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The Oromo of Harerghe: On the Traditions of Commerce
By Afendi Muteki As the dialect and traditions of the Oromo of Harerghe have peculiar features, trade in Harerghe has also certain important customs that differentiate it from those which are...
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ጫት በሀረርጌ እና በዓለም ዙሪያ (ክፍል አንድ)
ጸሓፊ- አፈንዲ ሙተቂ ጫት በሀረርጌና በሌሎችም የዓለም ክፍሎች የሚኖሩ ህዝቦች ለማነቃቂያነት የሚጠቀሙት ተክል ነው። ይህ ተክል በሳይንሳዊ ስያሜው “cata edulis” ይባላል። በኦሮምኛ “ጂማ” ተብሎ ይጠራል። በአማርኛና በሀረሪ ቋንቋዎች “ጫት” በሚለው ስሙ ይታወቃል። በዐረብኛ ቋንቋ “ቃት” የሚል መጠሪያ...
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The Gada System – Why Denied Recognition to Be a World Heritage?
BY SAMUEL TAYE The Oromo Gada system is a system of generational classes that succeed each other every eight years in assuming political, military, judicial, legislative and ritual responsibilities....
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Ambayyoo maaluma teenya tun dubbiinii Garam deemaa jirti qabsoon teenya tunii Mee tam qabatanii; tami tan dhiisanii Dhiiroo mee dubbadhaa nu afaanfaajjeessanii Waa’een keenyaa kuni nama ajaa’ibsiisa...
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Kan barreesse: Jiilchaa Haamid Wadaay: “Aboo Leencoon gale dhageeysani!?” Araarso:”Sa boo maal jetta?” “Galan! Isaa fi diimaan faan” “Haaya bada boo! An siin hin jenne!? Yoom galan hoo?” “Dheenyuma...
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Types and formalities of Oromo marriage
*By Tigist Geme Marriage is one of the most important rituals in Oromo culture. The custom of marriage differs in various parts of the world and every civilization produces a marriage pattern...
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Rifeensa hinjirre filaa maaliin filuu soodallaa soddaatiin sodaan wal-affeelu! Soodallaa uffataa soodallaa faarfataa soodallaa dibataa abjuu maalii qabaa namni bifa’n qabne gartuun munyuuqataa?...
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Cidhi warra hiyyeessaa du’a dureessa’n ga’uu gidee gara boowaa maalin bultii moo’uu? Baasin hamoommataa gabbarri nam-ta’ee horiin dur oofamu namaan bakka bu’e! Namatuu oofamaa akka horiititti aruuzni...
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New Fact About Ahmad Gragn?
By Afendi Muteki Why do people call Imam Ahmad in the nickname “Gragn”? Was he left handed as many people say? Or it has another meaning? Recently, I started to investigate “Fut’hul Habash”, the...
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ጸሓፊ፡- አፈንዲ ሙተቂ በተወለድኩባት ከተማ ስማቸው ገኖ ከሚወራላቸው ጥቂት ሰዎች መካከል አንዱ ናቸው። እኝህ ሰው የናጠጠ ቱጃር ወይንም የመሬት ከበርቴ አልነበሩም። “የሼኽ እገሌ ቤተሰብ አባል” ወይም “የሸሪፍ እገሌ ዝሪያ” የሚባሉ አይነትም አይደሉም። ይሁንና የከተማችን ተወላጆች ከመሬት ከበርቴም ሆነ ከናጠጠ...
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Bookee Finfinnee mannaa sonsa Dirreedhaa wayyaa jennee faa mammaaknee abdannee faa caayaa yaadaan aadaa turree akka qabnu hayyuu akka qabnu raayyaa amma maal dhageenya osoo leenca jennuun namni gari...
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Explaining Ethiopia’s Curious Strategy in Somalia
By Somalia Newsroom|April 1, 2013 In mid-March 2013, Ethiopian troops deployed in the strategic town of Xudur in Bakool region withdrew its forces with little warning to residents or allied forces....
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Wikileaks files on the Oromo movement under the leadership of Gen.Tadesse...
Wikileaks, which has bee shaking the global security, diplomatic and economic establishments, by acquiring and publicly releasing highly secretive US cables, have recently released a new batch...
View ArticleWikileaks files on the evolution of the ODF
Excerpts from two Wikileaks files, one from the US embassy in Asmara and the other from Addis Ababa contain some insightful information about what recently evolved into the latest faction, the...
View ArticleKAKUU KAKAA!!
Qalamnii cobsinu booruu bonaatii awwaara gannaatii tikfatatuu deegaa deettutuu maseenaa maseenni taadhomee faana finnaa dhabnaa faana faanoo dhoofnee deeffanna mirga uumaa!!….. Kun kakuu kakkaan...
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by Adnew Wakjira | Ebla 9, 2013|Ayyaantuu.com Oromos witness the birth of a new organization, this time midwifed by none other than the OLD Guard of the Oromo movement. (Yours truly, may not be a...
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“ህወሓት የአማራ ፖለቲከኞችን ከኢትዮጵያዊ ብሔረተኝነት ርዕዮተአለም እንዲወጡ ማድረግ ይፈልጋል”
ጃዋር መሀመድ የፖለቲካ ተንታኝ ፍኖተ ነፃነት፡- ኢህአዴግ የብሔር ጥያቄ መልሻለሁ ይላል፤ ሆኖም ብሔርን መሰረት ያደረጉ በደሎች ሲፈፀሙ ይታያል፡፡ በርግጥ የብሔር ጥያቄ ተመልሷል ማለት ይቻላል? ጃዋር፡- እንደምታውቀው የብሄር ጥያቄ ሁለት አይነት መልስ ነበር የሚያስፈልገው፡፡ አንደኛ እራስን በራስ የማስተዳደር፣...
View ArticleJustice Sector Reform Program: The Masquerading Tool of Ethiopian Political...
- A Macro-Cosmic Look into Justice Reform Program Henok G. Gabisa Post-Colonial period marked a new paradigm of triangular discourse amongst Law, Justice and Development in the international...
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Interview with Professor Mohammed Hassen
Original Source: Xirroo Magazine Vol 2, 2010, Nairobi Kenya Online source: Advocacy4oromia.org Xirroo: Prof. Mohammad would you like to outline your brief biography to our readers? Prof. Moh: I,...
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