Colonial Biases in Support of Barbaric Arabia, and Against Civilized Yemen (Part II)

• published: 12 Oct 2015
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This video features the second part of Prof. Megalommatis' groundbreaking and apocalyptic article "Civilized Yemen vs. Barbaric Arabia". Excerpts: The reconsideration of the US alliances should be undertaken on the basis of the genuine historical and cultural identity of the Great Historical Land that has traditionally been the counter-weight to Arab tribalism and reductionism, and more recently to the Wahhabite / Saudi barbarism and the bogus- Islamic extremism. ......................... The introduction of the term Yemenite Studies is strongly recommended on the basis of the following historical truths. 1. The term matches a modern racial, ethnic, national name. It must be therefore preferred in recognition of the existing historical ties, as it was the case of 'Roman Studies' (instead of 'Latin Studies'). Perhaps, the Catholic Church insisted on the latter, but the modern Italian state always showed a predilection for the former. 2. Yemen itself, as a name, has a great historicity that goes back to pre-Islamic and pre-Christian times with several epigraphic mentions. 3. Although, during the Pre-Islamic times, Yemen was a small tribe – state, certainly eclipsed by Saba (Sheba), Qataban, Himyar and Hadhramaut, its survival and its modern connotation attach to it a great value and make it therefore excellent for diachronic historical use. The all-inclusive character of the name ‘Yemen’ is another reason. 4. Because of the modern radiation of the name, the historical significance of the 'Yemenite' (not ‘South Arabic’!) antiquities will be enhanced in the eyes of the Yemenites, as well as in those of all foreigners, because the terms Himyar, Sheba (Saba), and others do not radiate at a modern national level as greatly as terms like Babylon, Rome, Persia, Egypt, and Greece, to name but a few. 5. The basic historical trends of the ancient Yemenite states, as well as those of the neighboring 'Frankincense Land' (Hadhramaut is denoted by this term in the Periplus of the Erythraean (Red) Sea) will look more familiar to Modern Yemenites and will therefore will be of easier access; this will in turn enable further national emancipation and liberation of the Modern Yemenites from the shackles of colonial traps and schemes. Links to online publications: http://www.fravahr.org/spip.php?article437 http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Colonial-Biases-in-Support-of-Barbaric-Arabia--and-Against-Civilized-Yemen/88212 Music accompaniment: Naseer Shamma (Nasir Chamma, نصير شمة), Maqamat Ziryab From the Euphrates to the Guadalquivir. Lute improvisations, variations and compositions on the modes (maqamat) that Ziryáb brought from Baghdad to Cordoba more than one thousand years ago. 0:00 Salat babiliyya 6:07 Al amiriyya On Naseer Shamma: Naseer Shamma (Nasir Chamma, نصير شمة), né en 1963 à Al-Kût, est un joueur de oud irakien. Continue: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naseer_Shamma On Maqamat Ziryab: Recorded in Madrid on 17 november 2002 http://www.discogs.com/Naseer-Shamma-Maqamat-Ziry%C3%A1b/release/1570499 Also: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maqamat-Ziryab-Nasser-Shamma/dp/B000094HRU