Young Woman in Yemen Among New Breed of Citizen Journalists

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By: Elizabeth Arrott | Voice of America

Yemen's Nadia Abdullah is an unlikely chronicler of history.

A young Sana'a resident who wears the full veil, or niqab, she watched from her window overlooking Change Square as demonstrations against the government began a year ago.

"My father gave me a camera and told me, 'This is in case there is any attack on youths'," she said. " 'You film it and then we can send it to the media channels.' "































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