About the Author
Abdullah Olofi is a social researcher and human rights advocate specializing in minority rights. He heads the urban communities unit at the Yemeni Center for Social Studies & Labor Research.
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The Yemen Brief Podcast | Episode 9 | Minority Communities in Yemen, Part Two: Ba’hais
April 17, 2022
The Ba’hai faith is one of the world’s youngest major religions, emerging from the cultural and philosophical context of Shia Islam in 19th century Pe…
The Baha’is in Yemen: From Obscurity to Persecution and Exile
June 18, 2021
The Baha’i religion is relatively new to Yemen, reaching the coastal regions and Yemeni islands in the mid-19th century. The estimated 2,000 Baha’i …