Yemen: The woman saving a crumbling heritage
As a child, Harbia Al Himiary would marvel at the architecture of her home country of Yemen. In her own birthplace of Sanaa she admired from an early age the intricate stone carvings that decorated the Old City, a part of the capital inhabited for more than 2,500 years./ This ancient place inspired Harbia. Now aged 37, she's helping to rebuild it - part of a UN scheme where she is also the first female engineer in charge./ "Women do not regularly join this field of work," she says. "I wanted to be unique in my profession, and join a field ...
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