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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

ment it is in today. The Yemeni government is trying to resolve the

conflicts through security measures, and occasionally, through armed
intervention. However, instead of employing such methods, it will be
remarkably effective to remind all the parties that God commands the
believers in the Qur'an to treat people in the nicest way possible, even
those they bear enmity towards.
It is a grave mistake for Muslims to carry out hateful, resentful
attacks against each other despite the obvious commandment of God

in Surat al-Fussilat, verse 34. Muslims should immediately correct this
mistake by casting sectarian differences aside and unite in solidarity as
God rendered it a religious duty. In the Qur'an, God informs all the
Muslims to act in unison "as a single community":
Hold fast to the rope of God all together, and do not separate.
Remember God's blessing to you when you were enemies and
He joined your hearts together so that you became brothers by

His blessing. You were on the very brink of a pit of the Fire and
He rescued you from it. In this way God makes His signs clear
to you, so that hopefully you will be guided. (Surah Al 'Imran,
103)
The members of the predominant Sunni and Zaidi sects in Yemen

should aim for a unity built upon the policies of love. Only then can
Yemen have the part it deserves in the world politics. For this to be
possible, firstly, all the regulations based on sectarian differences
should be abolished in Yemen. The first step can be taken by launching
a joint initiative towards removing from the textbooks the statements
that promote enmity between sects. When appointing government offi-
cials, the candidates' qualifications and competence should be taken
into consideration rather than their sects or tribes.
4) Another vital problem of Yemen that must be solved is tribal-

ism.
The population of Yemen consists of tribes that are far more
numerous than many other Arab countries, and these tribes are

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