Yemen – Fear of promulgating Shia religious celebrations and changing the national identity

Sana’a Province + Taiz Province – Yemen 02/10/2019

After the Houthi group took control of the Yemeni capital Sana’a and a number of other provinces, the group worked to spread the Shia sect in the country by reviving religious celebrations of this doctrine, which did not exist in the country before the Houthis took control, according to observers who showed that these celebrations are alien to Yemeni society and aim to change its identity by imposing these beliefs, warning against imposing these customs and beliefs on the Yemeni people.