https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij The culture of Yemen en-us 2017-12-11 21:37:05 UTC 2026-03-16 21:58:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215233167 1. A majority of the people in Yemen speak Arabic.
2. The language family for Arabic is Afro-Asiatic, the language branch is Semitic, and the language group is Arabic.]]> 2017-12-11 21:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215233167 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215234455 1. A majority of people in Yemen belong to Islam or Muslim religion which diffused to Yemen in 630 AD during the rule of the Persians.
2. Islam is a universalizing religion and it is the second largest universalizing religion with over 1.5 billion adherents.
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• Monotheism is the belief in a single god, while polytheism is the belief of multiple gods. Islam believes in God and complete submission to only God. Because they only believe in one god, Islam is a monotheistic religion.
• Muslims believe in God who revealed himself to Muhammad the prophet. They must submit to the will of Allah by following the Five Pillars of Islam. If they follow these rules they will be rewarded by going to Heaven.

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The sacred Islamic text is the Quran. To Muslims the Quran is a revelation from God. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad.

Islamic architecture has unique characteristics like its geometric and interlace patterned ornaments. Some islamic architecture types include the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort.

]]> 2017-12-12 01:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215262179 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215265508 1. The top two ethnicities in Yemen are Arab and Afro-arab. Arabs originate in the Middle East and mainly speak arabic. They also practice the Islam religion. Afro-arabs originate in Africa and also speak arabic. They practice the Islamic religion.]]> 2017-12-12 02:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215265508 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215266342 1. In Yemen, because of the strict religious traditions, women mainly stay at home. This results in women getting little to no education, so they cannot become involved in politics and businesses.]]> 2017-12-12 02:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215266342 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215502058 A common folk culture practice in Yemen that has been practiced for thousands of years is the Yemeni folk dance which consists of different dances. For example "Al-Mazat" and "Al zzar" and a pipe made of the pipes of corn and drums are used to create music.]]> 2017-12-12 16:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215502058 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215506920 Another example of folk culture is the traditional clothing men are required to where at weddings. The clothing consists of white thoobs, turbans, and jambiya.]]> 2017-12-12 16:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215506920 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215529112 An example of popular culture in Yemen is the diffusion of western style clothing. For example, men often often wear suits, shirts, and T-shirts]]> 2017-12-12 17:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215529112 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215533423 Yemeni music style has originated from American hip hop and rap and was influenced because of Americas music style. Because of this Yemen rap and hip hop has been created.]]> 2017-12-12 17:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215533423 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215535710 Yemen was originally two different counties that split due to conflict which caused them to have different influences. The north was under Zaidi theocratic rule and the south was under British rule. The country reunited and this is when ethnic tension began.  Zaidi Shi’ism predominates in the northern highlands, alongside a small Isma’ili minority; Sunnis form the majority elsewhere. But the rise of political Islam has caused conflict between the two groups.]]> 2017-12-12 17:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215535710 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215589727 Women in Yemen are supressed and forced to stay at home, resulting in them getting little to no education and not getting a job. Women also do not get a choice of whether they want to get a job or stay at home they are forced by men in their society. Although, the Human Rights Watch is looking to change these gender inequalities.]]> 2017-12-12 19:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215589727 vivien_christopher8361 https://padlet.com/vivien_christopher8361/anguw4kz6mij/wish/215959782

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