Tirunesh the lioness made it

The young, energetic agile and striding athlete Tirunesh Dibaba won the first gold medal for Ethiopia and Africa in women’s 10,000 race at the Beijing Olympic.she also broke the Olympic record long held by Derartu Tulu.
 
 

 

Despite her thin and delicate figure, Tirunesh exhorts an immense strength and vigor that Demissie Damte who was reporting from [...]

sufism in the ethiopian context

Sufism, which is a mystic tradition of Islam encompassing a diverse range of beliefs and practices, is most often known to be practiced in the
Middle East. The celebrated exponents of Sufism have usually emerged from Iran, Iraq, India, and other countries of the Middle and
Far East.Sufism, which basically has a direct link to Islam, has [...]

handing over heritages through entertainment

 
 
EthiDolls, developer of African signature dolls and accessories that teach history and tradition and celebrate cultural diversity, introduced its Makeda, Queen of Sheba doll, story book and CD last week in the
US.
The collectible quality doll  and accessories are based on the ancient legend of Queen Makeda, the first female ruler of
Ethiopia. The dolls are hand-crafted [...]