landscape is bix

This was an exhibition I had to visit. My great grandfather Mohamed Ali Mucbol along with other Yemeni men were shipped over to Newcastle during the first World War to take the jobs of the English soldiers fighting in the trenches. There was big conflict when the English soldiers returned, to find that the Yemeni have not only taken all there jobs but also all the women because of there arab good looks! I have great interest in the country and wish the visit one day.

This exhibition at RIBA gallery 1 on Portland Place celebrates the rich building traditions and architecture of Yemen, most famously the extraordinary multi-storey buildings that constitute the heart of many Yemeni cities, dating back hundreds of years but continually renewed and rebuilt by their inhabitants - an interesting example of living sustainable architecture that is both traditional and contemporary. The buildings look like they are made of cookie and icing which are stacked high inmany layers. Found this exhibition at http://www.londonarchitecturediary.com/ also finding art exhibitions this site is good http://www.artrabbit.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/family-and-community/south-shields-yemeni-riots.shtml

go to the bottom of the page of this link, click on the video. you can see my great grandfathers shop on it.