Giving alms to blind man

Blindness

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November 15th 2008
Ruta writing…Living in Ethiopia is fascinating from the perspective of seeing things you’d rarely see at home in Chicago. Sadly, this extends to the physical ailments of the Ethiopians. In the streets there are so many people with deformed limbs, golf ball size tumors in their necks, facial deformities, elephantitis in the leg, skin rashes, oozing conjunctivitis, etc. Strikingly, there are a ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more