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Ethiopia – A journey to the cradle of humanity | I suspect that, like many Irish people, my perceptions of Ethiopia are not simply outdated, but frozen at a particular moment in its history. I may have been vaguely aware of its rich and complex history, but, whenever I thought of Ethiopia, I thought of famine and the horrific images it evoked. Photo: Mereja Media Ataklit Tesfaye, an Ethiopian Israeli, lights White House menorah – 17 Dec. 2014 Photo: Mereja Media What’s An Ethiopian Christmas In London Like? | Londonist Photo: Mereja Media Hailu Mergia On World Cafe | Hear an unusual session today with Hailu Mergia, a keyboard player and Ethiopian music star who now lives in the U.S. He came to World Cafe’s attention through Awesome Tapes From Africa, the website where Hailu Mergia & Low Mentality Brian Shimkovitz posts cassette tapes of African music he discovers. That’s what led Shimkovitz to Mergia… Photo: Mereja Media Scientists created a computer system that helps predict malaria outbreaks in northwester, Ethiopia Photo: Mereja Media Sambusa at Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Richmond, Virginia Photo: Mereja Media Teddy Afro arrives at Oslo Airport, Norway, 20 Dec. 2014 Photo: Mereja Media Police shoot protesters in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia – 19 Dec 2014 – YouTube Photo: Mereja Media Mimi Alemayehou – the Ethiopian Woman On Top of a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Company Photo: Mereja Media Three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will take part in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on 23 January 2015, organisers of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race announced… Photo: Mereja Media Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu – Ethiopia Alemu, 34, founded her company, SoleRebels, in 2004, and it is now bringing in $5 million in revenue annually. The company makes sandals, slip-ons and lace-up shoes from recycled tires. boardboardboard Photo: Mereja Media Flamingos in Ethiopia boardboardboard Photo: Mereja Media Protest in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – 19 December 2014 board Photo: Mereja Media New Babysitter Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopian election 2010 board Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopian legendary singer Alemayehu Eshete Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopian Emperor Haileselassie I, TIME Magazine’s 1903 Man of the Year Photo: Mereja Media Abebe Bilila, Rome 1962 Olympics Photo: Mereja Media Ethiopian flag board Photo: Mereja Media Legendary Ethiopian signer Asnakech Worku Photo: Mereja Media