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Dr Mai Yamani

Independent Scholar and Author

About Dr Yamani

Dr Mai Yamani was born in Cairo during the Suez war. Yamani’s mother, Laila Suliman Faidhi, is from Mosul, Iraq and her father, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is from Mecca, Saudi Arabia.  

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Dr Yamani’s Books
Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and a Quest for Arabian Identity
Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia
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Featured Articles

Putin of Arabia

Project Syndicate

Rescuing Yemen

Project Syndicate

War of the fatwas

The Guardian
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Featured Research

The Latent Arab Democratic Revolution

The Middle East and North Africa
Journal Article

Mecca: Islam’s Cosmopolitan Heart

Open Democracy
Journal Article
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Dr Mai Yamani
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