{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Zaidi Shia - Part 5: A Living Tradition in a Shifting Land","description":"In the twenty-first century, Zaidi Islam is not simply a relic of the past—it is a living faith, tested by upheaval and transformation. In Yemen’s northern highlands, in the cities and villages around Sa’dah, Amran, and Sanaa, Zaidi communities continue to navigate the challenges of conflict, migration, and modernity.\r\n\r\nWhat does it mean to uphold a centuries-old tradition as the ground beneath it shifts? Today, Zaidi identity is intertwined with Yemen’s social and political landscape. Demographic estimates from the early two-thousands placed Zaydis as a significant minority, concentrated in the highlands. But numbers alone do not capture the complexity. Conflict, displacement, and migration in recent decades have reshaped communities and changed the map.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/zaidi-shia-islam","author_name":"The Archive Network"}