What makes Jerusalem so holy?

April 17, 2014 BBC Tour guide Shraga Ben Yosef gives us a quick trip around Jerusalem’s holiest sites While Christians around the world are enjoying the Easter holiday, Jews everywhere are celebrating the holiday of Passover – a convergence of

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What makes Jerusalem so holy?

April 17, 2014 BBC Tour guide Shraga Ben Yosef gives us a quick trip around Jerusalem’s holiest sites While Christians around the world are enjoying the Easter holiday, Jews everywhere are celebrating the holiday of Passover – a convergence of

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Retired army general wants Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery demolished

Ahmed Ragai Attiya says that the historic UNESCO site in South Sinai poses a threat to Egypt’s national security, after the monks turned it into ‘a place for foreigners’ Sherry El-Gergawi, 18 April 2014 Ahram Online The holy monastery of

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Dubuque Students Flood Twitter for Ethiopian Town

18 April 2014 Kcrg.com DUBUQUE, Iowa – A group of 7th grade students spent much of their time between and after classes posting messages to social media sites Thursday. Every one of more than 1,300 tweets by students at Washington

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Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?

April 18, 2014 BBC It is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. So why is it called Good Friday? According to the Bible, the son of God was flogged, ordered to carry the cross on which he would

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Renowned Washington novelist helps save Ethiopian woman’s life

18 April 2014 By Elisa Jaffe Komo News SEATTLE — The death of 13-year old adoptee Hana Williams outraged communities from Ethiopia to Mount Vernon, where her adoptive parents left her to die malnourished, naked, and cold in her back yard. 

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EU donates €40 million to improve maternal and new-born health in Ethiopia

EU Press Release ADDIS ABABA, 17 April 2014, the European Union (EU) announced a €40.2 million grant to the Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF through the “Enhancing Skilled Delivery in Ethiopia (ESDE)” project. This new funding from the EU

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Planned anti-gay rally in Ethiopia has been cancelled

16 April 2014 AP Officials say that plans for an anti-gay rally in Ethiopia’s capital have been cancelled. Two groups had been planning to hold a large anti-gay rally in Addis Ababa on April 26. But Dereje Negash, chairman of

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Ethiopian mother returned to Malta gets suspended sentence

16 April 2014 Malta Today Young Ethiopian mother who ran away from Malta is handed a suspended sentence after she is apprehended by Swedish authorities By Chris Mangion Jemila Usman Nuru, an Ethiopian mother, was this afternoon given a suspended

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Ethiopian Authorities Detain Article 19 Staff for 29 Hours

International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (Toronto) 16 APRIL 2014 Ethiopian immigration officials detained a member of staff from ARTICLE 19′s East Africa office on 3 April for 29 hours without any access to legal advice or consular support. Fortunately,

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