Batul Aledlah

Batul’s parents are immigrants who fled Yemen due to civil war and economic distress. Batul will be conducting research on Yemeni foods, celebratory events, historic architecture, and religion which are practiced by Yemenis in the United States and Yemen. Through intensive research, visual representation, and travel blogs, she aims to compare and contrast these overlapping themes. She wishes to display and pay homage to the richness of the Yemeni culture and cast more light on the Yemeni community which has been silenced and ignored for centuries.