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Under the patronage of the Yemeni Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, the Yemeni Community in Malaysia and the Students Union organized a political seminar titled 'Roots of Struggle and Horizons of Building: September 26 and October 14 - A Historical and Forward-Looking Vision'
The Yemeni Community in Malaysia and the Students Union organized a political seminar titled 'Roots of Struggle and Horizons of Building: September 26 and October 14 - A Historical and Forward-Looking Vision' on September 26 via virtual platforms. This was part of commemorating the anniversaries of the eternal Yemeni revolutions - the 63rd anniversary of the September 26 Revolution and the 62nd anniversary of the October 14 Revolution - covering multiple themes including national struggle, revolutionary values, cultural heritage, as well as the historical crimes of the Imamate and the role of women in the revolution and national struggle.

Dr. Thabet Al-Ahmadi, advisor to the Presidential Office, presented a broad reading of the cultural heritage of the Yemeni revolution, explaining that the Yemeni revolution was not limited to the political and military dimension, but created a cultural transformation in the structure of Yemeni society, establishing a new collective consciousness that made the people more connected to the concept of the state rather than family and lineage.

Dr. Mohammed Jumeh, Yemen's Ambassador to UNESCO, opened his segment by affirming that the Yemeni revolution represents a continuous pattern of a long path of national struggle extending over centuries, and that the September 26 Revolution was not merely an uprising of a moment of anger, but the product of deep cultural, social and political accumulation. He explained that Yemenis continued to reject tyranny and the Imamate generation after generation until their struggle was crowned with the September 26 Revolution.

Sheikh Salah Batees also focused in his segment on the core values embodied by the September and October revolutions, foremost among them freedom, equality and the unity of Yemenis, affirming that Yemen throughout its history was known only by its unifying name Yemen, and that what is circulated today about north-south divisions are merely historical fallacies that have nothing to do with the true national identity. He stressed that the responsibility of current generations lies in reclaiming those values and translating them into the project of a just civil state that embraces all its citizens without discrimination.

Dr. Nabila Saeed affirmed in her segment that Yemeni women were never absent from the course of revolution and national struggle, but were present with their great sacrifices and active participation in supplying revolutionaries with provisions, their contribution to intelligence aspects and moral support, in addition to their role in education, work, and social and political activity, being present in all fields.

Mr. Ali Al-Hamati, Deputy Governor of Saada, presented historical evidence of the crimes committed by the Imamate in Yemen, of deprivation, starvation and systematic ignorance, indicating that the revolution came as a historical inevitability to get rid of that theocratic rule. He stressed the necessity of documenting these crimes in the national memory so they are not repeated.

The seminar concluded that the Yemeni revolution is not merely historical events, but the roots of national consciousness and the horizon of the future, and that preserving its values and achievements represents a national duty to protect Yemen, its unity and stability.