The defense minister, who is leading the battles to liberate Yemen from Saudi Arabia, is Sunni.
And, very much so, Yemen is not sectarian.
The government we overthrew in 2011 was headed by a Zaidi
Yemen’s Defense Minister is Sunni. Many of the fighters around him are Shia.
A reminder that Yemen cannot be fully understood through a Sunni–Shia lens.
For many Yemenis, sovereignty, dignity, and Palestine have proven more unifying than sectarian labels.