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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Shooq
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.28,0:00:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm living normally as a Yemen Woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.26,0:00:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.52,0:00:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This young woman comes from the\Nsouth coastal town called Mukalla
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.66,0:00:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's been a very rough few years\Nliving through this grueling civil war.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.75,0:00:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On April 2, 2015\NAl-Qaeda attacked the central Bank
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.05,0:00:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seized millions of U.S. Dollars before\Ntaking control of the Presidential Palace
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.59,0:00:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon after, the entire city of Mukalla\Nwas under their control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.59,0:00:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Schools were shut, offices were closed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.02,0:00:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many people were virtually locked\Ninside of their homes for 6 months.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.49,0:00:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that was 4 years ago, and now,\Ndaily life has gotten back to normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.28,0:00:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is so safe, we are like...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.64,0:00:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the safest government in Yemen
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.57,0:00:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are having our normal life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.85,0:00:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shrooq is back in school\Nand doing very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.74,0:00:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm studying Architecture\Nand Environmental Planning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.31,0:00:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you're also studying English?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.88,0:00:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not Studying English
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.02,0:00:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just learned it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.98,0:00:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like you're brilliant?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.04,0:01:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, I got it from Disney Channel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.80,0:01:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which movies?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.52,0:01:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannah Montana...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.39,0:01:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, exactly
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.23,0:01:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think about Yemen
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.64,0:01:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tend to think about war and terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.83,0:01:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's exactly what I thought\Nbefore arriving here...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.42,0:01:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But things in Hadhramaut at least,\Nthe region that we are currently in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.70,0:01:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seems to be going okay
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.87,0:01:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, there's a lot of police checkpoints\Nand security,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.51,0:01:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I've been seeing is markets \Nthat are lively,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.09,0:01:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,late night concerts that are crowded
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.82,0:01:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a riverside that is charming
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.82,0:01:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The city is honestly beautiful
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.52,0:01:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are out and about on the streets,\Njust like in your hometown.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.80,0:01:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, let's get back on topic to\NShrooq and her role in Yemeni society.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.09,0:01:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no denying that \Nbeing a female here overall
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.72,0:01:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't as easy as in the Western World.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.56,0:01:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many restrictions revolving \Naround religion and tradition
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.81,0:01:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which can be discussed in a separate video
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.90,0:01:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she's doing everything \Nin her power to fight it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.41,0:01:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting with showing her face
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.16,0:01:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because about 99% of women in her \Ncity keep it completely covered
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.28,0:01:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm showing who I am and my identity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.52,0:01:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as simple as that, that's how it should be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.81,0:02:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my vision, women are half \Nof the society.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.52,0:02:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so women trying to do what men can do here
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.52,0:02:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so me and my friends and a lot of women\Ndo the same what men can do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.20,0:02:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working, studying, having our activities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.66,0:02:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of normal things\Nto have a normal life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.53,0:02:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shrooq and a couple of her girlfriends
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.39,0:02:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started an activists club\Nin Yemen called Takween
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.95,0:02:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which revives culture in Hadhramaut
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.04,0:02:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are doing like a... musician nights,\Nmovie nights, discussion books
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.01,0:02:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also we care about how we can develop \Nourselves as youth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.49,0:02:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build our own area, \Nsmall area to live in peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.54,0:02:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's amazing how they're all\Nso fluent in English
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.86,0:02:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I'm Najat
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.78,0:02:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi my name is Shrooq
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.84,0:02:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi I'm Sara
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.38,0:02:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello I'm Safa
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.87,0:02:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I'm hanging out with them,\NI feel like I'm home in the U.S.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.91,0:02:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hanging out with my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.35,0:02:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And believe it or not, being a woman\Nin Yemen does have its benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.79,0:02:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, women go to \Nthe next level...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.48,0:02:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.73,0:02:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've spent the last 24 hours \Nwith these girls
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.21,0:03:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm amazed by the priorities they have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.53,0:03:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially with policemen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.19,0:03:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our society, a society filled \Nwith traditions and culture
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.03,0:03:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they believe that they should take care\Nand everyone should take care of women
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.03,0:03:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because women like,\Num, need to be protected
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.94,0:03:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, during this messed up situation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.26,0:03:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good to be a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.99,0:03:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in checkpoints and those things\Nin lines and that things.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.14,0:03:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Najat stopped by there,\Nbut there so crowded
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.52,0:03:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he said, okay we'll make the place\Nfor you Najat...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.59,0:03:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who said?... The policeman
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.80,0:03:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The policeman?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.01,0:03:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They let you come in?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.08,0:03:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women next level... Yeah, women, queens!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.16,0:03:41.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's great to see Shrooq and her friends
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.09,0:03:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paving the way for the future of Yemen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.90,0:03:44.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are so sweet and so sincere
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.55,0:03:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really hope the situation clears up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.32,0:03:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So more people can
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.31,0:03:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experience their hospitality
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.89,0:03:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see the beautiful wonders of Yemen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.36,0:03:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're trying to have a normal life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.05,0:03:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite everything that's happened
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.51,0:03:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in Mukalla, we have a simple\Nnormal life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.22,0:04:01.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amazing, Thank you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.30,0:04:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Drew Binsky, and if you like my \Ntravel videos, please click subscribe and
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