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Save Ayana

Save Ayana
December 11, 2011
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."Martin Luther King Jr   Ayana needs a liver transplant and he is asking you to help him so that he can have a ch... Read More

Second Chance

Second Chance
November 7, 2011
The Life¹s Second Chance Foundation was established in 2006 by Mrs. Wossene Tiruneh Bowler, an Ethiopian by birth. She was a chronic myelogenous leukemia  (C.M.L) patient who got a second chance to live thanks to GOD and the help of modern health facilities in the United Sta... Read More

Haddis Alemayehu

Haddis Alemayehu
October 23, 2011
Haddis Alemayehu (Amharic: ሀዲስ ዓለማየሁ; haddis alämayähu) (15 October 1910 - 6 December 2003), also transliterated Hadis Alamayahu, was a Foreign Minister and novelist from Ethiopia. His Amharic novel Fəqər əskä Mäqabər (Love to the Grave, 1968) is considered a classic of mo... Read More

Serkalem Fasil & Diaspora’s Reaction

Serkalem Fasil & Diaspora’s Reaction
October 2, 2011
The ruling authorities in Ethiopia have been arresting  independent journalists, civil and human rights activists, artists as well as political leaders on accusations of involvement in a terrorism plot. Eskingder Nega, Andualem Aragae, Debebe Eshetu, Sileshi Hagos and his... Read More

The First Week of Ethiopian New Year 2004

The First Week of Ethiopian New Year 2004
September 18, 2011
Ethiopia rulers detain  more journalists 09/17/11: The Charlotte Observer reports that the Committee to Protect Journalists said Saturday that the Ethiopian government has detained two more journalists under anti-terror laws, bringing the total number imprisoned... Read More

Buhe

Buhe
August 28, 2011
Hoya Hoye Night Buhe is an Ethiopian children's holiday, usually celebrated in Mid-August. “Hoya Hoye” comes from a children’s song chanted during a holiday similar to Halloween, (but of Christian faith) called "Buhe." Kids travel door to door in groups singing this tradit... Read More

Ethiopian Heritage Week in Washington:

Ethiopian Heritage Week in Washington:
July 3, 2011
Ethiopians in DC metro area and across North America and Europe have been celebrating their strong heritage since the end of June. A week before the Ethiopian Heritage festival which is now being celebrated at the Georgetown University Stadium, thousands of Ethiopians had... Read More

Interview with Ethiopian linguist, Dr. Hailu Fulas

Interview with Ethiopian linguist, Dr. Hailu Fulas
June 12, 2011
Ethiopian linguist, Dr. Hailu Fulas discuss on different aspects of the Ethiopian language and the term Diaspora.... Read More

Mother-Daughter Story

Mother-Daughter Story
May 22, 2011
Woizero Felekech Mamo Demissie and her daughter Genet spoke about Woizero Felekech's childhood in Ethiopia where she has been living all her life. Genet recently asked her mother to look back on the day she was born, 75 years ago and to tell her how she felt about bec... Read More

Genetically Modified Food

Genetically Modified Food
May 15, 2011
You may have heard of Genetically Modified seeds and consumed foods made from Genetically Modified seeds. The dangers of Genetically Modified (GM) seeds on adverse health, environmental impact and their potential role in population reduction are well known facts. Radio Di... Read More