Bilqees Al-Lahbi is a researcher at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies focusing on Yemen’s political and social developments. Al-Lahabi has more than 15 years of experience in research, civil society, development and project management.
She served as deputy chair, and acting chair, of the Southern Issue Working Group at Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference from 2013 to 2014. Al-Lahbi has co-founded and led multiple political and civil society initiatives, including a coalition against the Sa’ada wars in 2007.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Sana’a University School of Science.
Bilqees's latest contributions
Why Yemen’s Negotiations End in War: An Exclusive Testimony from the Negotiation Table
Why was the Stockholm Agreement “never actually signed”? How did international pressure to save the port of Hodeidah come at the expense of Yemeni sovereignty? What role did Iran and the Houthis play … Read more
Have Yemen’s political parties failed? And how was the door to democracy closed in Yemen?
How did political parties in Yemen evolve? How did mass movements emerge over the past years? Why has civic life become militarized, accompanied by the rise of identity-based discourse and militias? … Read more
Transitional Justice in Yemen: How Can Reconciliation Help End the War?
In this episode of the Mujaz podcast, Nabil Abdul Hafeez—Deputy Minister of Human Rights and long-time human rights advocate—explores the prospects for justice in a country scarred by war, division, … Read more
Enforced Disappearance in Yemen: The Daughter Who’s Waited 47 Years for Her Father’s Return
In this episode, Judge Hala Al-Qurashi recounts the story of her father, Colonel Sultan Amin Al-Qurashi (b. 1938), a former Minister of Supply and Trade and head of the National Security Agency. He … Read more
A Year in Patriarchy: Key Setbacks in Yemeni Women’s Rights in 2024
Away from the Red Sea crisis that dominated the headlines of 2024, the space for female political and social actors in Yemen has continued to shrink, largely unchecked. Today, the distinction between … Read more
