1. The Yemen Syllabus shares must-read publications on #Yemen. These include books, reports & articles, broken down by theme. With 20 book recommendations, the Syllabus is sure to provide valuable insights for anyone looking for a general overview.
sanaacenter.org/files/The_YEME…
2. Our Yemen Syllabus contains lists of journalists, academics, and analysts who have worked and published on #Yemen (in English). You can find their Twitter accounts curated on the syllabus, as well as some of their recommended publications.
3. Always a recommendation, Paul Dresch’s book “A History of Modern Yemen” is a definitive read for anyone seeking to understand pre-2011 #Yemen - as is @DrSarahPhillips’ “Yemen and the Politics of Permanent Crisis.”
4. Anyone interested in the Yemen Civil War of the 1960’s should look no further than @AsherOrkaby’s “Beyond the Arab Cold War,” which provides a comprehensive account of the Civil War and a historical window into understanding the conflict of today.
5. Another recommendation, @noelmeb’s “Hadhramaut and its Diaspora:
Yemeni Politics, Identity and Migration” offers an intriguing account of the Hadhrami people's place in Yemeni politics and in the region as whole.
6. Those looking to learn more about #Soqotra will want to try Nathalie Peutz’ book “Islands of Heritage: Conservation and Transformation in Yemen,” on how notions of cultural and linguistic heritage added to Socotrans calls for political change during the Yemeni revolution.
7. In their excellent ”Sunni Islamist Reconfiguration and Sectarian Polarization in Wartime Yemen,” @LaurentBonnefoy and Abdulsalam al-Rubaidi examines the construction of Sunni-Shia polarization and the reshuffling of Sunni Islamist political actors.
8. On the topic of peace and diplomacy in #Yemen, @CrisisGroup convincingly argues for a more inclusive negotiating table in “Rethinking Peace in Yemen” - a sentiment echoed by @peterjsalisbury in his paper “The International Approach To The Yemen War: Time For A Change?”
9. The potential makeup of a post-war Yemeni state is expertly examined by @maysaashujaa in her paper “Federalism in Yemen,” and by Helen Lackner and @raimanhamdani in “War and Pieces: Political divides in southern Yemen.”
10. Interested in #Yemen and wider regional politics? Our Syllabus includes a number of recommended publications on the topic by experts such as @thomasjuneau, @Dr_E_Kendall, @janekinninmont, @AbdulGhani1959, @ElanaGulf, and @Dr_Ulrichsen.
11. For those interested in #AQAP in #Yemen, the Syllabus includes insightful reads from experts such as @a_carboni, @MatthiasSulz, @gregorydjohnsen, @DanielMVarisco, as well as @CrisisGroup.
12. #Yemen’s economic woes and the conflict between the two Central Banks are covered in detail in @SanaaCenter economic bulletins “Battle to Regulate Banks Threatens to Rupture the Financial Sector,” and “The War for Monetary Control Enters a Dangerous New Phase”...
13. … while @aldailami_ali and Wadhah Ahmed, Saleh Zaid and Yousef Mohsen cover the importance of remittances to the Yemeni economy, in “Yemenis in Saudi Arabia” and “Yemen’s Expatriate Workforce Under Threat,” respectively.
14. Our Syllabus also includes excellent insights on environmental issues, such as @DanielMVarisco’s examination of #Yemen’s water crisis, “Pumping Yemen Dry: A History of Yemen’s Water Crisis,”...
15. … as well as @YEryani’s environmental bulletins titled “Oil Extraction Industries’ Impacts on Health, Livelihoods and the Environment in Hadramawt” and “How Weak Urban Planning, Climate Change and War are Magnifying Floods and Natural Disasters.”
16. #Yemen is currently home to the Middle East’s most severe #humanitarian crisis. Tufts University’s Feinstein International Center, @MSF_Crash, @mercycorps and @ACAPSproject shed light through their own publications on the challenges facing the delivery of humanitarian aid.
17. Anyone with an interest in Yemeni gender issues would do well not to miss Amel Nejib al-Ashtal’s chapter in “Mapping Arab Women’s Movements,” as it provides an excellent historical overview of #Yemen’s much-overlooked women’s movements.
18. For an account on how dissenting women are harassed, imprisoned and otherwise targeted by #Houthi authorities, see Isabel Debre’s powerful piece “Women who dare dissent targeted for abuse by Yemen’s rebels.”
19. The Yemen Syllabus recommended reading list on #women also includes publications by @hannahmpatchett, @WomanfromYemen, @alforassy and Dr. Najwa Adra.
20. Our Yemen Syllabus recommends keeping an eye on the following journalists who report on #Yemen in English: @saeedalBatati, @SalehAlBatati1, @MohammedGhobari, @mokhbersahafi, and @AmalAlYarisi.
23. We've presented our updated Yemen Syllabus, but who do you think we missed? Tweet to us your favorite publications and experts who you think should be on our lists. #Yemen #Experts #YourThoughts

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