Two Statues of “ABUNS”
Two monuments of "ABUNS",
One counts with Martyrs and Saints,
The other a "living creature" of "Diabilos"
One was a patriot and honor to all us,
The other enemy from within, a known traitor,
The previous ,Abune Petros",
And the latter ,Aite Pau...
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British specialists help save Ethiopia’s ancient Garima Gospels
By Steven MorrisGarima Gospels, possibly among earliest surviving illustrated Christian manuscripts, preserved by Anglo-French team working at remote monastery
Legend has it they were created in a day after God intervened to delay the sunset. Today,...
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Press Release: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Holy Synod Statement on the TPLF Sham Elections
EOTC Holy Synod Statement May 2010> ...
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Ethiopian Books: Washington National Cathedral may sell rare books
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral may sell off part of its rare books collection after it has slashed its budget and staff by more than half.
The collection includes books donated by Queen Elizabeth II, Ethiopi...
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Ancient prayer book returned to Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — A century-old Ethiopian prayer book stolen decades ago was returned to the African nation late Wednesday after the American collector who held it agreed to the restitution.
The precious relic is a psalter written in the liturgical ...
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Ten things we have learnt about Africa
Christians from several African states trace their origins to Israel or Palestine
The Pew Research Center has just released one of the biggest ever studies on attitudes to religion and morality in Africa, which has revealed a host of interesting fac...
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Ethiopians Across the Globe Celebrate Fasika (Easter)
Fasika (Ge’ez: ፋሲካ, sometimes transliterated Fasica) means Easter in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, the main and longstanding religion has been the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since the times of Frumentius, an...
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Ethiopian Jewry gets its first Haggada
By Ruth Egalsh :
The historic saga of Ethiopian Jewry, with its unique traditions and customs, will be incorporated into the mainstream Pessah story for the first time in a new Haggada written by Ethiopian-Jewish history expert Rabbi Menachem Wa...
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The sacred and sublime in Ethiopia
TYLER STIEM:
LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA — From Saturday's Globe and Mail
For a moment, as I ponder the mystery of Amda Berhan, the Pillar of Light, and resist the monumental urge to scratch my feet, I feel every bit the pilgrim, at home among the ...
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A bishop or a rook? Saginaw recalls ‘Bishop Frumentius’ as man by same name surfaces in Atlanta
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 ...
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Ethiopia: Keepers of the Lost Ark (must watch videos)
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 ches...
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Ethiopian Authorities Concoct New Charge against Christian
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-ye...
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Ethiopian Jews: trapped in-between
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....
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Ethiopia: Some more stuff I must wonder about
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 ...
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Ethiopia: Melkam Ganna (Merry Christmas)!
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...
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The Unholy Battle For Ethiopia’s Remaining Jews
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 si...
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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate a Festival, Gain Israeli Attention for Their Traditions
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 celebratio...
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Israel Marks the Community’s Flagship Festival, Sig’d
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.
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ጳውሎስ (ዲያቢሎስ) በሌላ ወያኔ ተገፈተረ!
የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን የሲኖዶስ ጉባኤ ዛሬ ባደረገው ስብሰባ ጳውሎስን ከአስተዳደራዊ ስራዎችና ከሲኖዶስ ሰብሳቢነት ማገዱን የ...
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ኢትዮጵያዊ ቁልፎች እና በፈርዖን መንፈስ
ከበትረ ሙሴ:
ከዘፀአት በፊት በሚለው ጽሁፌ ላይ ወደ ሃገራችን መመለስ አለብን ነገር ግን ከዛ በፊት መንፈሳዊ ዝግጅት ያስፈልገናል ብዬ ነበር፤ ለዚህም አ...
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