Poem: Silence Is A War Crime

Tonight, I was inspired by seeing how the world ignore our suffering from this war which wagged on my country by the richest nations in the world.Far from the watchful eye of the world’s media, war is ravaging Yemen, killing thousands of civilians, and starving and displacing millions more.

But, the world has to realize that Yemeni people will never kneel on their knees to beg for mercy and plea for pity. This is the way we die, with our heads held high.

By all those thoughts, I wrote this poem.

Reading – Information Clearing House: Do Western Nations Care About Yemeni Lives Or Saudi Blood Money?

In the article on informationclearinghouse.info, Medea Benjamin reports on how much the life of a Yemeni worth for the Saudi regime or to the Saudi’s western backers is, citing a source expressing outrage about the Saudi attack on funeral “If the U.S. is serious when it says our support for Saudi Arabia isn’t a blank check, then it’s time to prove it.”

Reading – UNICEF Newsline: In Yemen, a mother’s determination keeps her children in school

Al Hussein primary school, partially damaged due to the ongoing conflict. Approximately 2 million Yemeni children are out of school, oftentimes because of major damage to school buildings.

     In a post on unicef.org, Rajat Madhok reports on how one Yemeni mother’s perseverance has kept her sons enroled in classes, citing a quote from that mother that describing her situation “Absolutely, I am scared, very scared that my children might get caught or hurt in the conflict,” she said. “But I am more concerned about them missing out on their crucial years of education.”

Readings – New Eastern Outlook Journal: Yemen Resistance Shatters Saudi Arabia Territorial Integrity

“Against all odds, and one may add despite all odds, the poorest of all nations, the most downtrodden of people managed by the strength of their arms to not only push again several military super-powers, but also to breach al-Saud’s borders to sing defiant freedom.” Catherine Shakdam wrote that in her article on journal-neo.org about Yemen resistance against Saudi Arabia’s continuing war on Yemen.