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by Elsabet Ademe.Based on factual events of the dangerous journey of human trafficking Behind Sunrise tells the story of the bright, positive and ferociously determined, Sarah Belay, a sixteen-year-old Ethiopian girl with big dreams. She wants to travel to Europe to pursue the arts. However, her family is dead set against it. She hears the […]
Author Ennatu Domingo was adopted from Ethiopia at the age of seven and transplanted to Barcelona where she learned to flourish. But she never forgot her nomadic childhood in the mountains and meadows of Gondar. She holdsa BA in Political Science and an MA in International Conflict and Security. She was awarded a Schuman traineeship
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In this playfully structured collection of stories and photographs, Kawase journeys from Japan to the Ethiopian streets of Gondar where he spent one year. He learns from a diverse cast of characters including local bards, musicians and priests, including the young Azmari singer Tigabu and the Lalibela poet Tilahun. This is the first English translation
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Mieraf Girum is a multidisciplinary artist, teacher and culture enthusiast who gained a profound appreciation for visual storytelling during her journey following her passion for artistic expression.Eager to embark on an exciting new chapter, Mieraf created a second children’s coloring book, merging her love of art and culture to bring the joy and wonder of
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Congratulations to Ethiopian children’s book author Yoseph Ayalew. His latest book, “Friends Forever”, has been nominated for the upcoming Gourmand World Awards, to be held in Riyadh in November 2023. This is a commendable achievement since only 1,000 stories were nominated out of 100,000 titles submitted. Friends Banana and Tomato may be different in many ways;
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‘Extraordinary and thrilling … This story should be known to every man, woman and child’ – Lemn Sissay In 1868, British troops charged into the mountain empire of Ethiopia, stormed the citadel of its monarch Tewodros II and grabbed piles of his treasures and sacred manuscripts. They also took his son – six-year-old Prince Alamayu – and
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