ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Egypt has always been in need to control the Ethiopian Abay River (AKA Blue Nile) for good reason – its livelihood depends on it. But having a good reason does not support taking any action to control the river. Egypt does not seem to appreciate this wisdom and has been trying historically to control the …
The Estephanos Monastery is on an island in Lake Haik, part of the Tehuledere district in South Wollo where LIVES has one of its project sites. The first church was built in 862 AD; in 1262 AD a monastery was established. Since then, it delivers spiritual, social, and development activities for the inhabitants of the surrounding area. …
sociology, social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserve and change them. It does this by examining the dynamics of constituent parts of societies such as institutions, communities, populations, and gender, racial, or age groups. Sociology also studies social status or stratification, social movements, and social change, as well as a societal disorder in the form of crime, deviance, and revolution. Read …
Anthropology is the study of people, past and present, with a focus on understanding the human condition both culturally and biologically. This joint emphasis sets anthropology apart from other humanities and natural sciences. In a general sense, anthropology is concerned with determining what humans are, how they evolved, and how they differ from one another. …
in anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society. The process of assimilating involves taking on the traits of the dominant culture to such a degree that the assimilating group becomes socially indistinguishable from other members of the society. As such, assimilation is the most extreme form of acculturation. …
In its broadest definition, “civic education” means all the processes that affect people’s beliefs, commitments, capabilities, and actions as members or prospective members of communities. Civic education need not be intentional or deliberate; institutions and communities transmit values and norms without meaning to. It may not be beneficial: sometimes people are civically educated in ways …
The 2007 census report lists about 85 ethnic groups (Table 3.1) along with the respective census population. The report also lists those blended from two or more ethnic groups as one of the groups. This count however is not complete as most blended ethnic group individuals identify themselves as one of (most likely fathers’) the …
Goitom, a 42-year-old ethnic Tigrayan farmer, lived in Adi Goshu, a town in western Tigray, a large and fertile district known for growing sesame, sorghum, and cotton in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. On January 17, 2021, he watched helplessly from his home as Amhara special forces and local militias beat up and detained Tigrayans in …
Amnesty International is a movement of 10 million people which mobilizes humanity in everyone and campaigns for change so we can all enjoy our human rights. Our vision is of a world where those in power keep their promises, respect international law and are held to account. Read more
Why Oppose Western Powers in General and America in Particular The HR 6600 and S 3199 are two bills under consideration in the United States’ House of Representatives and the Senate respectively. Both bills are designed and sponsored under the guise of promoting democracy, peace, and stability in Ethiopia. The bills purport to end the …