No Ethiopians to Kuwait

By Muna Al-Fuzai Kuwait is no more open to Ethiopians – male or female workers cannot enter the country. The Ministry of Interior suspended the entry of all male and female Ethiopians workers since February because of the crime rate recorded among this nationality in terms of murder and theft. Such a decision is like

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As Ethiopia celebrates 2007, 17 delightful facts about this hardy nation that sets it apart

Mail & Guardian By Samantha Spooner Urban hyenas, unique scripts and rasta roots are just some of them… The beauty of Ethiopian women is a much-discussed subject Today Ethiopia is ringing in the New Year, but in this case it’s 2007. This is because Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, roughly seven years behind the Gregorian,

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As Ethiopia celebrates 2007, 17 delightful facts about this hardy nation that sets it apart

Mail & Guardian By Samantha Spooner Urban hyenas, unique scripts and rasta roots are just some of them… The beauty of Ethiopian women is a much-discussed subject Today Ethiopia is ringing in the New Year, but in this case it’s 2007. This is because Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, roughly seven years behind the Gregorian,

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SoleRebels opens first store in San Jose, CA 

News Release  SoleRebels: Proud to be the planet’s first only WFTO Fair Trade footwear Company When it was founded in 2004 by Bethelhem Tilahun, soleRebels was just a small moms and pops business …. but it has changed quite a lot since. SoleRebels is now a globally recognized name. It is deemed by different bloggers

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Ethiopian gang involved in human trafficking arrested

ArabTimes KUWAIT CITY, : Securitymen from the Residency Affairs General Department have arrested a gang of Ethiopians suspected of involvement in human trafficking, reports Al- Seyassah daily. Acting on a tip-off, Director General of the General Department for Security and Residency Affairs Major General Ghazi Al-Mazi and Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al-Hamlan formed a team of

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Doctors in Ethiopia are looking past their religious beliefs on abortions to save lives

PRI’s The World Reporter Dalia Mortada Khadija Credit: Dalia Mortada 29-year-old Khadija Ali — a fake name she gave — had an abortion at Marie Stopes Clinic in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, easier access to abortions has been one way the government has tried to save women’s lives. Since 2005, Ethiopia has made it much easier and cheaper

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Ethiopia’s walk over water: Women and water

Al Jazeera By Leah Harding A short life-span for water pumps in Ethiopia can threaten the very well-being of those who rely on it to survive. More than 40 million Ethiopians are nable to tap into a sustainable water source just metres below their feet. Tshay, an Ethiopian mother of three, relies on a broken

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Ethiopia’s walk over water: Women and water

Al Jazeera By Leah Harding A short life-span for water pumps in Ethiopia can threaten the very well-being of those who rely on it to survive. More than 40 million Ethiopians are nable to tap into a sustainable water source just metres below their feet. Tshay, an Ethiopian mother of three, relies on a broken

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Ethiopian girls as young as five married off

Al Jazeera By Amy Walters Parents unable to look after children are marrying them off at a tender age, exposing them to maternal deaths. Amhara, Ethiopia - Mekdes Murgeta does not remember her actual wedding, but her family told her it happened when she was five. Pointing at her own five-year-old daughter she confirms she was

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I AM ETHIOPIA: The cross-cultural vision of photographer Mintwab Zemeadim

The Seattle globalist By Aida Solomon  I am Ethiopia: Mintwab Zemeadim: http://youtu.be/tWF8dN6-In4 Born in Ethiopia and raised in Seattle, Mintwab Zemeadim was exposed to two vastly different portrayals of Ethiopia during her upbringing — the way the country was depicted in western media, and the way she heard it described by her family. She recently returned

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