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Homework #3 Middle East – YEMEN Due May 13th

Requirement – watch the video link below – the entire thing is 54 minutes. Then write an essay (At least 2 pages and no more than three) explaining what is going on in Yemen according to the video and the reporter making the video. Explain who the main groups are, who their allies and enemies are and what each group is trying to achieve. Explain why this is important to the rest of the Middle East and the world as a whole. Feel free to watch the additional reports from the reporter and others associated with this production. There is plenty on the web page that the link takes you to for you to review if you know nothing about the topic.

Some specific items to cover:

Who are the Houthi – where in Yemen did they live and for how long? Give a brief history of this group including explaining the wars they fought against the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia (there have been recent air strikes by Saudi too)

What does the Houthi slogan say?

What about the Houthi agenda made them popular – what made them lots of enemies?

What other group has controlled much of Yemen in the past and continues to fight for control? The people of Yemen call this group Takfiri – what are they known as in much of the world? What do they think about the Houthi and why?

Which form of Islam do the Houthi’s practice?

According to the video there is an attempt to make this into a sectarian war. What does that mean?

What is Saudi Arabia’s current role in this problem? Why are they involved?

Where does ISIS (Islamic State and al Baghdadi their leader fit into this – who do they support?)

Watch this entire video – this should be the basis for your essay

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/frontline-fight-for-yemen/

A few links that might help with the Saudi Question and ISIS – this is back up material

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32537543

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/09/saudi-arabia-iran-great-game-ye-201492984846324440.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423 (who is fighting who and why does it matter)

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/04/26/ISIS-video-claims-we-ve-arrived-in-Yemen.html (ISIS in Yemen)

Follow all directions as per previous homework assignments. Please note that many of you are not doing the heading correctly and you will be marked off for that if you do it wrong again.