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Ethiopian women played a crucial role in the Second Ethiopian-Italian War as freedom fighters, making significant contributions to the conflict.

May 29, 2024

Ras Al Turner As we celebrate Liberation Day 2024, it is past time to remember and accentuate the heroism of the Ethiopian Women Freedom

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Exploring Kenya’s State Visit to the US: A Look Back at Historical Ties Since Haile Selassie’s 1960s Visit

May 24, 2024

by The Habesha

Let us remember: A Look Back Haile Selassie’s Historic Visit to the United States in the 1960s Reflecting on Kenya’s State visit to the

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Remembering the Forgotten: Black Women’s Role in the Italo-Ethiopian War

May 14, 2024

by The Habesha

Maaza Mengiste on Gender, Warfare, and Women’s Bodies By Maaza Mengiste I have in my possession a photograph of a young Ethiopian girl whom

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The Rich History of Christianity in Ethiopia: A Look at One of the Oldest Christian Nations

April 28, 2024

by The Habesha

Daniel Esparza Ethiopia’s religious beliefs can be considered to have existed before the introduction of Christianity in Europe, albeit only by a few years.

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The Ethiopian Student Movement: A Rejoinder to Bahru Zewde’s The Quest for Socialist Utopia

April 12, 2024

by The Habesha

Messay Kebede University of Dayton, [email protected] Kebede, Messay, “The Ethiopian Student Movement: A Rejoinder to Bahru Zewde’s The Quest for Socialist Utopia” (2015). Philosophy

Tesfatsion Medhanie Ph.D. and Paulos Milkias Ph.D.

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Part I: Testimonials about the Ethiopian Student Movement

April 11, 2024

by The Habesha

Tesfatsion Medhanie Ph.D. and Paulos Milkias Ph.D. Introduction Assuming that the majority of our readers are Ethiopia’s Gen X and Millennials, the two of

A 19th century engraving of the body of Ethiopia's Emperor Tewodros II

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A 156-Year-Old Mystery: The Quest for Emperor Tewodros II’s Stolen Clothes in Manchester

April 3, 2024

by The Habesha

By Gemma Sherlock, BBC News An historian is currently investigating the mystery surrounding the disappearance of an African emperor’s stolen garments 156 years ago,

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አእምሮ – The First Newspaper in Ethiopia in Amharic

September 22, 2023

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Juan Viedma Martinez Dr. at Law and Economist. MBA አእምሮ Newspaper was established during Emperor Menelik’s time. The first ever issue was distributed in