The past and present of me and my family While South Yemen was still under British occupation in 1900, most of the members of my family lived in North Yemen, in the Ibb region, a small village called Hackerr. According to the article “Ancient Yemen” from the early 20th century to the late 1960s, “Northern Yemen was ruled by two powerful imams. Imam Yahya Ibn Muhammad and his son Ahmad created a king-state. “ The north was under absolute power until the revolution of 1948, in which Imam Yahya was killed. He further stated that “The history of South Yemen after the British occupation of Aden in 1839 was very different.” A decade after the Northern Revolution, Britain withdrew from the area in 1967. The port of Aden was the target of British occupation due to its geographical importance for trade. My great-grandparents, Ali and Catiba, settled in the north, in East Ibb, in the village of Hackerr, after fleeing tribal conflicts. My family could trace its lineage back to Arab origins. Since they were farmers and were illiterate, it is difficult to document, but the importance of the family surname among the tribes lasted and spread into subsequent generations. After seventy years, changes and opportunities began to shine on the horizon, and most of my family members moved with the changes and began to look for a better life for themselves in the behavior of future generations. My great-grandparents worked as farmers on their property in the steep lands located in the center of the mountain called Al-soor. They planted wheat and corn and had domesticated animals, such as cows and oxen. They were useful to use in agricultural work and took advantage of other animals... middle of paper... and/or misinterpreted other cultures and we consider our culture to be the right one. In fact, no culture is wrong. Every culture has a different path it must follow to function. I respect other cultures and expect my culture to be respected. I believe that having some knowledge is what helps reduce the clouds that cover realities. We read to know and we learn from what we have read. For example, in “Between Worlds” by Bachmann and Barth, part of what I learned is that we judge others by their appearance or the way they live and pretend that our predictions are positive when in reality they are negative. Works Citedziz, Babara Nimiri. “Yemen's Post-Soviet Tourism Conflict.” Ancient Yemen www.cs.nmsu.edu/.../ancient-ye.html‎Colton, Nora Ann. "Yemen: a collapsing economy". Middle East Journal 64.3 (2010): 410-426. Academic research completed. Network. April 19. 2014.