27 June 2022 By Samuel Estefanous I do believe that man is God’s creation cast in His own image. Every aspect of his/her body is ‘a holy abode’ according to the teachings of the Abrahamic faiths. What is mysterious and holy is respected, loved and held so precious that it is covered up. When bared […]
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By Dr. Suleiman walhad June 27th, 2022 In the United States, democracy is considered the cornerstone of the art of ruling and governance and they have presidents, the senate, congress and the judiciary, all instruments of governance, built to be balancing and checking on each other less one of them becomes dictatorial almost in the
By Geopolitical Monitor and Julian McBride Over the past two years, Ethiopia has been ravaged by ethnic violence and cleansing, near endless war, and a country collapsing on sectarian lines akin to Lebanon in the 70s and Yugoslavia in the 90s. The war in Ethiopia is a war in which none of the major players
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Ethiopian Dialogue Forum (EDF) From the Ethiopian Dialogue Forum Board (EDF) – June 25, 2022 The 1994 Rwandan Genocide that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis shocked the entire world. Yet, the Ethiopian census of 2007 that showed 2.5 million ethnic Amhara missing did not draw attention at all. It became
By Associated Press June 25, 202 The heavily armed men appeared around the small farming village in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, frightening residents already on edge after recent clashes between government troops and rebels. “The militants assured us that they will not touch us. They said they are not after us,” resident Nur Hussein Abdi told The
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Semaneh Jemere, Ottawa Canada June 25, 2022 Music and art have the ability to capture human emotion eloquently, whether it be comedy or tragedy. The lyrics and melodies of the legendary musician, Dr. Tewodros Kassahun (known as Teddy), are clear examples of one who has mastered this in his own creations. Teddy’s lyrics, in tandem
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This report has been compiled and written by Mrs. Genet Asmamaw, a journalist. Translation of the compiled text from Amharic into English by Assefa Negash, M.D. Amsterdam, Holland – the 25th of June 2022 E-mail address: Debesso@gmail.com “Let All Human Beings Listen to this” A resident of Tole said “I swear in the name of Allah”
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A survivor of the massacre of over 1000 ethnic Amhara in Gimbi, Oromia cries aloud. “Why did Allah Spare me?” says Ahmed (name changed), as he found himself the sole survivor of an entire family of twelve. On June 18, 2022, armed attackers, alleged members of the Oromo Liberation Army, descended on unarmed Amhara villagers, killing everyone
By Dawit W Giorgis (This article is available in Amharic, French and German) As I write this article AP on June 20 reports: “Witnesses in Ethiopia said Sunday (June 19) that more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara have been killed in an attack in the country’s Oromia region” A source from inside Ethiopia informs
Aklog Birara (Dr) “People ‘killed like chickens’ as ethnic tensions continue in Africa’s second most populous country” PBS News Hour I had prayed hard and hoped that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will have the courage, wisdom, ethical and moral values, sense of humanity and competence to transition Ethiopia from ethnic polarization, targeted murders, theft, graft,
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