Chewing Qat in Yemen
On a rock the size of a football field, pushed, driven upwards out of the earth there lies an abandoned fort. It towers above a tiny village of bricks, cows butchers, men with daggers and women with veils. A village labyrinth of interconnected streets climbing towards the forts entrance gate. A climb, a cough, a spit with a nose that runs to reach the top of a fort with a commanding view of the valley. I can see the invading army approaching, the villages scampering through the labyrinth and up the fort as the men draw their daggers. I am getting carried away. I am on the fort alone but for an American with a camera and phone that refuses to be found.
Video: Yemen a market in Shibam
This is a market just north of Sana'a in Yemen in a town called Shibam. To watch click the play button on the video below.
