Sunday, May 4, 2014

Yemen: Homeland of the Mehri

        


          The Mehri are found mostly in Yemen and Oman. They live in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Mountains with high peaks surround the Mehris. There is a desert that lies to the North of them. The atmosphere most of the time is very dry. They are sometimes hit by sandstorms, which can cause negative effects to their crops. The homeland of  the Mehri’s is sometimes affected by a monsoon that causes their atmosphere to be moist and foggy. The mountains also become water filled when they are hit with the monsoon. Between the monsoons and sandstorms it is hard for the Mehri to harvest crops. The temperatures are very high for most of the year.

           Mehri people are semi-nomadic people. Since the resources they need are scarce, they move around to different regions in search of grazing areas and food. Overall the Mehri’s live in a difficult area to live in but they have adapted and came up with ways to live with what they have.





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History of the Mehri Yemen

      


       Mehri people are one of the largest tribes in Yemen. They are also referred to as Meheri, Mahri or Mahra which is Arabic. I will refer to them as the Mehri. The Mehri are known as the Arab Salah. They are known as by scholars to be the original Arabs. 

       This culture is derived from nomads that lived in the Arabian Desert. Their main area of living is Yemen, but they also reside  in other countries in the Arabian Peninsula. 

         Some of the countries this tribe could be found are United Arab Emerites, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. They have lived in these areas for thousands of years and stick with their own traditions. They speak their own language which is called the Mehri language. This language is similar to the language that was spoken in the 7th century CE before the spread of Arabic. There are a little over 136,000 Mehri people in the world today. It is estimated that 50,000 of them reside in Yemen. 




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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

References Used

"Mahra in Yemen." People Group. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
"Mind Your Language- Linguistics Expert Is Saving Southern Arabian Language Mehri from Extinction." News. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
"A Syntax of Mehri." Research Groupings. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
"Thread: Meheri or Mahra People (آل المهرة/العرب صالح) – 604 Days Old." ForumBiodiversitycom Anthropology Biodiversity Forum ABF RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
Tutwiler, Richard N. Tribe, Tribute, and Trade: Social Class Formation in Highland Yemen. N.p.: n.p., 1987. Print.
"Yemen’s Eastern Province: The People of Mahra Clearly Want Independence." Yemen's Eastern Province: The People of Mahra Clearly Want Independence. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Introduction and Index of the Mehri Yemen

    Along the course of the spring 2014 semester at East Stroudsburg University I will be studying the Mehri people of Yemen and blogging all of my interesting findings. I am very excited to explore, broaden my horizons and study a culture I once never knew existed. Every week I will be blogging something new about the Mehri people. Below is an index of what I will blogging about each week. Stay posted to take this amazing journey with me!