Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University. Since 2015, she has played an active role in raising awareness about the Saudi-led war on her country of birth, Yemen, and works to encourage political action to end U.S. support. She is a non-resident fellow at Quincy Institute.
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Is the War in Yemen Coming to an End?
"[This is] the closest Yemen has been to real progress towards lasting peace."
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Truce or Not, Congress Must Urgently Bring About a Real End to the War on Yemen
Congress needs to pass a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. complicity in the chaos and suffering in Yemen.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Biden Says He’s Ending the Yemen War—But It's Too Soon to Celebrate
The details of Biden’s Yemen war announcement are what matter. Those are still not clear.
Shireen Al-Adeimi and Sarah Lazare
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Biden Must End the War He Helped Start
Yemenis call on the president-elect to stop the onslaught.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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5 Years of U.S.-Saudi War Have Left Yemen Highly Vulnerable to a Coronavirus Outbreak
Any U.S. response to the global pandemic must end the war.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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When I Asked Elizabeth Warren to Speak Out Against the Yemen War, She Refused
In 2015, I asked Sen. Warren to oppose the war in Yemen. Here's what she said.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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How Dare Samantha Power Scrub the Yemen War From Her Memoir
Power backed the disastrous U.S. intervention in Yemen. But you wouldn't know that from reading her much-lauded memoir.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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The U.S.-Backed Coalition Can’t Agree on Why It’s Bombing Yemen
As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates clash over their goals, the people of Yemen are paying the price.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Why Nancy Pelosi Needs to Sue the Trump Administration Over the Yemen War
Peace activists are urging lawmakers to step up their efforts to end the war.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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As War on Yemen Hits the 4-Year Mark, Here’s a Brief History of U.S. Involvement
As the political tide in the United States finally turns against the war, we must not let its U.S. proponents whitewash their wrongdoing.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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“Our Present Is a Nightmare”: 100 Yemenis Speak Out Against the U.S.-Saudi War
As the Senate takes an unprecedented step towards ending the Yemen War, here are the voices of the Yemenis bearing its brunt.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Fine Print in Defense Bill Acknowledges U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Will Go On Indefinitely
Lawmakers' efforts to limit U.S. support for the Yemen War have failed to stop the bloody Saudi-led assault on the port city of Hodeida.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Attack on Yemen Port Shows U.S.-Backed Coalition Willing To Use Starvation as a Weapon
By attacking Hudaydah, the Saudi-led coalition is cutting off another vital lifeline.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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What the Deployment of Green Berets to the Saudi-Yemen Border Tells Us About America’s Dirty War
The U.S. tries to distance itself from Saudi war crimes in Yemen—but it's always been America's war too.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Trump Doesn’t Care About Civilian Deaths. Just Look at Yemen.
For three years, the United States has backed a brutal Saudi-led war on Yemen, and ordinary people are paying the price.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Now Is America’s Chance To Stop Waging Brutal War on Yemen
A new bipartisan bill offers an opportunity to withdraw U.S. support for a devastating military onslaught.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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