The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were ...

Dusk is falling on the old walled city of Harar and the still air is broken only by an occasional, chilling howl. In the semi-darkness, five hungry hyenas circle a young man crouched on the ground.

HARAR, Ethiopia | Morgeta Olemaria whooped and giggled as he tossed slabs of raw goat meat out of the basket in his lap. About a dozen wild hyenas surrounded him, each anxious to snap up the next ...

HARAR—The trip’s worst day coincides with my 37 th birthday. In the open-air market outside the walls of a 16 th-century Islamic town called Harar, I slip, fall, and scrape my left leg. Among the ...

Hyenas are often portrayed as ruthless creatures. But a family in Ethiopia has been hand-feeding packs of hyenas for decades. If you've seen "The Lion King," you know hyenas are often portrayed as ...

Harar, Ethiopia – When Abdallah Ali Sherif was growing up in eastern Ethiopia, his parents never spoke about the history of his city. “When I asked my parents about our history, they told me we didn’t ...

Wandel im Islam wird entscheidend über Außenkontakte geprägt. In einem Prozess von Innovation und Aneignung werden bestimmte Elemente von muslimischen Lokalgemeinschaften übernommen, modifiziert oder ...

2006 30COM 8B.34 - Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Harar Jugol, the fortified historic town) 2005 29COM 8B.21 - Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage ...