Participating universities in Yemen
October 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022
Al Jisr Arizona-Yemen Exchange project involved 40 students and four faculty members from public universities in Yemen (University of Aden, Hadramout University, Taiz University and University of Saba Region) and 30 students and six faculty members from the University of Arizona and Arizona Student Media.
The Al Jisr exchange is on the platforms Slack and Zoom and involves trainings, weekly audio dispatches, an Al Jisr (The Bridge) photo gallery and web page hosted on The Daily Wildcat site, a monthly podcast and coaching among students about collaborative work. Themes of the project focus on culture and several journalistic and media topics including media ethics, representation and belonging; media innovation, entrepreneurship, startups and concept development; and disinformation and information security.
Students pitched Arizona-Yemen collaborative projects and worked with a journalist coach each month on publishing work. The project webpage hosts the photo gallery, monthly podcast and 19 student projects.
*Photos without credits are from students and professors in Yemen who are part of this project. Their work is under the Al Jisr collective name for their security and safety.*
A sunset on the dunes of the Empty Quarter desert, located near several Yemeni cities. The desert reaches the borders of the country of Saudi Arabia. The photo was taken on on April 27, 2021.
A 16-year-old boy carries water as part of his job on June 3, 2022. The boy works to support his family.
The front of an old door looks torn and aged in the city of Taiz, Yemen, on June 15, 2022.
Participants prep for the activities of the day at the the second Gulf Universities Debating Championship in Taiz, Yemen, on June 10, 2022.
A protest sign reads, "sign my petition," at a march for women's rights in Tucson, Ariz., on June 24, 2022. This was after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to revoke the Roe v. Wade ruling.
Paintings are displayed at an exhibition held in the Faculty of Arts Hall at University of Aden in Yemen on June 22, 2022.