nPostednon September 26, 2015
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nWhennan oppressive king has ruled your nation badly – Wikipedia saysnthat Ahmad bin Yahya, King of the Yemen, was “ruthless, arbitrary and inconsistent” – maybe having a monarchy doesn’tnsound so good. Maybe having a democratic republic begins to sound anbit better…
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nButnI believe that the main reason that there was a revolution againstnthe new king just a few days after Ahmad died – on this date inn1962 – is because Ahmad had made Yemen an enemy of Egypt. It wasnEgyptian soldiers who fought alongside nationalist forces tonoverthrow the king.
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nSigh.nI SO wanted Yemen to be a bit of democracy on the Arabian Peninsula,nbut in actual fact, the Republic of Yemen has seen civil war,ncorruption, abductions, torture, terrorist attacks, and rebellions!nIt’s pretty much a mess…
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nWenare warned NOT to travel to Yemen right now because of all thenviolence. So let’s, instead, enjoy the beauties of the country in thencomfort of our own homes:
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nThenShahara Bridge was created in the 1600s to connect towns at the topsnof two mountains. It’s super scary – but locals cross it oftennevery day. n
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nThesenweird-looking “umbrella” trees seep red sap and are thereforencalled dragon’s blood trees. They are found on Socotra Island, whichnbelongs to Yemen.
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nAlsonon Socotra Island, this tree is pretty ugly…for a tree! n
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nButnif you get an entire group of the “ugly” trees – and they looknpretty darned cool.
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nInlove this “rock palace,” found in Wadi Dhar. n
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nSave the Koala Day
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nSave the Koala Day
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nAnniversarynof the premiere of Gilligan’s Island
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nComposernGeorge Gershwin’s birthday
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nShow-whalen“Shamu”s birthday
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nJohnnyAppleseed’snbirthday
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nA Fishy Day (aka Fish Amnesty Day)
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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