Yemenis who have escaped the clutches of the Houthis have horror stories to tell. Their hopes rested on a thin line between life and death. The story of Zamzam, a young Yemeni girl, is an example of what ordinary citizens are enduring because of the reign of terror unleashed by the Houthis. Zamzam was forced by her mother to cut her long hair to look like a boy. She was put in men’s attire. Her mother was afraid that the Houthis might capture her and harm her at the border checkpoint on the Yemeni side. Umm Zamzam said: “Those were the most difficult and harrowing moments my famil