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Practically all Yemenis are Muslims, either of the Zaydi order of Shi'a Islam or the Shafa'i order of Sunni Islam. There also are a few thousand Ismaili Muslims, mostly in the north, and a few Christians. In Yemen there is freedom of religion, but there are some restrictions. Islam is the state religion and Shari'a is the source of all legislation. Conversion from Islam to another religion is forbidden, but followers of other religions are free to worship according to their beliefs and to wear religiously distinctive ornaments or dress. |
Mosque of Queen Arwa in Jibla | 
Mosque in Ibb | 
A Yemeni minaret in Tarim |
Minaret in Jibla | 
Mosque in Wadi Hadramawt | 
Minarets in Jibla |
Mosque in Ash-Shihr | 
Mosque in Tarim | 
Minarets towering over San'a |
