher Farid Al-Fadhli (1986) Yemeni - footballer.

Nashwan Al-Harazi (1987) Yemeni - gymnast.

Akram Al-Noor (1987) Yemeni - taekwondo practitioner.

Nitzan Damari (1987) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Sami Abbod (1987) Yemeni - footballer.

Alaa Al-Sasi (1987) Yemeni - footballer.

Roei Beckel (1987) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Khaled Abdulrahman (1988) Hadhrami Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Al Yazeedi (1988) Yemeni - footballer.

Saoud Al-Sowadi (1988) Yemeni - footballer.

World Kid / Sadam Ali (1988) Yemeni - boxer.

Irfan Bachdim (1988) Yemeni, Indonesian / Dutch - footballer.

Kal / Khalid Yafai (1989) Yemeni - boxer.

Mohamed Abdulrahman (1989) Hadhrami Yemeni - footballer.

Fadhl Omar (1989) Yemeni - footballer.

Omer Damari (1989) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Tameem Al-Kubati (1989) Yemeni - taekwondo practitioner.

Waleed Bakshween (1989) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Fuad Omar (1989) Yemeni - footballer.

Liroy Zhairi (1989) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Kid Galahad / Abdul-Bari Awad (1990) Yemeni - boxer.

Naif Mubarak (1990) Yemeni - footballer.

Hussein Al-Ghazi (1990) Yemeni - footballer.

Saoud Nasser (1990) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdulaziz Al-Gumaei (1990) Yemeni - footballer.

Hamada Al-Zubairi (1990) Yemeni - footballer.

Omar Abdulrahman (1991) Hadhrami Yemeni - footballer.

Zeyad Mater (1991) Yemeni - judoka.

Abdulrahman Nasser (1991) Yemeni - footballer.

The Beast / Gamal Yafai (1991) Yemeni - boxer.

Eyal Golasa (1991) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Ali Khousrof (1992) Yemeni - judoka.

Jamal Bajandouh (1992) Yemeni - footballer.

Ben Zhairi (1992) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Ahmed Sadeq Al Khamri (1992) Yemeni - footballer.

Emad Mansoor (1992) Yemeni - footballer.

Galal Yafai (1992) Yemeni - boxer.

Salem Al-Omzae (1992) Yemeni - footballer.

Adel Saleh (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Yousef Al-Nehmi (1993) Yemeni - swimmer.

Waleed Al-Hubaishi (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Aiman Al-Hagri (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Shawn Dawson (1993) Yemeni Jewish / African-American - basketball player.

Nabil Al-Garbi (1993) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Yaser Ali Al-Gabr (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Mudir Al-Radaei (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Saleh Bader Al Yazidi (1993) Yemeni - footballer.

Yaser Ba-Matraf (1993) Yemeni - taekwondo practitioner.

Gil Itzhak (1993) Yemeni Jewish - footballer.

Ahmed Dhabaan (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Abdulwasea Al-Matari (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Ahmed Al-Haifi (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Boqshan (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Ahmed Abdulrab (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Ammar Hamsan (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Ahmed Alos (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Al-Sarori (1994) Yemeni - footballer.

Ala Addin Mahdi (1996) Yemeni - footballer.

Mokhtar Al-Yamani (1997) Yemeni - swimmer.

Ali Hafeedh (1997) Yemeni - footballer.

Salem Al-Harsh (1998) Yemeni - footballer.

Ahmed Al-Sarori (1998) Yemeni - footballer.

Mohammed Rageh (1998) Yemeni - middle-distance runner.

Abdullah Al-Qwabani (1999) Yemeni - long-distance runner.

Problematic:

Shimi Tavori (1953) Yemeni Jewish - singer - Married a 17-year-old when he was already well into his 30s.

David Copperfield (1956) Yemeni Jewish / Ashkenazi Jewish - magician and actor - Allegations of sexual assault.

Yishai Levi (1963) Yemeni Jewish - singer - Convicted of domestic abuse and arson.

Eyal Golan (1971) Yemeni Jewish, Moroccan Jewish - singer - Rape allegations.

Jade Thirlwall (1992) Yemeni, Egyptian / English - singer - Cultural appropriation.

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Woman pickers rest

Location: Hadhramaut, Yemen

Photographer: Steve McCurry, 1997

Almost all [the] women in the Hadhramout and Do'an valleys are dressed - in black; those on the Highlands and other parts of Hadhramout, prefer black mixed with some colors. They are veiled, gloved and having on tall, straw pointed hats - known as modhalla or by some ghomama (both mean 'umbrealla'). These special hats, being as high over the head as they are, wide on all sides and made of date palm reed straw, are very suitable for keeping the women cool however hot it is.

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Pharrell Williams wishes he sported them first. Portrait of two Hadhramis women from Yemen dressed in black.

Photo by Claude Goulay. 

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Hadhramout is known as the cradle of mankind. Here, archaeologists have discovered evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture, dating back 5,200 years ago or more. Herding is still a very important part of Hadhrami life. Especially for Bedouins and rural dwellers. It is mainly goats and a few sheep that are kept. In Hadhramaut, with Bedouins - tasks between men and women are clearly defined and strictly divided; the job of tending, herding and caring of/for goats is exclusively left to women. It is women, mainly young, unmarried women, who are most responsible for the herd. This responsibility needs much hard work, all day long. Everyday. Men could/would not have the patience and the tenderness required for this.

Any one who has visited Hadhramout, visited Wadi Hadhramout and Wadi Do'an in particular, would most likely have seen goats being herded by women. Some times a single woman and some times more, can be seen with their herd. Flocks of goats, can be seen in fields, valleys, over mountains - being herded by women. Some times, little girls, or old women can also be seen herding. Normally, the women leave their homes, with the goats, after sunset. They carry with them: water in a goat-skin-water-container, which easily helps in keeping water cool; some bread or mainly rice; some dried-salted-shark-meat; some tea leaves; a matchbox; and utensils to cook.

Almost all these women in the Hadhramout and Do'an valleys are dressed - in black; those on the Highlands and other parts of Hadhramout, prefer black mixed with some colors. They are veiled, gloved and having on tall, straw pointed hats - known as modhalla or by some ghomama (both mean 'umbrealla'). These special hats, being as high over the head as they are, wide on all sides and made of date palm reed straw, are very suitable for keeping the women cool however hot it is. Most of these women herders also have socks on their feet. Depending on how much there is for the goats to eat on land where they move, the goat herders can walk any thing from 8 to 15 kilometers (about 5 to 10 miles) a day, grazing their flocks. The goats eat while moving. The herders would stop at midday to pray, make lunch and rest. They may again take another short rest later in the afternoon. They have to make sure that by late afternoon, they are close to their homes and before sunset - they have to be back home with their flocks.

Visitors to Hadhramawt wonder - how can these women dress this way when it so hot? The hats help in keeping air over the head and keeping their heads cool; and the sides of the hats, shade them; the gloves and the socks help in keeping the women's hands and feet not to crack and stay soft. While the complete body cover, helps in protecting the women's bodies from heat and dehydration.

This keeping, tending and herding of goats in Hadhramout is an art. Is a skill. Having watched these women, including relatives, many times with their goats, I can not help but have the highest admiration and regards for them. It takes no ordinary woman to perform this job the way it is carried out by Hadhrami women. The love, the tenderness and the care they have for their flocks is incredible.

However many goats they have in their flocks - some times numbering in the hundreds - the woman or women attending them would know each of them. And she would attend to each of these goats in a most special and caring of ways. Some of the goats are given names to pamper them; and when little-ones are born, it is when these women give and show their greatest care and love - cuddling the kids and doing all they can to make them comfortable and secure. The goats are never hit and no cruelty is ever shown to them or inflicted on them. When in fields, in valleys, over highlands - the women use that great bond between them and the goats to direct their flocks as they want. The goats actually 'listen' to them and even know when instructed to stop or when to cross roads. The flock incredibly know which fields or places are off limits to them.

It should be noted that, many if not most, Hadhrami women who herd goats and who work in fields, are literate. They are also are exposed to the outside world through the over 1,000 TV channels that are received by satellite dishes. Most houses in Hadhramout (even Bedouins') have these satellite dishes on top of the roofs of their houses which freely receive these many channels; for most of these women goat herders and field workers, one of their most preferred past times is to sit and watch the many TV channels. And they, like all Hadhrami women, love gold, henna and oud.

Most of these women would get very irritated, and some times very angry, when parochial tourists - from foreign countries in particular - photograph them. They know what it means. They even know about zoom cameras. I recall, once, some nieces of mine who some times herd goats and work in fields - asked me why 'these nasara' (Europeans or other Westerners) - take photos of them. They know that the way they dress attracts attention, but they don't understand how people from foreign lands would go about taking photos of women without their consent. They pointed out to me - how would these tourists feel if people from our part of the world go and take photos of their women folks in rural areas or in the countryside or in remote suburbs without having the consent of the women? One of them quipped saying that - if it is I going around in Germany and taking photos of women in their countryside, I most likely would be promptly arrested and maybe even accused of terrorism.

I recall, once, years ago, there was this Englishman who I worked with doing some field work in Hadhramout. He had a powerful zoom camera; his photos of Hadhramawt's landscape were some of the best I have ever seen. On returning to camp one evening, as we were having dinner, he said he had seen two of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Surprised, as we very rarely saw women out in the remote fields - I asked him where he had seen them. He said that, that afternoon as he was on top of a ridge, two Bedouin goat herders had taken rest and lunch under a tree; as he was far away and above, they didn't notice him. The girls took away their hats, veils and scarves. Using his lens, he could easily see their faces. I asked him if he had taken any photos of the women; he looked at me rather annoyed - saying that he would never infringe on anyone's privacy like that; and that - he took less than a minute gazing at them. You have to give it to the British for being courteous and respectful of other people's cultures and traditions.

Hadhramout is dry and in most parts, water is scarce. The women tending goats have to look for the best parts where they can graze their flock, and at the same time make sure the goats have water to drink. These brave women, have to make sure too - that they herd only on lands and fields belonging to their tribes or where they have been allowed to. Normally, whenever these women are herding the goats, men aren't far away from them. In many cases, a man or some men would be discreetly watching from a distance making sure that the women are safe. In very remote areas - some of these women can drive very well in the desert or through the rugged mountains and valleys; and some are armed and are good at shooting.

In Hadhramout, women who herd goats or who work in fields, generally, are much healthier and live much longer than those who have urbanized and taken modernity. They are always lithe and never fat. I know a few of these women in their seventies (one of who is said to be over ninety) who are still very healthy and strong; and herding goats. The one who is over ninety, has well-off sons, daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - many of who living in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries; and yet she refuses completely to give up goat herding and her way of Bedouin life. Is my writing this - infringing on these women's way of life? As with most posts on Hadhramout, on this site, I write them to give a different, authentic perspective on life, people and issues in this wonderful, amazing part of the Arab world. My Homeland.

Goat Herder, Hadramaut, Yemen. Source