An Overview of the Covert Airlifts of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
In 1984, 1985 and again in 1991 Israel covertly arranged for hundreds of Ethiopian Jews to be brought to Israel.
Israel, in 1984, 1985...
Land Seizure, Land Reform and Land Grab in Africa
Land has been at the center of human existence, civilization and development for millennia. It was because of this critical importance of land to...
Egypt: How King Farouk I was Overthrown
Farouk was the only son of King Fuad. A scandal surrounded his birth in that it was rumoured he was the result of an...
Africa for Africans: Ethiopian Independent Churches
Imagine a company that hires a number of individuals as future managers.Supervisors who hire them explain that they will be given more responsibility as...
Christianity vs. Islam in Africa: A 19th Century Debate
Christianity had failed, announced Reverend Isaac Taylor, Canon of York, to a British audience in 1897. It had failed to civilize the savage, barbarous...
Liberation Theology And The Church in Africa
Winnie Mandela shocked the world in 1986 when she stated that Africans should liberate themselves using tires and matches. Her statement referenced the now...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Autobiography Detailing Slavery History, Escape, Freedom and...
In the autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the author details portions of slavery history in this compelling first-person account.
Slavery history is...
Cattle, Power, and Gender in Sub-Saharan Africa
For centuries, cattle were like money in many African societies. Though wealth has been a recognized symbol of power for centuries, in Africa, cattle...
African Conflict Diamonds, an Unsavoury History
African conflict diamonds, also known as blood diamonds and war diamonds are certainly not f girl’s best friend.
History reminds us that this is particularly...
Male Daughters, Female Husbands
One of the aspects of Western society that has long disturbed me is the distinct division in gender identities. When any of my students...