![]() The Amharas, the ethnic group from which the emperors came, subjugated by force the other peoples that form today’s Ethiopia. Indeed, although Ethiopia is the only country that has not been colonized, it is in itself an empire. But this image is far from ideal inside the country. The legend of Aethiopia was coming true! Throughout the 20th century, Emperor Haile Selassie embodied Pan-Africanism and the non-aligned struggle. This was a momentous event, the first time that ‘natives’ had defeated a modern European army. And in 1896, the troops of Emperor Menelik defeated the Italian colonial army. As early as the 18th century, it was the land of return, of freedom for slaves behind a black king. In the King James translation of the Bible, Aethiopia symbolizes Africa in a generic way. What factors led to war and misery?Įthiopia has a special place in world history. We see that Ethiopia is a country with a past of great achievements. According to her, 120 thousand women were raped in the conflict to signal to the Tigray women – some of them fighting alongside men for regional control – that they “should not become too emancipated”. ![]() Charlotte is also the founder of the Cawl Girls, an association that gives support to the victims of sexual violence in the Tigray War. In this interview to Olhares do Mundo (World View) Charlote explains the ethnic conflict in Ethiopia. Charlotte Touati, a historian from the Lausanne University (Switzerland) and specialist in Horn of Africa and Middle East says that Amhara’s nationalism insufflated by the prime minister Abiy Ahmed – 2019 Nobel Peace Prize – has led to the genocide of the Tigray’s population with the help of the neighboring country Eritrea. A peace agreement has been negotiated by the government and the Tigray Peoples´s Liberation Front in November 2022, but the hostilities have not ceased. According to some specialist’s the death toll can be as high as 800 thousand. The Ethiopian civil war that began in November 2020 in the Tigray region has killed more than 500 thousand people. Many thanks to the colleagues in the Oriental collections, as well as Exhibitions department for their support.Lousanne University specialist in Horn of Africa explains that the Ethiopian prime-minister has established an alliance with the Ahmaha ultranationalist to take control of the historical northern region of Tigray through ethnic cleansingĪdriel Gadelha, Katharina Brito e Milena Ogeia The display at the Bodleian was received with great interest and there definitely was a sense of enthusiasm for promoting the collection also in the future. 19 includes Psalms, hymns of the Old Testament, Song of Songs and Praises of Mary. The other mid-fifteenth century illuminated manuscript, MS. These were made by Nicolo Brancaleone, a Venetian artist active in Ethiopia. There are four colour miniatures of the Evangelists, one before each Gospel. 14, comprising the Four Gospels in Ge’ez script is thought to come from the Gojjam province in north-western part of Ethiopia. These exceptional codices come with a wealth of painted miniatures, representing biblical figures from the patriarchs to evangelists. The two fifteenth century biblical codices on display were given to the library by Dr Bent Juel-Jensen in 2006. In the afternoon, a small display of Bodleian Ethiopian treasures was ready for the group in the Blackwell Hall. The first part of the day took place at the Ioannou centre and was organised by Judith McKenzie, Miranda Williams, and Foteini Spingou, with photographs by Michael Gervers. During the academic programme, Dr Judith McKenzie spoke about the themes of Garima illumination, while Professor Francis Watson gave a lecture on canon tables. Their trip from London to Oxford was intended as a study day, attending lectures and a photo exhibition on the illuminated Gospels from the Abba Garima Monastery. On Saturday, the 8th of April a group of bibliophiles from the Anglo-Ethiopian Society visited the Weston Library.
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