About Us
We are the first Yemeni platform specialized in Yemen’s scientific heritage (manuscripts), managed by a group of academic experts with decades of accumulated experience in this field.
This platform aims to highlight Yemen’s cultural heritage and ensure its sustainability through a range of activities and initiatives.
The Yemeni Manuscripts Platform is a vital digital repository dedicated to the preservation, study, and dissemination of Yemen’s manuscript heritage. It hosts a diverse collection of historical, literary, and scientific texts, and seeks to facilitate access to these priceless cultural treasures that reflect the country’s unique history, traditions, and scientific achievements.
Our Vision
We aspire to promote awareness and protect Yemeni heritage and manuscripts across the country, ensuring their sustainability as part of our national identity and shared human legacy.
Our goal is also to make this heritage accessible for academic research and global study.
Our Mission
We are committed to preserving Yemen’s cultural heritage and manuscripts, striving to document and protect them from the increasing threats posed by war and conflict.
We aim to raise public awareness about the value of this heritage as an integral part of national, Arab, and Islamic identity.
Our Values
Respect: Appreciating cultural and historical diversity.
Transparency: Committing to fair and honest practices.
Collaboration: Building partnerships with local and international institutions.
Innovation: Applying modern technologies in documentation and preservation.
Sustainability:Ensuring heritage protection for future generations.
- Publishing Catalogs and Indexes:
Documenting Yemeni manuscripts that have been rescued and digitized from both public and private libraries. - Highlighting Heritage Issues:
Focusing on the violations and threats faced by manuscripts at the national level.
- Contributing to Knowledge Dissemination:
Promoting Yemeni knowledge and making it accessible to researchers and scholars locally and internationally. - Presenting Scientific Heritage:
Utilizing modern, academically verified methods of documentation and digitization.
- Combating Forgery and Distortion:
Countering smuggling, destruction, and the illicit trafficking of Yemeni heritage. - Promoting Yemeni Heritage:
Highlighting Yemen’s faith-based, national, Arab, and Islamic identity as part of humanity’s civilizational and historical achievements. - Community Awareness:
Promoting the importance of heritage protection as an economic pillar that contributes to building peace and social cohesion. - Publishing Research and Reports:
Providing information and updates related to Yemeni heritage affairs.