Hi. I am a college senior who is writing their thesis on the Arab spring in Yemen and how it lead to the crisis it is in today. I was wondering if anyone will be open for a short interview! (10-20 minutes talking about your experience) (If not comfortable with Zoom I can send a list of questions) Serious inquiries only and I will interview whenever YOU have time!

Yemen in the 1990s is the story of how two authoritarian regimes merged to make a democracy! This was new territory for all and a pioneering experiment in a region known to constrain human rights. Dr Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf saw that democracy could indeed take root in Yemen, and established Yemen Times newspaper to play a significant role to make this experiment a successful one.

This memoir recounts the story of Dr Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf, an economics professor turned journalist, and his relentless pursuit of human rights and freedom of expression despite the gravest challenges. Abdulaziz dubbed the mission of Yemen Times to make Yemen a good world citizen, a bridge between Yemen and the free world. He went above and beyond to realize this mission, testing and challenging the authoritarian tendencies of those in charge and establishing one precedent after another to accelerate the maturity of Yemen’s democracy, often successfully.

Abdulaziz’s story is one of perseverance and ambition, turning personal loss into devotion and State prosecution into tenacity in service of human rights in the most unlikely place on earth: Yemen.

https://www.amazon.com/Abdulaziz-Making-Yemen-World-Citizen-ebook/dp/B0BTPJ33DQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=12W9G7J4H42BJ&keywords=Abdulaziz&qid=1675434771&sprefix=abdula%2Caps%2C698&sr=8-6

Yemen in the 1990s is the story of how two authoritarian regimes that merged to make a democracy! This was new territory for all and a pioneering experiment in a region known to constrain human rights. Dr Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf saw that democracy could indeed take root in Yemen, and established Yemen Times newspaper to play a significant role to make this experiment a successful one. This book tells that story. Paperback is available now on amazon for $14.95. The ebook will be available on 27 Feb, same day when Yemen Times archive will be back online.

https://www.amazon.com/Abdulaziz-Making-Yemen-World-Citizen-ebook/dp/B0BTPJ33DQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=12W9G7J4H42BJ&keywords=Abdulaziz&qid=1675434771&sprefix=abdula%2Caps%2C698&sr=8-6

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