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Since the third century AH, Yemen has been the main place of Zaydi settlement. Since the second half of the twentieth century the one-thousand-year long rule of Zaydi Imams was dissolved, which led to persecution and discrimination against Zaydis by the Republican government ever since. However, the decision of Zaydi leaders and scholars to revive Zaydi political and cultural role and heritage through establishing political parties and religious and scholarly centers has led to an increase of Zaydi influence among Yemeni people and tribes. As a result, the Houthi revolution in 2014 was supported by many Yemeni people which marked the great movement of [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen. | Since the third century AH, Yemen has been the main place of Zaydi settlement. Since the second half of the twentieth century the one-thousand-year long rule of Zaydi Imams was dissolved, which led to persecution and discrimination against Zaydis by the Republican government ever since. However, the decision of Zaydi leaders and scholars to revive Zaydi political and cultural role and heritage through establishing political parties and religious and scholarly centers has led to an increase of Zaydi influence among Yemeni people and tribes. As a result, the Houthi revolution in 2014 was supported by many Yemeni people which marked the great movement of [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen. | ||
Zaydis form 35% of Yemen's population today; they reside mostly in Saadah, Hajjah, | Zaydis form 35% of Yemen's population today; they reside mostly in Saadah, Hajjah, Dhamar and Sana'a provinces. | ||
=Political and Cultural Zaydi Currents in Yemen= | =Political and Cultural Zaydi Currents in Yemen= | ||