Al-‘Ujayri’s Mother

Also for those interested in videos, you can watch al-‘Ujayri’s mother on a new program on Yemeni television.

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December 21, 2010

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Also for those interested in videos, you can watch al-‘Ujayri’s mother on a new program on Yemeni television.

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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