This chapter looks into the negotiations of identity and positionality that take place during fieldwork. It conveys gender, culture, and educational and professional backgrounds as factors that contribute to the closeness and distance between researcher and researched. It also discusses Maria-Louise Clausen's reflections on the question of distance and closeness during fieldwork in Yemen's capital Sana'a. The chapter talks about the balance of security concerns with being a white female researcher in a highly conservative Islamic context. It highlights Clausen's experience that shows how binary categories may be more nuanced at the interplay of gender and nationality, such as the male–female gender bias that is expected to shape conservative society.