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1.
History of Yemen [By
www.fact-archive.com]
Islam was introduced into the region in about
630 when Prophet Muhammad was still alive. It was during this period that
the mosques in al Janad and the great mosque in Sanaá were built. Virtually
all citizens in Yemen today are Muslims, either of the Zaydi order of Shi'a
Islam or the Shafi'i order of Sunni Islam, representing approximately 35
percent and 65 percent of the total population, respectively. There are also
a few thousand Ismaili Muslims, mostly in the north.
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2.Yemen Info
 [By U.S. Library Of Congress]
Religion: Virtually all of Yemen’s citizens
are Muslims; approximately 30 percent belong to the Zaydi sect of Shia
Islam, and about 70 percent follow the Shafii school of Sunni Islam. A few
thousand Ismaili Muslims, who adhere to Shia Islam, live in northern Yemen.
Fewer than 500 Jews (a fraction of the former population) also live in the
northern part of the country.
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