Yemen: Information on whether President Saleh issued an edict in 1994 stating that all Hashimis should be deported; on what a Hashimi is and how one can be recognized, and on whether there is evidence that such people have been deported
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YEM23464.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yemen: Information on whether President Saleh issued an edict in 1994 stating that all Hashimis should be deported; on what a Hashimi is and how one can be recognized, and on whether there is evidence that such people have been deported, 1 April 1996, YEM23464.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acb260.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Information on an edict issued by President Saleh in 1994 advocating the deportation of Hashimis and on actual deportations of such people could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
According to Persian Gulf States Country Studies, the Hashim is a clan within the tribe of Quraysh into which was born the Prophet Muhammad (1985, 13). According to the new edition of The encyclopaedia of Islam, "In Abbasid times the name Hashimiyya was applied to the family of the Prophet in general..." (1986, 265). Additional information could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The encyclopaedia of Islam. 1986. Vol. 3. New ed. Edited by B. Lewis et al. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Persian Gulf States Country Studies. 1985. Edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. 1 September 1994. Yemen: Human Rights Concerns Following Recent Armed Conflict.
Amnesty International Report 1994. 1994.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994. 1995.
Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 1994. 1995.
DIRB. "Amnesty International: Yemen" country file. January to December 1994.
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Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992.
The Europa World Year Book 1995. 1995.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. January to December 1994.
Freedom in the World: The Annual Review of Political Rights and Civil Liberties: 1994-1995. 1995.
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International Service Group (ISG), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Hull. Infrequent reports. 1995 to present.
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The Middle East and North Africa. 1994, 1996.
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Yemen: A Travel Survival Kit. January 1996.
The Yemens Country Studies. 1986.
