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December 2012

Tigre Muslims pointed fingers at sheik Elias for the deadly raid on a Neblet mosque.

The Horn Times Newsletter Dec 14, 2012                                                                     By Getahune Bekele There is anger among Tigraye’s Muslim community because many of them believe that last Wednesday’s deadly raid on the Neblet mosque outside Adwa was ordered by the genocidal TPLF cadre and self appointed grand mufti of Tigraye republic, sheik Elias Redman. It is also

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“Allah Waa Akbar”…The cry of Ethiopian Muslims from Menagesha’s torture chambers

The Horn Times breaking News 14 December 2012 “Allah Waa Akbar”…The cry of Ethiopian Muslims from Menagesha’s torture chambers                                                                              By Getahune Bekele “Oh my Ethiopia what have you become?” wails a 39 year old Anbesa metro bus driver, GeremewBalcha (not his real name) who lives in the vicinity of the notorious Menagesha police station

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Isaias Afeworki Asks Qatar To Mediate Dispute With Ethiopia

(Awete) Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has asked Qatar to mediate his long-standing feud with “arch-rival” Ethiopia. This message was communicated to the new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalgn, by Qatar, while the Ethiopian prime minister was conducting a state visit. Isaias Afwerki has offered to attend mediation talks without any pre-conditions. In an interview with

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Ethiopian Court Gives Oromo Politicians Prison Over Secession

(Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s Federal High Court sentenced two senior Oromo politicians to as much as 13 years in prison after their convictions on charges of inciting a secessionist rebellion. Bekele Gerba, deputy chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement was sentenced to 8 years in prison and Olbana Lelisa of the Oromo People’s Congress

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R.I.P Abesha Nigussie Kebede

Abesha Nigussie Kebede was born in 1985 E.C. in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our sister Abesha Nigussie came to the United States of America for rare lung cancer treatment in November 12, 2011. Abesha has been struggling with this illness for the past two years. Unfortunately, our sister lost her battle against this Chronicle disease. She

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The Latest Reconciliation Talks for Peace and Unity within the EOTC

wallywassie@yahoo.com The Latest Reconciliation Talks for Peace and Unity within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC): Are there any Tangible Results for the Faithful to Celebrate? by Kidus Bekalu The most recent round of mediation efforts that took place in Dallas, Texas in the first week of December, 2012 to bring the two EOTC Holy

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