Reorienting Heritage: Poetic Exchanges between Suquṭra and the Gulf

Two historical events that occurred on the Yemeni island of Suquṭra — the conquest of the island by “Christians” in the 9th century and the execution of a group of Suquṭran elites in 1974 —are made relevant today in poetry exchanges between the island residents and the Suquṭran expatriate community...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nathalie M. Peutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2008-04-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/4933