Today I met with the Editor in Chief of The Yemen Observer, an English language newspaper (check it out online, they are pretty good), and Al-Jazeera Sana'a, as well as human rights NGO "Hood"
The photos:
A view of Sana'a from the office of Hood.
Two men, one with the traditional jambia, or dagger. Most men wear these, as well as various combinations of scarves, wrap-around skirts, or longer "dishdasha" like garments, always underneath tailored jackets. Men's clothing seems much less standardized than Oman's ubiquitous kuma (the cap) and dishdasha (the white garment). On the other hand, women here mostly wear plain black "balto" (like abaya) and full naqab, or face cover, whereas in Oman there was more variation, sequins, embroidery, etc, and less face-covering. A woman i met today was joking that she cannot get married if the sun makes her skin dark, which is why she covers.
The next photo shows a man in Maydan Tahrir (Liberation Square, central square in Sana'a, near parliament). He was selling nuts, and gave me a little bag of peanuts for free. After the picture ws taken, I was swarmed with kids, wanting their photo taken. One of the teachers from the College where I am staying was passing by and must have thought I needed rescuing; he shooed them away and walked with me back to the College. Where I took the final picture, kids in front of my building. They are running towards me in order to be in a picture.
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