Silencing Teachers in Yemen

How the Houthi threaten the future of a civil society

As the Houthi replaced the internationally recognized government of Yemen, dismissing it predictably as illegitimate and manipulated by Western forces, they dismantled the nation’s academic institutions, imposing a coercive educational regime with an ideologically-driven curriculum on instructors at every level, from primary schools to universities....

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Silencing Teachers in Yemen

What Will it Take to Save the Children of Yemen?

A march of backpacks against bombs

I sifted through the children’s backpacks laid at the Isaiah Wall, across from the United Nations, looking for one labeled with the name of an 11 year-old boy. That’s the age of my son, and carrying it would help me feel closer to the lives we were mourning. I found ...
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What Will it Take to Save the Children of Yemen?