The Battle Over Ethiopia’s Meqdela Treasures Heats Up
“My government is not interested in loans, it is interested in having those objects returned,” says Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the U.K.
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- The Battle Over Ethiopia’s Meqdela Treasures Heats Up
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- Ethiopian Student in NYC Awarded Prestigious Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
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- Ethiopia Ends Web Blackout, Raising Hopes of Reforms Under New PM (Reuters)
- In Pictures: Special Tribute to the Legacy of Amsale Aberra, Spring 2019 Runway Show
- Ethiopians Urge Britain to Return Remains of Prince Alemayehu After 150 Years
- At Oklahoma State University Dr. Clyde Kindell Honored for Service to Ethiopia
- Maaza Mengiste’s Outstanding New Essay on Refugees
- Spotlight: The Last Greeks of Addis Ababa
PROFILES
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Ethiopian American Fashion Designer Amsale Aberra Passes Away
Amsale Aberra, Founder of the bridal and fashion design house, AMSALE, has passed away. Amsale was 64 years old.
HISTORY
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UK Museum Wants to Loan Ethiopia Looted Ethiopian Treasures. Why Not Return It?
Ethiopia officially asked for restitution of the country’s looted treasures in 2007, but was rejected.
INTERVIEWS
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How Ethiopic Script Was Introduced to Modern Computers: Interview with Fesseha Atlaw
Ethiopian American engineer Fisseha Atlaw helped pioneer the development of Ethiopic software in the late 80s and early 90s.
ART
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Ethiopian Photographer Aida Muluneh Featured in W Magazine
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh’s body painting pictures will stop you in your tracks.
NEWS
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Ethiopian Student in NYC Awarded Prestigious Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
Gates-Cambridge scholar, Samuel Kebede, will use his new scholarship for an MPhil degree in Public Health.
REVIEWS
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Maaza Mengiste’s Outstanding New Essay on Refugees
The Economist praises Maaza Mengiste’s essay in “The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives” as outstanding, lyrical, and unsettling.
