People Of Akhdam Community Having African Feature Live At Slums In Yemen

Yemeni boys of the Akhdam community look on in a slum area on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 2, 2012. The Akhdam, a social group in Yemen, is set apart by their African features. Most of them live in slums on the outskirts of Yemen’s main cities. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)

A Yemeni family of the Akhdam community stand outside their slum hut on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 2, 2012.

A Yemeni family of the Akhdam community look on in their slum hut on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 2, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>