Yemen is a magical place. Its beauty is the land, the diversity of culture, its heritage, and the people. But that beauty has been marred by nearly a decade of conflict, a conflict that has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in recorded history. As author Lara Kajs points out, ignoring the crisis in Yemen will be the loss of humanity and to our own detriment.
Stories from Yemen: A Diary from the Field by Lara Kajs,
Is a first-person account of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and shares the stories of nearly a hundred Yemeni men, women, and children, as well as dozens of humanitarian professionals, and how they have been impacted by the conflict – through displacement, being unhoused, food insecurity, sickness, economic collapse, and concern for the safety and wellbeing of their children, and death. All of this while trying to avoid conflict, airstrikes, bullets, landmines, and traffickers.
Kajs writes from the perspective of someone who spent seventeen months in Yemen between 2018 and 2021, as a humanitarian observer and crisis investigator, during some of the heaviest fighting and airstrikes – and experienced her close calls with the conflict. Kajs’ clear and impassioned account of the Yemeni people and the plight of the embattled country of Yemen, increasingly engages the reader.
Stories from Yemen: A Diary from the Field by Lara Kais is available in E-books, Paperback, and Hardcover at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, and independent booksellers around the world. Distributed by Ingram Publishers.