Al Houthi militia changes the names of public schools in Sana'a with sectarian names
English - Sunday 05 April 2020 الساعة 08:21 pm
Aden, Newsyemen:
The Houthi militias, the Iranian arm in Yemen, have changed the names of a number of public schools in the capital, Sana'a, which is under their control, with sectarian names.
The Ministry of Education, run by Yahya al-Houthi, brother of the militia leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi, issued a decision to change the names of five public schools in Sanaa.
According to an official document, the name of the (Khaled bin Al-Walid) Public School - in Sana'a - was changed to the "Imam Al-Hadi" school, which is the most prominent Shiite religious authority in Yemen, while the name of the "Al-Faruq" school was changed to "the Imam Zaid School."
The Houthi change included names: the Othman bin Affan School, where the Iranian militia changed its name to the “Malik Al-Ashter School”, while the name of the Omar al-Mukhtar School was replaced by “Ali Bin Al-Hussein School”, in addition to the school (Babel), where the Houthis changed its name to (September 21) school, the day they invaded the capital, Sanaa, by force of arms.
