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Oxfam Novib and Het Grote Midden Oosten Platform would like to cordially invite everyone on Friday, February 24 to the opening of the photo exhibition “Unseen Beauty – Yemen: Art in Times of Destruction”. The opening on Friday, February 24 in The Hague is the starting point of a four-day exhibition that puts the spotlight on Yemen, a country in grave humanitarian crisis. The Yemeni photographer Thana Faroq puts a face to the crisis in her country, a face of unseen beauty in times of destruction. The exhibition provides a snapshot into the daily life of Yemeni women – and how their roles have changed due to the war. The opening starts 15:00, and is marked by a panel discussion about ‘Creating Beauty and Art i n Times of Destruction’, in which Yemeni photographer Thana Faroq and the Syrian ballet dancer Ahmad Joudeh will participate, moderated by the Dutch publicist, writer and programme maker Chris Keulemans. Afterwards, you are invited to a small reception. We wi...

Yemen: Review Saudi Woman’s Refugee Claim Don’t Deport Before UN Agency Considers Threat to Life NOVEMBER 19, 2013 Email With a woman’s safety at stake, the Yemeni authorities should allow UNHCR to interview her. Many Saudi women have a very real fear of violence and worse if they marry a man who isn’t their family’s choice. Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director (Sanaa) – Yemeni authorities should not return a Saudi woman to her country without considering her claim that the Saudi government will not protect her against life-threatening family violence. The government should halt any deportation order against her and allow the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to interview her in detention to review her asylum claim. Huda al-Niran, 22, fled from  Saudi Arabia  to  Yemen  with a Yemeni man her family refused to let her marry, so that they could marry in Yemen, her lawyer, Abdulra...