Ibrahim's childhood.

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  • Author(s): Bruck, GabrieleVom (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Middle Eastern Studies. Apr99, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p150-171. 22p. 3 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      YEMENIS; SOCIAL history
    • Subject Terms:
      YEMEN (Republic)
    • Abstract:
      Presents some recollections of the childhood experience of Ibrahim, a Yemeni boy born into a sayyid family renowned for its tradition of scholarship stretching back more than a millennium. Political conditions in Yemen during Ibrahim's childhood; Demeanor of the elite and their perceptions of propriety; Principal features to mark social status in the cities of Northern Yemen.