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Shafoot شَفُوْت: A Starter Yemeni Dish saltah سَلْتَة, faHsah فَحْسَة, mandi مَنْدِي, fattah فَتَّة, sousi سُوْسِي, ‘aSiiT عَصِيْد, bint aS-SaHn…
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Following the death of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), there was never a discord about the essence of Islam. The pillars of…
Yemeni music is mostly oud-based. This post gives a taste of Yemeni and Arabic oud music. العُوْد ‘the oud’ is…
Modern Religious Ideologies in the Arab World What are modern religious ideologies in the Arab World? Most Arabs define being…
Yemen's National Dish: Saltah سَلْتَة What is Yemen's National Dish? There many popular dishes in Yemen such as Bint as-sahn…