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A Gasp and a Roar of Laughter

Yemeni mp Ahmed Saif Hashed I once attended a wedding celebration in a hall near the New University in Sana’a,…

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Qat (5) A Qat Chewing Gathering Beyond the Bounds of Reason

Yemeni mp Ahmad Saif Hashed I opened the door to see who was knocking, and there stood my dear friend…

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Qat (4) Sana’ani Qat and an Adeni Lunch

Yemeni mp Ahmad Saif Hashed It took time, no small amount of it, to mend what that shocking moment at…

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Qat (3) My First Qat Gathering in Sana’a

Yemeni mp Ahmed Saif Hashed Shortly after my arrival in Sana’a following unification, I was overtaken by a subtle sense…

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Qat! .. (2) A Society Committing Suicide, a Nation Eroding

Yemeni mp Ahmed Saif Hashed Before 1990, in Aden prior to Yemeni unification, the consumption or sale of qat was…

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Qat (1) Living with Ruin: Yemen Was Here

Yemeni pm Ahmed Saif Hashed I did not enter the world of qat until relatively late in my life. Even…

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Yemeni MP Works at a Café in New York After Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery

Yemeni mp Mohammed Al–Mekhalfi In May 2025, Yemeni parliamentarian Ahmed Saif Hashed arrived in New York, his heart burdened with…

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My Experience Translating Ahmed Saif Hashed’s A Space Too Confined to Cradle Even a Bird

Yemeni mp Mohammed Al–Mekhalfi On the occasion of completing the translation of Yemeni parliamentarian Ahmed Saif Hashed’s book A Space…

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Cisterns of Aden

Yemeni mp Ahmed Saif Hashed The long water reservoirs of Aden, also known as cisterns or water tanks, were described…

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Mount Shamsan

Yemeni mp Ahmed Saif Hashed Mount Shamsan, this magnificent and awe-inspiring colossus, stands crowned with grandeur and solemnity. One sleeps…

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