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High Court Judges in other States. In the Union Public Service Commission, which selects candidates for the All-India Services, one of the members is a Moslem, Dr. A.A.A. Fyzee. In the Provincial Public Service Commission also there are Moslem representatives. Moslem educational institutions exist in all the States, many of which receive financial assistance from the Government. A major part of the budget of the great Moslem University at Aligrah is met by the Central Government. Moslem religious endowments have continued to exist undisturbed and, in fact, some of the more important endowments like the one at Ajmer have been reorganized as a result of recommendations made by a Committee of eminent Moslems appointed by the Government of India. The confidence reposed in the Moslems is evident from their representation in the [[image - people in two long lines praying in a mosque]] [[image caption]]Devout Moslems performing prayers in a mosque in India.[[/image caption]] [[image - a crowd of people standing outside a building with a tower]] [[image caption]]EID, one of the chief holidays of Islam, is celebrated with tremendous enthusiasm and pomp in India. It is a custom that "brothers" embraces each other on that day, and end all misunderstanding that might have hitherto existed between them.[[/image caption]] security services, that is, armed forces and the police. Many key posts in these services have been and are held by Moslems. One Col. Mohamed Yunus has held the post of Deputy Military Secretary and later on Military Secretary to the President of India. Brigadier Osman who fell fighting in Kashmir was commander of the Indian forces stationed there. Major General Mohamed Amin Ahmed Khan is another distinguished soldier of the Indian Army who has held the important post of Director of Supplies and Transport at the Army Headquarters, while Brigadier Habibullah commanded the Bangalore Sub-Area. The administration at the Eastern Command Headquarters has been in charge of Brig. Sherif. In the United Provinces, a state of India, Moslems are prominently represented in the Police Administration. In Bihar, a predominantly Hindu State, the Inspector General of Police for a long time was a Moslem. In other States also, the number of Moslems in the Police Department is considerable. 30 MOSLEM WORLD & THE U.S.A. [[end page]] [[start page]] Yemen: Blend of Past and Present [[italicized]]The recent visit to the Soviet Union by His Highness Amir Seif-al-Islam el-Badr, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Yemen, has once again brought his country into the international spotlight. The article below is a brief description and history of Yemen.[[/italicized]] Although ancient historical and religious books contain many stories about the fabled wealth and culture of Yemen, this rugged country in the southwestern corner of the Arabian peninsula is today the least known of all the nine member states of the Arab League. Geography and history have combined to make modern Yemen relatively inaccessible to the outside world. Physically, the country is a mountainous area, with three-fourths of the population living on a high plateau which rises from 2,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level. These heights have produced a hardy, vigorous people, fiercely independent. For throughout their long history, the Yemenites have been forced to remain on guard against ambitious nations eager to control this strategically-placed land. Yemen's position on the lucrative trade route to India, plus its agricultural and mineral wealth have made the country an irresistable target for foreign conquest. But during the course of many attempted invasions, foreign nations have never managed to gain a strong foot-hold on Yemeni soil. Yemen's earliest history, dating back to the third and second milleniums B.C., is shrouded in the mists of time, but around 1000 B.C. nomadic Semite tribes, natives of Arabia, founded at least four highly civilized kingdoms. One of these kingdoms--Saba--is famed for its legendary Queen of Sheba (the Biblical name for Saba.) Although no definite timespan has been established for the famous Queen's reign, Bible stories indicate that she probably ruled over Yemen about 950 B.C. First mention of the Queen acours in the tenth chapter of I Kings, which tells of her colorful visit to Jerusalem. According to Kings, the Queen traveled north from her capital city of Marib by camel caravan. Her trip reveals the wealth of the country she ruled, for the gifts she carried included "a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones." Further evidence of Yemen's fabled wealth, increased by profitable camal [[image -- three men. Man in the center in a suit and bow tie. Men on the sides wearing head-coverings and long scarves]] [[image caption]]ARAB INFORMATION OFFICE Yemen is represented in the U.S.A. and UN by its distinguished ambassador, H.R.H. Prince Seif-ul-Islam al-Hassan, seen here with his secretary (right) and Dr. Ralph Bunche, UN under-secretary.[[/image caption]] AUGUST-SEPT. 1956 31
