by defnet_bys | Aug 5, 2020 | Obituary
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Bill Heber Percy on Sunday 2 August.nBill was the first Chairman of the BYS, during the formation of our Society and for its first several years.n nJulian Lush writes:nnBill, Julian Paxton and I were...
by defnet_bys | Dec 14, 2019 | Obituary
It is with the greatest sadness that the British Yemeni Society has learned of the sudden death of our Chairman, Dr Noel Guckian, CVO OBE, in Ipswich Hospital on 7 December 2019. He had taken on the role of Chair of the Executive Committee with energy and enthusiasm...
by defnet_bys | Nov 11, 2015 | Obituary
The British Yemeni Society, its Chairman Dr Robert Wilson, OBE and its Executive Committee note with sorrow the death of Dr Abdul Karim al-Eryani, a central figure in Yemeni politics over several decades, and also a man of great culture and knowledge. His family have...
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by defnet_bys | Sep 14, 2015 | Obituary
Helen Lackner has been involved with Yemen since 1973. She lived and worked in rural development in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen from 1977 to 1982 and in the Yemen Arab Republic during the 1980s. Since unification she has worked throughout the...
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by defnet_bys | Aug 26, 2015 | Obituary
Raufa Hassan: An appreciation (1958-2011)nRaufa Hassan – a pioneer Yemeni women’s rights activist and brilliant intellectual and journalist – was more than just a public figure. Born ahead of her time, she was bigger than life itself. She touched the lives of many men...
by defnet_bys | Aug 21, 2015 | Obituary
The Mufti of Yemen, Sayyid Ahmad Zabara (1908-2000)nSayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Zabara, Mufti of the Yemen Republic, who died in Sana’a on 23 July 2000 at the age of 92, was a member of one of the most prominent sayyid families in Yemen. His line extended back to...
