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Above the War · Mar 16, 2026

Fragile Peace Archives: "Evidence That Peace, Even When Fragile, Matters" (Part II)

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A Yemen-rooted photo essay through the lens and life of Amira Al-Sharif. "Fragile peace," she writes, "demands more strength than open war."

A massive crowd of protesters fills Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, waving flags and gathering in support of the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council. Sana’a, Yemen, August 20, 2016. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

Families resume their daily routines amid buildings damaged by years of conflict in Zinjibar, southern Yemen, December 25, 2012. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

A young boy sits inside a car damaged during the first airstrikes of the Saudi-led coalition’s campaign in Yemen, targeting the al-Lil neighborhood near Sana’a International Airport. Sana’a, Yemen, March 26, 2015. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

Women walk amid the ruins of damaged buildings in Zinjibar, southern Yemen, an area affected by clashes between armed groups and government forces. Abyan Governorate, Yemen, December 25, 2012. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

Nurses participate in a training session at a government hospital in Dhamar, northern Yemen, practicing medical procedures on a mannequin. Dhamar, Yemen, July 27, 2008. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

The laundry of the Osba’ah family dries amid the ruins of their neighborhood in Sana’a. A Saudi-led airstrike in September 2015 destroyed the home of the Alini family, killing all ten members — including eight children. Sana’a, Yemen, December 20, 2016. Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

Demonstrators perform the Dhuhr prayer in the women’s section of “Change Square” during protests in Sana’a on September 26, 2011. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

A Yemeni soldier with an Emirati-backed separatist militia remembers the 2015 attack on the southern port city of Aden. Around that time, more than 60,000 Yemenis — both combatants and civilians — had been killed in the war, while some 85,000 children under the age of five had died from extreme hunger or disease. Aden, Yemen, March 24, 2017. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)

A groom’s wedding celebration features men dancing and singing outside the house while women watch from the windows in Sana’a. Traditionally, the groom’s home and surrounding houses are decorated with lights to signal the celebration to the neighborhood. Sana’a, Yemen, May 14, 2016. (Photo: Amira Al-Sharif)



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