Posts about professor getachew haile written by jontambek. He later founded rainbow ethiopia movements for democracy and social justice. On 8 april berhanu and professor mesfin woldemariam they held a daylong panel discussion at the hall of the national lottery on academic freedom which was followed by student riot in the main campus of addis ababa university. Yacob hailemariam and other leaders of the cud, as well as a number of civil rights activists and independent journalists. Mesfin woldemariams comment on abraha desta video yehaa shemagela ye tigre weyane ashker endehone limote new. Mesfin woldemariam is an ethiopian academician and peace activist who has been actively engaged in a peaceful movement to bring justice, equality and peace for all the people in his country. Mesfin woldemariams historical speech in seattle may. Many ethiopians and i are happy to learn that you are back in ethiopia after your long medical treatment overseas. He is a founding member of the ethiopian human rights. Books tagged professor mesfin woldemariam mesh cart.
Mesfin was professor of geography at haile selassie university now addis ababa university or aau, and for a time. Ethiopia professor mesfin woldemariam m, aged 76, founder and former chair of the ethiopian human rights council prisoner of conscience professor mesfin woldemariam, aged 76, is receiving treatment in addis ababas police hospital after collapsing in his prison cell on 18 august. An amharic book by professor mesfin woldemariam analyzing and discussing the complex dynamics of the horn of africa and the implications for the future. I counter checked the published article of professor mesfin and read his. To his credit, many admired him for choosing to express his views in that manner. Esat yetsehafian demitsoch reeyot with proff mesfin woldemariam part 1 thur 23 nov 2017. In a statement which has ruffled some feathers, prof mesfin even goes woldemarjam far as to claim, in a way that smacks of essentialism, that the readiness to collaborate with the imperial powers is a characteristic feature of the region, that professor mesfin. A 3000 year journey through history transports a megachurch pastor from failure to faith to freedom.
Its like a jewish professor asking israelis not to call hitler or the nazi party their enemy. As dawit mesfin, has noted in his newly published biography. Professor mesfin woldemariam, who is currently in washington dc representing unity for democracy and justice party udj, said at a meeting today sunday afteroon that we should not call a political opponent like woyanne an enemy. Mesfin received his early education at teferi mekonnen school, and was a student of the ethiopian orthodox church, receiving ordination as a deacon in 1946. Woldemariam, renowned human rights defender and founder and former chairman of ehrco. Subscribe to receive updates on new deals and products. Dawit mesfins biography of woldeab should be read together with joseph venosas book, paths to the nation. Mesfin woldemariams recent amharic book, a slim volume entitled. Bahru zewde author of a history of modern ethiopia, 1855.
Posts about mesfin woldemariam written by jontambek. October 15, 2014 the prominent ethiopian human rights activist and scholar, professor mesfin woldemariam, is to receive a lifetime achievement award from an ethiopian organisation in australia, democracy for ethiopia support group. Or it can lapse into the sort of government thats best encountered in history books. He was also a senior fulbright scholar in 1971, 1986 and 1987. Predictably, the vile old man was disgorging the usual hogwash that he has been spewing since the fall of the derg that he was part of during the early days. Standing on a slippery slope tsegaye tegenu august 25, 2011 i read response article written by abdurahman ahmedin concerning the historical interpretation made by professor mesfin woldemariam. In writing this book dawit mesfin has gone a long way towards restoring woldeab to his rightful place. He also serves on bus graduate faculty of political science and is a faculty affiliate at the african studies center.
A visionary eritrean patriot, a biography, by dawit mesfin as a journalist and activist in the 1940s and 50s, woldeab woldemariam is acclaimed by eritreans as the father of their national movement. Why is the tplf in a rush to destroy historic books. Explore books by dr hirut woldemariam with our selection at. The perplexing phenomena that exercises the professors mind is how.
Prime minister meles zenawi agreed for the journalists to be allowed books in. It is not as easy as scribing ones view after reading a book in. Professor mesfin woldemariam is an ethiopian peace activist and philosopher, who has been actively engaged in a peaceful movement to bring justice, equality and peace for all the people in his country. Interview with professor mesfin woldemariam, focusing on his recent book inzechinboch. Professor mesfin woldemariam 75, former chair of the ethiopian human rights councilehrco. The length mr woldemariam is prepared to venture to quench his desire for power beggers belief. Mesfin woldemariam s thoughtprovoking and controversial book addis journal. The pdf format for introduction to dekekee estifanos pain by professor mesfin woldemariam. As an active participant in ethiopian politics you were on the headlines for the last four months. Archived from the original on 20 october on 8 april berhanu and professor mesfin woldemariam they held a daylong panel discussion at the hall of the national lottery on academic freedom which was followed by student riot in the main campus of addis ababa university. Mesfin taught geography at haile selassie university addis ababa university. Like most ethiopians, i have high regard for the professor and i. It is to be recalled that mesfin woldemariam was chairman of the inquiry commission created by the dreg to investigate the emperors officials, and without the due process of law, they were eliminated with the full knowledge of the chair person. Professor mesfin woldemarim, professor gebru tareke, dr dagnachew assefa, asgede gebre selassie and the likes are some of the contributors.
The danger prone horn of africa mesfin woldemariam on. Mesfin woldemariam born april 4, 1930 is an ethiopian academic and human rights activist. Professor mesfin wmariam is an ethiopian academic, author, politician and human rights activist. Tplf bigwig sebhat nega also penned an article in that paper. And the two books should be required reading among eritrean communities the world over. Nov 14, 2017 professor mesfin woldemariams new book,inzech emboch, is now in the market. Professor mesfin woldemariam the prime minister and. Professor bahru zewde is a distinguished historian of ethiopia and africa. Professor mesfin woldemariam professor mesfin wmariam is an ethiopian academic, author, politician and human rights activist. Former army major getachew mengiste and professor mesfin. Mesfin is an ethiopian academician and human rights activist.
These officials were moweddown without the due process of law. Using personal documents, interviews with those who knew woldeab well and by scouring the archives, the author has put together a. Michael woldemariam is an associate professor of international relations at boston universitys pardee school of global studies. Professor mesfin woldemariam new book, mesfin woldemariam, addis ababa, ethiopia.
We are talking about woldeab woldemariam, a national leader of eritrea who was subjected to seven assassination attempts on his life over a period of six years 19471953 a fact that makes him unique among historic figures. Dr hirut woldemariam books and biography waterstones. Professor mesfin was the cochairman of the infamous inquiry commission that paved the way for the execution of the emperors 60 officials on november 24, 1974. In the process, he has made an invaluable contribution to eritrean history. A visionary eritrean patriot, a biography dawit mesfin on. Professor mesfin woldemariam interpretation of ethiopian history. I am not aware if the big lion structure in churchill rd. Esat yetsehafian demitsoch reeyot with proff mesfin woldemariam part 1 thur 23 nov 2017 duration. Fear and failure, is at once a lamentation on the decline and decay of ethiopian society from the corrosive effects of bad governance, tyrannical rule and moral corruption and a call to action for redemption prof. Professor mesfin woldemariam the prime minister and ethiopian politics abbay media. Mesfin was professor of geography at haile selassie university now addis ababa university or aau, and for a time was head of the geography department. Woldemariam meaning and origin of the name woldemariam. December 10, 2014 na post comments v the acme of evil ignorance. November 09,2019 nashville, tennessee, historic fiction author karen sloanbrown takes readers on a whirlwind journey back in time to explore the explosive history of the tribe of levi, beta israel, and jewish christians.
Professor mesfin woldemariam interpretation of ethiopian. May 28, 2017 prominent ethiopian academician and human rights activist, professor mesfin woldemariams historical speech at seattle ethiopian national unity convention. Woldeab woldemariam, teacher, journalist, trade unionist and politician is justly called the father of eritrea. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Bahru zewde author of a history of modern ethiopia, 18551991. In writing this book dawit mesfin has gone a long way. Apr 25, 2018 professor mesfin woldemariam the prime minister and ethiopian politics abbay media. Nov 29, 2018 30 sep in this message, professor mesfin talks about the current situation in ethiopia, tplf,tigray and their relation. Mesfin woldemariam, founder and former chair of the ethiopian human rights council, and three civil society activists daniel bekele, policy director of the ethiopian office of actionaid, a south africabased international nongovernmental organization. Amharic language, capitalism, economic systems, economics, getachew haile, max weber, mesfin wolde, politics, professor getachew haile, professor mesfin woldemariam, social sciences, united states. Professor mesfin woldemariams new book, inzech emboch, is now in the market. What would abiy take to the usa where mesfin would be expected at the convention.
He is a founding member of ethiopian human rights council ehrc. Professor mesfin woldemariam, former chair of the ethiopian human. A towering figure in ethiopian medieval history and one of the first fulltime members of staff at the department of history of addis ababa university, the late. Reaction to professor mesfins view on emperors exile.
Ethiopian intellectual taddesse tamrat, the preeminent historian of medieval ethiopia, died tuesday in a hospital in chicago, where he was being treated for acute sickness. Professor mesfin woldemariams new book,inzech emboch, is now in the market. Mesfin woldemariams thoughtprovoking and controversial book. Dawit mesfin has produced a biography as brave and iconoclastic as the man himself, rescuing eritrean nationalist woldeab woldemariam from the obscurity that threatened to engulf his lifes work. Mesfin woldemariam to receive lifetime achievement award. Professor mesfin woldemariam, former chair of the ethiopian human rights. Aug 22, 2018 prominent ethiopian academic and human rights activist professor mesfin woldemariam speaking about the reform progress in ethiopia, pm abiy ahmed and oromia region president lemma megersa. Professor mesfin woldemariam new book mesfin woldemariam is an ethiopian academic and human rights activist.
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