BYS Events

Format: 28/01/2022
Format: 28/01/2022
Format: 28/01/2022
  • Adeni music in the late colonial period: Zoom talk 02/12/2021 - 18:30

    B-YS scholarship recipient Gabriel Lavin will deliver a talk on Zoom about Adeni music towards the end of the colonial period.  At that time music was subject to a large and diverse set of influences from both Aden’s cosmopolitan population and also from wider political influences of the time – Egypt, the Gulf and of course northern musical traditions from Sana’a.  A recording of the Webinar can now be seen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lbIqNO5SXC8 .
  • Winding down the Yemen War 3. A British perspective on the way forward 09/09/2021 - 18:30

    Following the B-YS AGM on 9 September, at 6.30 pm former British Ambassador to Yemen Michael Aron will give a talk titled  “Winding down the Yemen War 3.  A British perspective on the way forward”.  
    The webinar is open to the public but everyone will need to register including those who have registered for the AGM (Click here). 
  • British Yemeni Society AGM 09/09/2021 - 18:00

    The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the B-YS will be held online by Zoom on Thursday 9th September.   Paid-up members of the Society should all have received details by e-mail or post.  If you have paid your subscription but not received the registration information, please contact the Membership Secretary (membership@b-ys.org.uk).  The AGM will be followed at 6.30 pm by a talk by British Ambassador Michael Aron  on "A British perspective on the way forward”.  (
  • Winding Down the War Part II: Negotiating Peace in Yemen at the Local Level 27/05/2021 - 18:00

    Winding Down the War Part II: Negotiating Peace in Yemen at the Local Level
    Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Community Peacebuilding in Yemen

    Moderator: Frances Guy

    The British-Yemeni Society warmly invites you to attend the second event in our series, ‘Winding Down the War’. This panel will bring together four experts to explore the challenges and opportunities for community peacebuilding in Yemen.

    Pre-registration is required. Please follow this link to register to attend by Zoom:
  • Cultural politics and the Symbolic Power of Art and Architecture: A contemplation of the art and political history of Yemen. (Zoom) 12/04/2021 - 18:00

    Professor Kamal Abu-Deeb is one of the most foremost Arab literature critics and researchers in the modern era. Born in Syria in 1942, he has numerous publications and has won a number of literary prizes. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Arabic at the University of London, and a Visiting Professor at both the Agha Khan University (India) and the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.

    Register for this on-line event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K7ZcbRGOSWO8S5_M0hTgrw 
  • Mahra update (via Zoom) 25/03/2021 - 17:00

    Thursday, 25th March 2021 at 5pm

    Available to WATCH NOW! 

    Panel update: ‘What’s happening in Al-Mahrah Governorate in Yemen now?’

    Moderated by Taher Qassim, Vice Chair of The British-Yemeni Society 
  • Winding down Yemen’s civil war and achieving peace 04/03/2021 - 18:00

    A webinar discussion via Zoom 

    A recording of the Webinar is now available on YouTube, at https://youtu.be/PjI85eGw_cI .

    Can the US first steps prove successful?  What role can Britain play?  How can the necessary degree of reconciliation be achieved?

    Background
  • Webinar: The PDRY in its International Context 10/12/2020 - 18:00

    You are invited to a zoom webinar on 10th December 2020 at 6pm  when Helen Lackner will be speaking on

    The People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen in its international context

    Register in advance for this webinar:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yTlWHH4hTVS-n-KYVezqQw

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
  • Cambridge University Yemen Panel discussion - YouTube 06/11/2020 - 18:30

    This is not a B-YS event, but will be of interest to members.

    The discussion, moderated by Shadi Qubati, will be live-streamed via the Cambridge Union's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/cambridgeunionsoc1815/livestream
  • The Real Smiley - lecture on Zoom by Prof Clive Jones 08/10/2020 - 18:00

    In this lecture based on his recent published book, The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley, Professor Clive Jones focuses primarily on Col David Smiley’s role as Commander of the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces between 1958-61. Here he was instrumental in defeating a Saudi backed insurgency in the strategically important Sultanate of Oman that secured, longer term, Britain’s oil and commercial interests. Equally, however, it also examines why his political masters in London refused to recognise his leadership in this most secret of campaigns.
  • Coronavirus 30/09/2020 - 00:00

    In view of the national COVID-19 precautions, the BYS will not be arranging any physical meetings until it is safe to do so. Following the successful post-AGM on-line discussion event using Zoom, virtual events may be announced.
  • Soqotra's forgotten and endangered heritage 28/09/2020 - 18:15

    Following the AGM of the International Association for the Study of Arabia, IASA will host with the British-Yemeni Society and the MBI al Jaber Foundation the following lecture:
    Soqotra's forgotten and endangered heritage by Dr Julian Jansen van Rensburg

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