Abubakr Al-Shamahi is a British–Yemeni freelance journalist. He holds an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from SOAS, University of London. Abubakr tweets at @abubakrabdullah. His blog can be found at www.alshamahi.com

Sectarianism Intrudes

[caption id="attachment_55236509" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni Shi’ite boy attends a march during Ashoura celebrations in Sana’a on 24…

Yemen in 2013

[caption id="attachment_55237532" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni pro-democratic protestor shows her hands painted in the colors of her…

One Down, Five to Go

[caption id="attachment_55240561" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi (center) gives a speech during the opening…

Trapped in Limbo

[caption id="attachment_55241379" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemenis wearing orange jumpsuits, similar to those worn by prisoners at the US…

The More They Stay The Same

[caption id="attachment_55242258" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemen's human rights minister, Huriya Mashour, answers journalists' questions. She…

Yemen in the Eye of the Beholder

[caption id="attachment_55243239" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Yemeni woman shops for food at a market in the Old City of Sana'a on July 4,…

C'est La Vie in Sana'a

[caption id="attachment_55244330" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Yemeni soldier searches a car at a checkpoint on a street leading to the US…

The Dead and the Disappeared

[caption id="attachment_55245160" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemeni protesters, one of them holding a picture of a martyr killed during last…

Showdown in Sana'a

[caption id="attachment_55245739" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni boy scouts look at a portrait of Yemen's President Hadi as they rest during a…

Keeping Yemen's Lights On

[caption id="attachment_55246513" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni students study for final exams under candlelight amid disruption of…