Don’t use the phrase ‘Akhdam’ [Archives:2005/804/Letters to the Editor]

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January 6 2005

Mohammed Basmeir
[email protected]

“Akhdam” as you described the unfortunate segment of the Yemeni community, sounds humiliating term for this section of the society. Just say the poor rather than “Akhdam”. Encouraging the use of such names by Yemen Times supports the continuous degrading of these people, by branding them that slavish name.

It is high time YT refrain from encouraging the use of such discriminative labels, which are against all norms of human rights, although used by the majority of Yemenis in the northern parts of Yemen.
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