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...
Greeks in South Africa
Even though Greeks have not been in South Africa long they have played an important role in the freedom struggle.
The horror of facing...
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...
Apocalypse and Resistance
In the West in the 20th Century, many people may consider religious leaders to be nuts, but they are rarely committed to mental institutions,...
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...
Menelik II: Solomon’s Regal Heir and King of Ethiopia
Born on August 19, 1844, Menelik II was born Sahle Mariam in Ankober, a capital in the autonomous Ethiopian province of Shoa. His paternal...
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...
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...
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...
Cry, a Prophetic Book
Even though I have been immersed in the study of African history for over three years nowin particular, South African history I just read...