Last summer we spent some time in San'a, during which we met with a large group of Yemeni students who study English at a school run by AMIDEAST. We'd already been talking about the Yemen Peace Project for quite a while when one of the students raised her hand and asked a question that, for some reason, I had not expected. She asked us why we were doing this. It seemed strange to her—maybe even suspicious—that a bunch of young Americans would build an organization focused on the challenges facing Yemen, that we would travel all the way to San'a to talk to young people like her about the future of her country. So we felt it would be useful to address that question here. Over the next few days, all four of the directors of the Yemen Peace Project will be using this space to tell all of our friends and readers why it is that we've undertaken this project. Hopefully this will allow you all to get to know us a bit better. We also invite all of you to use the comments section to share your own reasons for wanting to get involved. Stay tuned....