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My Name Is Sawsan: An Ambition Defying Rural Hardships and the Shackles of Early Marriage

I grew up in a small rural village where every day looked almost exactly the same.
There wasn't much time to be a child. We woke up at six every morning to prepare
breakfast and clean the house before heading out to work in the fields. We spent
hours under the scorching sun until midday, and when we came home, there was
still more work waiting for us...

Yemenis in Cairo: Between Hardship and Hope

For decades, Cairo has served as a place of refuge and opportunity for Yemenis
seeking stability beyond the hardships of home. Since the scalation of the current
conflict in Yemen in 2015, Egypt’s capital has become one of the largest centers of
the Yemeni diaspora, with an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 Yemenis now living in
the city. Families, students, entrepreneurs, and patients have come to Cairo
searching for safety, education, medical treatment, and the chance to rebuild their
lives amid the ongoing crisis at home

Vanessa Lago, Founder of Masarat Foundation, Honored at the Opening of Yemen: Journey to the Gates of Arabia

The cultural event “Yemen: Journey to the Gates of Arabia” has oficially opened at
Casa Árabe in Madrid, marking a significant milestone in the promotion of Yemeni
culture and heritage in Spain. The event, organized by Masarat Foundation in
partnership with Casa Árabe—a cultural institution a;iliated with Spain’s Ministry of
Foreign A;airs—and the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Spain, brought
together a large and diverse audience of Spanish and Arab intellectuals, Yemeni and
Spanish officials, as well as diplomats from Arab and foreign countries

Masarat Foundation Brings Yemen’s Cultural Heritage to Madrid

Masarat Foundation is pleased to announce Yemen: Journey to the Gates of
Arabia, a week-long cultural event that will take place in Madrid in partnership with
Casa Árabe and the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Spain, and with the
collaboration of the Centro de Estudios Árabes Contemporáneos (CEARC),
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, the Yemeni-Hispanic Association, and the art
platform CIRAT.