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WKU Geography Head explains importance of Yemen

By Dan Modlin

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Bowling Green, KY – The impoverished Middle Eastern country Yemen has been in the spotlight since a failed Christmas Day attack on a US-bound airliner. The Nigerian attacker allegedly received training from Al-Qaida agents in Yemen. To learn more about Yemen and its importance in the Middle East and broader world, we spoke with WKU Geography and Geology Department Head David Keeling.