The committee tasked with launching the study "The Mutual Effects of Yemeni Migration," represented by Professor Al-Azzi Al-Salawi, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency Dr. Amr Ma'dikarib Al-Hamdani, Member of the Shura Council, presented a copy of the study to Professor Yahya Mansour Abu Asba', Chairman of the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party, during a visit to the party's headquarters in Sana'a.
During the meeting, the committee members gave a presentation outlining the study, its objectives, and its scientific and documentary content. They detailed the research and studies it encompasses, which examine Yemeni migration in its historical and geographical dimensions, document the mutual influences between Yemeni migrants and their host communities, and the transformations and impacts of migration on Yemeni society at the social, economic, cultural, intellectual, and political levels.
Al-Salawi and Al-Hamdani emphasized that the study aims to provide a comprehensive scholarly analysis of Yemeni migration, moving beyond simply viewing it as the movement of individuals and groups from their homeland to other countries. Instead, it examines migration as a historical and cultural phenomenon that has contributed significantly to shaping modern and contemporary Yemeni history and to building a broad network of relationships and interactions between Yemen and numerous peoples and societies worldwide.
They noted that the completion of this scholarly project was closely linked to the vision and support of the late Haj Alwan Saeed Al-Shaibani, who recognized the importance of documenting the history of Yemeni migrants, preserving their memory and contributions, and believed that the history of Yemenis in the diaspora constitutes an integral part of national history that should be collected, studied, and made accessible to future generations and researchers.
They explained that the late Haj Alwan Al-Shaibani approached the study as a national and intellectual project aimed at reviving an important aspect of Yemeni history and documenting the economic, social, cultural, intellectual, and political contributions of Yemenis in the diaspora.
Simultaneously, it sought to record the experiences, ideas, and expertise that these emigrants brought back to their homeland, which influenced the paths of modernization and social, political, and cultural transformation in Yemen. The two members of the launch committee also commended the role played by the Al-Khair Foundation for Development in embracing, sponsoring, and supporting the project, and in contributing to providing the necessary environment for the completion of this extensive research and documentation work, with the participation of a select group of researchers and specialists.
During the meeting, a discussion took place regarding the importance of studying the history of Yemeni migration and its connection to the political, social, and intellectual transformations that Yemen witnessed. The discussion also covered the role played by Yemeni emigrants in transmitting modern ideas and experiences, and their contributions to national life and to building political, social, and cultural institutions and movements during various stages of modern and contemporary Yemeni history.
The publication committee affirmed that dedicating the study to political, intellectual, and academic leaders, as well as to universities, research centers, and cultural institutions, is part of a program aimed at broadening awareness of this achievement, utilizing its scholarly content, and stimulating further research and discussion on the history of Yemeni migration and its reciprocal effects.
For his part, Professor Yahya Mansour Abu Asba' expressed his appreciation for receiving a copy of the study, commending the scholarly and research efforts undertaken to document the history of Yemeni migration. He also emphasized the importance of supporting studies that preserve national memory and document the contributions of Yemenis both within Yemen and abroad.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Al-Salawi and Al-Hamdani affirmed that continuing to promote the study, "The Reciprocal Effects of Yemeni Migration," and disseminating it to national, academic, and intellectual institutions and figures, represents a continuation of the mission championed by the late Haj Alwan Saeed Al-Shaibani.
They emphasized that the best way to honor the deceased is to ensure that the project he sponsored remains present and accessible in national institutions, universities, libraries, research centers, and among researchers, and that its scholarly content becomes a starting point for further studies on the history of Yemenis in the diaspora, their contributions to their host societies, and what they brought back to their homeland.
This meeting is part of the efforts of the Publication Committee, in cooperation with the Al-Khair Foundation for Development, to introduce the study, expand its reach, and solidify its presence as a scholarly and documentary project concerned with preserving an important aspect of Yemeni national memory and Yemen's historical, cultural, and human connections with the world.