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Reeyot Alemu: Young Heroine of Ethiopian Press Freedom
Posted on May 4, 2012, 10:29 pm By

Alemayehu G Mariam Reeyot Alemu The past two weeks have been glorious days for Africans. Eskinder Nega, the heroic Ethiopian journalist was honored with Pen America’s Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to…

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What Should the World Do and Not Do To Save Ethiopians?
Posted on August 29, 2011, 1:17 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Time Magazine on its cover page asked two weighty questions about recurrent famines in Ethiopia: “Why are Ethiopians starving again?…

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Reflections on Thanksgiving in America
Posted on November 29, 2010, 9:41 am By

Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on  11/29/2010 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/reflections-on-thanksgivi_b_789011.html In 1620, one hundred and two prospective settlers left England and set sail for over two months to come to the…

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Open Letter to President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University
Posted on September 17, 2010, 10:25 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam September 17, 2010 President Lee C. Bollinger Office of the President Columbia University 202 Low Library 535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 By Fax: (212)…

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