Month: October 2012
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Africa
Ethiopian Muslims and the state: arrests, twists, and anger
A yearlong protest by Ethiopian Muslims against uncalled for interference by the government came to a disturbing twist on Monday…
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Africa
Hopes ignited die last than shattered soon
There are many reasons to believe in Prime Minister Hailemariam as long as he stands to be a man of…
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Africa
AU’s first lady boss takes office
Mrs. Dlamini-Zuma may have been Ping’s bitter rival a few months ago, but she was not short of a courteous…
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Yemen: the way forward?
Mark N. Katz I was in the audience for the address given by Yemeni President Abd Rabuh Mansour Hadi at…
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Recipe
Cool & crunchy chicken salad recipe
Chef Marcus Samuelson Inspired by Vietnamese summer salads, this dish gets its bold flavor from fresh limes, pungent fish sauce…
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Nutrition
Why the size of your waist matters
If you think stepping on a scale and weighing yourself gives you the whole picture about the risks of cardiovascular…
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The value of friendship
Ashenafi Zedebub If we just take a glance at our dictionary – old or advanced – the meaning of friendship…
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Africa
Sore relations – The trouble of identifying the real threat against Islam in Ethiopia
Currently the real challenge faced by Muslims in Ethiopia is not a U.S.-made amateur video clip but a sore relationship…
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Africa
A pleasing coincidence – Ethiopia’s new PM and UN’s first ever high-level meeting on rule of law
Alem C. For the first time in its history, on Sep. 24th 2012, the UN…
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U.S
Are voters as ignorant as our politicians think?
Tomas Mega from Las Vegas, Nevada Forty two years ago, Vice President Spiro Agnew used the…
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