NPR on the Huthis

As the Huthi rebellion continues to gain more international attention, I’m worried that we will start to see more reports like this one from NPR. There really isn’t much here, […]

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Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

As the Huthi rebellion continues to gain more international attention, I’m worried that we will start to see more reports like this one from NPR. There really isn’t much here, but then the piece doesn’t appear to talk to anyone in Yemen who has a firm grasp of the conflict. Still, portraying the conflict as “Shi’ite” is misleading.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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