Word: ethiopian
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...drawn by the chaos of postinvasion Somalia and the chance to strike back at the U.S. and its ally Ethiopia. In Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi told TIME that an alliance has formed among Somali nationalist rebels, remnants of the overthrown Islamic government, and rebels from the Ethiopian border region. U.S. officials accuse Eritrea, which has fought several wars against Ethiopia, of lending troops to the insurgency. Other observers say hundreds of foreign jihadists are arriving in Somalia. Transitional federal government President Yusuf Abdullah has accused Iran and Pakistan of funding the rebels, while others in Mogadishu point...
...experience of former Associate Professor Ephraim Isaac epitomizes this struggle. The first associate professor in the newly created Afro-American Studies department in 1969, Ethiopian-born Isaac designed some of the first core courses in the department. The courses included “Black Civilization”, “An Introduction to African Languages”, “Introductions to African Religions and Philosophies,” and “A History of Slavery.” It was understood, according to Isaac, that the courses would focus on topics not only centered around the United States...
...more than 30 years after Isaac taught his introductory Ethiopian language class, the African Languages Program has over 90 students and offers at least ten African languages annually. The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American research is thriving in its new space on Mt. Auburn street, with research projects divided between African-American studies and African studies...
Aberra, 53, came to the U.S. from Addis Ababa in 1973 to study commercial art at Green Mountain College in Vermont. Four months after she arrived, the Ethiopian government collapsed, and her diplomat father was imprisoned, leaving Aberra without any financial resources. She moved to Boston to live with her half sister and took a job waitressing in a hamburger joint. After she was fired for speaking too softly, Aberra found another gig, as a cashier at a small coffee shop at the Harvard Science Center, but dreamed of becoming a clothing designer. "I always made my own clothes when...
Trying to lead Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu, can't be easy. But new mayor Mohamed Dheere has a plan. First: improve security by requiring citizens to hand over their weapons. Critics say that won't work in a city where civilians are wedged between warlords, Islamists and Ethiopian-backed forces, but Dheere's staff insists disarmament is on track. Some businessmen have already handed over 25 boxes and 20 sacks filled with weapons such as Kalashnikov rifles, and 150 firms have pledged to do the same. Dheere's next test? Protecting those who can no longer protect themselves...