An Aerial Photograph of Shibam by Marcus Milwright | Talking about art http://gatewaytoart.uvic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Talkingaboutart_Shibam-updated.m4a Why is Shibam sometimes called the Manhattan of Arabia? This talk examines the extraordinary style of traditional mud-brick architecture constructed in the southern Arabia. Aerial view of Shibam, Yemen, c. 1964. Photograph: R. Digby Milwright