Acknowledgment to Yemeni volunteers
Recently, International Volunteer Day was celebrated world-wide. Many young Yemenis volunteered in different parts of the country. Youth in Yemen, as volunteers, participated in several humanitarian activities held by nongovernmental organizations across the country. These young people’s effort and time are gladly given and scarified for the well-being of the country. They set themselves to tackle the country’s current issues and were physically present in solving the problems. Undoubtedly, that is a very honorable thing to do because they are making a difference without wanting or even expecting a reward. One time, a young volunteer told me that in Yemen, if a young boy or girl’s parents are capable and willing to provide their sons and daughters with everything, the youth must volunteer and never wait for financial rewards. They have to give without return. I was impressed by his speech and realized the significant attitude the young volunteers have. Yemen has many challenges to overcome and all parties’ participation in solving the problem would only speed up and facilitates development. I strongly believe that we all must acknowledge the importance of these young people participation and their true devotion to the country’s welfare because simply they are volunteering for prosperity, not destruction. I purely salute all the volunteers in Yemen.

Afrah Nasser, journalist.

Posts in Yemen
Stakeholders in the government have made decisions recently about determining jobs and posts for oil and gas companies (public and private, including foreign companies) and made them exclusive to Yemeni citizens.

The media campaign called for Yemenised posts. This campaign tried to make almost all the vacancies for Yemenis and give foreign from 5% to 10% of the vacancies.

However, what happened was different. Almost 80% to 90% of the posts are for foreigners. That is because of the absence of a labor sector in the Ministry of Public Labors and Highways, so companies do anything without supervision.

The Yemeni workforce is now marginalized and there is no laws protecting their rights as natives, thus unemployment is increasing.

For instance, there is a Yemeni private leading agency selling cars – no need to mention names. The sales manager of this agency is a an Arabian citizen and he receives a great wage each month, while any Yemeni person can occupy this post and may be of great asset to this agency. Anyway, such posts do not need a nuclear scientist.

Saeed Hasan, accountant

Islamic Business
When Mohammed Molhi, a scruffy farmer, inherited little money, he automatically started looking for the “Islamic” investment institutions. “I prefer the Islamic companies because they comply with Sharia laws and teachings,” said Mulhi, believing the other financial sectors to be unreliable if not “infidels.” Mulhi and several others have long perceived that any company labeled with ‘Islam’ is a good one. The Islamic institutions have managed over the past two decades to convince people that they were restricted by the Islamic laws. So, a majority of Yemenis collected whatever came across their eyes, sold them, and invested them in the so-called Islamic companies. Trillions went to those companies and never came back again. “We have lost the amounts of money we invested,” boldly said one excuses labeled-Islamic companies used to give their customers, relying on the Islamic law that, in their opinion, hold them to no responsibility in case the money invested is lost. So, the loss of money, in their opinion, does not mean the administration is insufficient; it means that the contributors will get the reward from God. Though the word “Islamic” has been an old technique, a lot of people are still relying on it. We see a lot of small businesses use the same word for different purposes. Now, whenever a business become unmarketable, it directly puts the word “Islamic” next to its trademark. Whether you manage a small bank or a honey shop, you already know how to make it work.

Amr al-Ansi, businessperson