Exhibition of Ethiopian icons, artifacts to open in Clinton, MA, Jan 21

Press Release CLINTON, Massachusetts – Sixty Ethiopian icons and artifacts from a European private collection will be on display at the Museum of Russian Icons here beginning January 21. “The Vibrant Art and Storied History of Ethiopian Icons” involves the German-based curator, Dr Marc Loerke, according to a press release whose full text is as

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Ethiopian maid takes her own life in Saudi Arabia

An Ethiopian maid committed suicide here Sunday, said Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaishir. She used a piece of cloth to hang herself from window. The maid’s sponsor reported her death to the police after he saw her body hanging from the window. Paramedics transported her body to hospital where a postmortem examination will be

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Ethiopian maid takes her own life in Saudi Arabia

An Ethiopian maid committed suicide here Sunday, said Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaishir. She used a piece of cloth to hang herself from window. The maid’s sponsor reported her death to the police after he saw her body hanging from the window. Paramedics transported her body to hospital where a postmortem examination will be

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Atlanta man who ran an adoption agency admits he paid bribes to Ethiopian officials

An Atlanta man who previously ran an adoption agency pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to his role in a scheme involving children from Ethiopia, the U.S. Department of Justice said. James Harding, 55, admitted that between 2008 and 2009, he and his co-conspirators submitted fraudulent documents to the State Department to facilitate adoptions of

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Dinaw Mengestu nominated for 2015 Folio prize

By Sandra Dindi One of the best international writers of African decent, Dinaw Mengetsu, has been nominated for the prestigious Folio prize in 2015. The accomplished Ethiopian-American author was nominated last month alongside other favorite African writers-Damon Galgut and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor. The £40,000 literature prize was initiated in 2014 to recognize accomplished literature writers

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Ethiopians find a sense of community in UAE church

The National By Naser Al Wasmi ABU DHABI // A church is more than just a place of worship for Ethiopians living in the UAE – it is where immigrants can go for community bonding, a social life and even work. Asamenew Abera, an Ethiopian who came to the country seven months ago on a

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DA urges no house arrest for woman who abused adopted Ethiopian children

By Lexi Belculfine / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County district attorney’s office doesn’t want a woman who admitted abusing two adopted children from Ethiopia released on home confinement and electronic monitoring. Kristen Barbour, 32, of Franklin Park, pleaded no contest in June to two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced

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DA urges no house arrest for woman who abused adopted Ethiopian children

By Lexi Belculfine / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County district attorney’s office doesn’t want a woman who admitted abusing two adopted children from Ethiopia released on home confinement and electronic monitoring. Kristen Barbour, 32, of Franklin Park, pleaded no contest in June to two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced

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Ethiopia: Thoughts for Revitalizing the Resistance

By Tesfaye Demmellash (PhD) The dawn of the New Year, 2015, got me thinking about the renewal of the Ethiopian struggle to end the scourge of ethnic dictatorship. I thought about the possibility of infusing our sluggish national resistance with innovative élan and activism by tapping selectively into parts of our past revolutionary experience, whose

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Ethiopian man drowned in South Africa

A 30-year-old Ethiopian man drowned on Sunday after a torrent of water swept away his car, police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone said. “It is alleged that the victim was driving along Middle Street in Rustenburg North and crossing a low-lying bridge after a heavy storm when his vehicle was swept away into a stream.” The Rustenburg

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