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On Friday, January 12th, the Houthis added their muscle to the spreading conflict in the Middle East
The state of Yemen in 2023 is precarious. After the Arab Spring revolution descended into civil war,
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2011 was a pivotal year for Yemen, and indeed the entire Middle East. After years of wars against th
Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen from 1990 - 2012, described the process of governing Yeme
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In last week’s discussion of the Muslim Brotherhood, we told you how this clandestine group are stru
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The later part of Ibn Taymiyyah’s life saw continued invasions from Mongol Hordes from the outside,
