WRITING

SELECT OF AFRAH'S WRITING

Recalibrating US Engagement in Yemen Under a New Trump Administration

Arab Center in DC, Dec 2024

Redefining a U.S. Path in Yemen

DAWN, Nov 2024

How Will A Second Trump Presidency Affect Yemen?

Stimson Center, Nov 2024

Can rich Arab countries ignore their neighbors' crises? (Ar) 

Daraj Media, Oct 2024

A Decade On, Assessing Shared Responsibility for Yemen’s Tragedy 

Arab Center in DC, Oct 2024

Reflecting on Houthis Marking 10 Years Since Seizing Sana'a (Ar)

Daraj Media, Sept 2024 

Climate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing Conflict

Arab Center in DC, Sept 2024

The Reality of Yemenis Between Houthi Oppression and Israeli Aggression (Ar)

Daraj Media, August 2024 

Kill Their Own Blood? Honor Killings, Family, and Human Rights

Shuddhashar FreeVoice magazine, August 2024

Western Military Might Won’t Stop Houthi Attacks

International Center for Dialogue Initiatives, August 2024

Yemen's Crisis of Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances

DAWN, June 2024 

The Human Cost of Yemen's Health Care Collapse

DAWN, May 2024

Press Freedom in Yemen and the Unresolved Question of Liberty (Ar)

Daraj Media, May 2024

Divergent Saudi-Emirati Agendas Cripple Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council 

Arab Center in DC, May 2024

Instead of Houthi Designation, the United States Should Embrace a Comprehensive Approach 

Arab Center in DC, Feb 2024

Economic Tsunami: What is the Impact of Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea? (Ar)

Daraj Media, Feb 2024

The U.S. Is Repeating Its Own Mistakes in Yemen

DAWN, January 2024

COP28: Achievements Fall Short of the Goal

Arab Center in DC, December 2023

Yemen’s War Economy: A Key Factor in the Ongoing Conflict

Arab Center in DC, September 2023

Is AI a new space for human rights violations in the Arab World? (Ar)

Daraj Media, August 2023 

Crackdown on Press Freedom in Yemen Threatens Peace-Building Efforts

Sana'a Center, June 2023 

Reflecting on My Participation in the Jury Team of Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom (Ar)

Daraj Media, June 2023 

The Thorny Relationship between Yemen’s Government and the Southern Transitional Council 

Arab Center in DC, May 2023

Oman's Interests and Role in the Conflict in Yemen

Arab Center in DC, March 2023

Child Soldiers in Yemen: Cannon Fodder for an Unnecessary War

Arab Center in DC, February 2023

On My Homecoming after 12 Years in Exile (Ar)

Daraj Media, January 2023 

On the Burning of Quran in Sweden (Ar)

Daraj Media, January 2023

‘Republic of fear’: A return to Yemen after 11 years

Al Jazeera English, December 2022 

Yemen in Limbo: No War, Yet Still No Peace

Arab Center in DC, December 2022 

Yemen: No Woman Will Travel Alone

Daraj media, November 2022 

The Flaws and Failures of International Humanitarian Aid to Yemen 

Arab Center in DC, October 2022

Yemen’s Prospects for Unity Are Uncertain after Many Years of War

Arab Center in DC, July 2022

Yemen: Latest Round of Saudi-UAE-Led Attacks Targets Civilians

Human Rights Watch, April 2022 

US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes

Sana'a Center, April 2022

Yemen War Victims Beyond the Headlines

Human Rights Watch, February 2022 

Expo 2020 Dubai: How would an honest Yemen pavilion look?

Middle East Eye, Oct 2021

Yemen: Key Human Rights Concerns for UN Envoy

Human Rights Watch, Sep 2021

Yemeni Workers at Risk of Mass Forced Returns

Human Rights Watch, August 2021 

Health Workers Abandoned in Yemen’s Covid-19 Fight

Human Rights Watch, July 2021 

Houthis Risk Civilians’ Health in Covid-19

Human Rights Watch, June 2021 

Houthis Attacking Displaced People's Camps

Human Rights Watch, March 2021

Yemen: Houthi Terrorism Designation Threatens Aid

Human Rights Watch, December 2020 

In Yemen, journalism can be a capital offense

Al Jazeera English, December 2020 

Jailed Journalists Face Abuse, Death Penalty 

Human Rights Watch, November 2020 

War and Covid-19 in Yemen

Istituto Affari Internazionali, Oct 2020

Yemen Keeps Religious Minority Members Locked Up

Human Rights Watch, May 2020 

Yemen: Displaced at Heightened Covid-19 Risk

Human Rights Watch, May 2020

Covid19 in Yemen - A Perfect Storm
Human Rights Watch, April 2020

Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

Human Rights Watch, Mar 2020

Yemen: Wartime Abuses Face Global Spotlight

Human Rights Watch, January 2020 

US: Extend Temporary Protected Status for Yemen 

Human Rights Watch, Dec 2019 

Yemen: Riyadh Agreement Ignores Rights Abuses 

Human Rights Watch, Dec 2019

Southern Yemeni women enter storm of politics, war

Al Monitor, Aug 2019

Yemenis in America fight devastating travel ban

The National, June 2019

Yemen: A tragic battleground will get bloodier amid US-Iran tensions

TRT World, May 2019

Yemeni women: making the most of the space available
Goethe Institute, April 2019

The Weak Suffer What They Must

Carnegie Endowment, April 2019

Houthis Banning Women Travel without Guardianship (AR)
Daraj, Mar 2019

Yemen’s Women Confront War’s Marginalization

Middle East Research and Information Project, Feb 2019

Yemen: Women, War & Political Marginalization

Atlantic Council, Jan 2019

Forcibly disappeared in Saudi Arabia, Marwan al-Muraisy
أين مروان المريسي؟

Daraj, Jan 2019

A journalist or an activist?

Daraj.com, Jan 2019

Progress Toward Peace in Yemen, But Hard Work Remains

Atlantic Council, Dec 2018

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight 

TruthDig.com, Dec 2018

Meet the journalists trying to give Yemenis the 'full picture'

Al Jazeera English, Dec 2018

Yemen: Peace at last?

TRT World - Dec 2018

In the Ice
The Dissident Blog, Sept 2018

Yemen: Women Must Be in the Peace Talks

Omvärlden, November 2018

Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Persists, Despite Humanitarian Funding

Atlantic Council, Oct 2018

One Yemeni humanitarian volunteer's fight against famine in Yemen

Daraj, Sept 2018

Yemenis in Cairo: A life of despair

Mada Masr, Aug 2018

Feminist Fusion (in Ar)

Jeem.com, Aug 2018

Alone and Forgotten: Injured Yemeni Soldiers Persist in Egypt

The Atlantic Council, Jul 2018

UAE abuses in Yemen are an extension of authoritarianism at home

The New Arab, Jul 2018

What has Happened to Pro-Saleh Media after his Death?

Daraj, Jul 2018

Women of Yemen: making art in times of war

Jeem.com, Jun 2018

Abusing Little Child, Shayma'a Reveals the Tragedy of Yemeni Children

Daraj, Jun 2018

Yemen’s Hodeidah: Saudi-led Coalition's Key to Sana'a or UAE's Key to Yemeni Ports?

Daraj, May 2018

Yemen's Top Political Satirist Ridicules Authorities

Raseef22, May 2018

The Problem with Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen

The Atlantic Council, May 2018

Remembering One of Yemen's Pioneer Women, Raufa Hassan

Daraj, Apr 2018

From the Front Lines of Yemen’s Lawless Taiz

The Atlantic Council, Feb 2018

Is Sweden complicit in war crimes in Yemen?
OpenDemocracy, Feb 2018

Hussein Ahmed. Pausa caffè

Internazionale, Italy, Jan 2018

On Yemen's Disappearances Crisis

The New Arab, Jan 2018

Yemen: 2017 in Review

Open Democracy, Jan 2018

Is a Political Solution Still Possible in Yemen?

 The Atlantic Council, Jan 2018

Saleh's death, checkmate

The New Arab, Dec 2017

'From tree to cup': A Yemeni entrepreneur's coffee dream is brewing

Middle East Eye, Dec 2017

Yemen Needs United Nations, Not The United Nations

Middle East Eye, Sept 2017

The Unfolding UN Failure in Yemen War

The Atlantic Council, Sept 2017

Yemeni woman activist refuses to give up following death threats

Middle East Eye, Aug 2017

Despite Yemen War Devastation Toll for Children, a Yemeni Man Organises First TED-Talk-Kids

HuffPost, Aug 2017

Satirical shows lighten the mood amid Yemen’s war

Al Jazeera English, July 2017

The Gulf will control Yemen forever if the south secedes now

Middle East Eye, May 2017

The Yemen War, Media and Propaganda
The Atlantic Council, May 2017

The Saudi-led coalition's strategy in Yemen is entirely counter-productive

New Arab - Mar 2017

Fractured unions new and old: South Yemen independence day

New Arab, Nov 2016

Obama's abysmal track record in Yemen

New Arab, Nov 2016

Sweden Has A Role In Yemenis’ Suffering And Must Suspend Its Weapon Sales To Saudi

The Huffington Post, Nov 2016

Cinema in Yemen: 'Nothing is impossible'

Al Jazeera English, Oct 2016

No Place Like Home: Yemen's Moualleds in Times of War

Raseef22, October 2016

Save Yemen before the famine rages

Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation, Sept 2016

The World Must Save Yemen From This Man-Made Famine

Middle East Eye, Aug 2016

Instability in Yemen threatens global security

New Arab, May 2016

Instabilitet i Jemen hotar Europas säkerhet
Utrikesmagasinet.se, May 2016

The Problem of Yemen Experts

New Arab, Mar 2016

Yemen war one year on: are peace talks doomed to fail?
Middle East Eye, Mar 2016

Dark Days for Journalists Under IS in Iraq

Swedish Pen, Mar 2016

Yemeni Photographers Fight Despair and Trauma of War

Middle East Eye, Feb 2016

Yemen war: The conflict everyone wants to forget

Middle East Eye, Nov 2015

The Big Elephant in the Room

'Everyday Racism' Anthology Book, Oct 2015

Realignment of Yemen's Identity Politics

Al Jazeera English, Aug 2015

Silence is a War Crime (in Swedish)

Feministiskt Perspektiv, May 2015

Swearing: A Yemeni's Coping Mechanism

Free Arabs, May 2015

Fail Better, Yemeni Women!

Trials of Spring, Mar 2015

Yemeni Creatives Invite You To Understand Sana'a

Your Middle East, Dec 2014

Yemen's New-Born Cinema

Al-Arabi Magazine, Oct 2014

Being a Yemeni
Yemen's Althawra Newspaper, Sept 2014

On Arab Feminist blogs
Feministiskt Perspektiv, Aug 2014

Being a Yemeni
The Yemen Times, Aug 2014

What happened to "the Arab Spring"?  with Lina Ben Mhenni
Dissident Blog, Jul 2014

Yemen, Sweden & Feminism
Feministiskt Perspektiv (in Swedish), Jul 2014

The Power of Words
Girl Gone International, Jul 2014

Yemen's Quota
Feministiskt Perspektiv (in Swedish), Jun 2014

Politics and the Evolution of Takfeer in Yemen
The Atlantic Post - Oct. 2013

Satire: Yemen's Ministry of Corruption 
The Yemen Times, Jun 2013

Change Square is Empty but Change is Still Needed
The National, May 2013

Yemen Youth Take Action
Free Arabs - April, 2013

In the Face of a Political Storm, Yemen's Women Stand Firm
The National, Aug 2012

Yemen on Twitter, 20 People to Follow
Mashallah News, May 2012

Let's learn to go without qat, say Yemenis
CNN, April 2012

Yemen is experiencing two revolutions, says female activist
ناشطة يمنية: اليمن بين ثورة شعبية وأخرى نسائية
CNN, Nov 2011

Yemen’s media freedom in freefall
Doha Center for Media Freedom, Jul 2011

Ein guter Tag zum Liquidieren
The European Magazine, Oct 2011

Who Dares to Speak in Yemen?
The Dissident Blog, Jul 2011

Yemeni Women Find Their Voice
Institute for War & Peace Reporting, Mar 2011

Dreams for their Daughters
Yemen Observer & the White Ribbon Alliance, Mar. 2011

The Role of Health Workers in Preventing Child Mortality
World Health Organization, Jan 2011

Conflict Resolution Through Culture

British Council Blog - Oct 2010