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A bishop or a rook? Saginaw recalls ‘Bishop Frumentius’ as man by same name surfaces in Atlanta

February 28, 2010 by Atse Yohannes

By Justin L. Engel | The Saginaw News Jeff Schrier | The Saginaw News files in 2007, an unidentified man holds a parasol over "His Grace Bishop Frumentius." A man bearing Frumentius' name has surfaced in Atlanta, touting a dating service on a Web site. A man calling ...

February 25, 2010 by Atse Yohannes

By Paul Raffaele : "They shall make an ark of acacia wood," God commanded Moses in the Book of Exodus, after delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. And so the Israelites built an ark, or chest, gilding it inside and out. And into this chest Moses placed stone tabl...

February 19, 2010 by Atse Yohannes

NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) – Prosecutors and police are trying to concoct a terrorism case against an Ethiopian convert from Islam who has been jailed since May without formal charges, Christian leaders said. Bashir Musa Ahmed, a 39-year-old Ethiopian national...

February 13, 2010 by EthioSun

When black Jews were in Ethiopia their neighbors called them “falasha,” or “strangers.” Now that they are in Israel, many of them still feel like they are the strangers. It is not that the Jewish state did not do its share to integrate them. It is just that it has n...

January 30, 2010 by EthioSun

Dwain Walden In my opinion, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel are two of the best selections on my cable. They make me wonder about stuff. Like last night I watched some fellow search for the lost “Ark of the Covenant.” Now I know a lot of folks thi...

January 13, 2010 by Atse Minilik

A conference in situ took place in Gondar, Ethiopia from 5-8 Nov. 2009 in co-operation with the University of Gondar. The opening ceremony took place on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 at the University in the presence of Mengesha Admassu, President of the University, Habtamu Tedla,...

January 7, 2010 by Belay Zeleke

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in Africa that has among others a unique calendar, which is very close to the ancient Julian calendar. Ethiopians mark Christmas and Christ's birth on 7 January - it is called Ganna and it will not be an ex...

December 13, 2009 by EthioSun

By Gili Gurel • Ha'aretz: Falash Mura Falash Mura fight among themselves as American and Evangelical aid groups and the Israeli government fight over aliya. ADDIS ABABA AND GONDAR - Above the entrance to the synagogue in Gondar hangs a sign in Hebrew: "God the bu...

November 21, 2009 by EthioSun

BY NATHAN JEFFAY Pious Swaying: Worshipers in the crowd moved their hands back and forth as they celebrate Sigd, a festival that marks a recommitment to the Torah. A crowd about 10,000 gathered in Jerusalem for the prayers, speeches and celebration. Sigd was a national ho...

Israel Marks the Community’s Flagship Festival, Sig’d

November 4, 2009 by EthioSun

By RUTH EGLASH After 30 years of Jewish immigration from Ethiopia, the State of Israel will finally mark the community's flagship festival, Sig'd, in an official ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. To enlarge, click the image! Pictures: Courtesy...

July 13, 2009 by EthioSun

የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን የሲኖዶስ ጉባኤ ዛሬ ባደረገው ስብሰባ ጳውሎስን ከአስተዳደራዊ ስራዎችና ከሲኖዶስ ሰብሳቢነት ማገዱን የስብሰባው ተሳታ...

July 10, 2009 by EthioSun

ከበትረ ሙሴ: ከዘፀአት በፊት በሚለው ጽሁፌ ላይ ወደ ሃገራችን መመለስ አለብን ነገር ግን ከዛ በፊት መንፈሳዊ ዝግጅት ያስፈልገናል ብዬ ነበር፤ ለዚህም አንዳንድ ጠቃሚ ነ�...

July 9, 2009 by EthioSun

ከደጀ ሰላም: • “ከዚህ በሁዋላ ከከጳውሎስ ጋር አብረን አንሠራም” ብፁዕ አቡነ ቄርሎስ፤ ብፁዕ አቡነ ጢሞቴዎስ • “ሀገረ ስብከቴን ተረከቡኝ” ብፁዕ አቡነ ፋኑኤል፣ •...

July 5, 2009 by EthioSun

By Aaron Maasho TURMI, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ethiopia's Hamer people, a long isolated, pastoral warrior tribe, are increasingly opening up to tourists, a move some fear could endanger age-old traditions with too much exposure to foreign cultural influence. For centuries...

July 1, 2009 by EthioSun

The gangsters from Tigrai (WEYANE or TPLF) shot dead 3 Ethiopians and injured more than six as they were helping to build a Christian church . According to the disinformation minister, Bereket Simon, two of them were killed by bullets, one of them fell off...