OSA’s Statement of Condolence on the Passing Away of an Oromo Muslim Scholar...
The following statement is from the Oromo Studies Association (OSA). Oromo Studies Association P.O Box 32391, Fridley, MN 55432 OromoStudies.org May 16, 2013 It was with great sadness that we recently...
View ArticleSBOn, Sagalee Ummata Oromooti!
Y.G. (2005)* Seenaa Qabsoo Oromoo keessatti, SBOn bakka ol aanaa qabaachuu isaa kan haalu yoo jiraate, diina kufaatii Ummata Oromoo kan hawwu qofaadha. Seenaan yoomillee seenaadha. Seenaa kana...
View ArticleIs the Notorious Conflict of the Oromo Polity, the ‘Ethiopian Democratization...
By Fayyis Oromia* I wanted to re-write this opinion because of the currently intensified anti-Woyane movement led by the Amhara bloc (“multinational organizations”). It raised an important question in...
View ArticleShirri Habashootni nurratti xaxan yoomuma nuuf gala laata?
Abdii Boruutiin* Habashootni, tokkummaa ilmaan Oromoo laaffisuuf, qabsoo bilisummaa saba Oromoo dadhabsiisuuf yoo danda’an sirumaa dhabamsiisuuf halkanii guyyaa shira nurratti hojjechaa akka turani fi...
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“Run for Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa” in Winnipeg, Canada
By Oromo Community Reporter On Saturday, June 1, 2013, Oromos in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), participated on 10km run for their hero Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa. This is a yearly event organized by human...
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Dr. Sheekh Mahammad Rashaad (Sheekha Yoomiyyuu Hin Irraanfatamne)
Wanni sabni ittiin beekkamu keessa tokko afaani. Kana hubachuun, diinni Afaan Oromoo dhabamsiisuuf ijibbata gudda godhe. Ijibbaanni diinni godhaa ture, arra namatti mul’achuullee baatu yaroo isaa...
View ArticleStatement of Mr. Garoma Wakessa, Executive Director of HRLHA at the United...
The following is the statement made by Mr. Garoma Wakessa, Executive Director of the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 23rd Session, Geneva,...
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Oromo-Norwegians Views & Reflections on the Current Engagement of the...
By Buttaa Duuloo The Oromo community in Oslo and its surroundings has a long tradition of boosting the Oromo identity (Oromummaa) that highly empowers the Oromo nationalism to its host and to the wider...
View ArticleThe Common Home, Great Oromia, As a Win-Win Solution for the Conflict Between...
By Fayyis Oromia* The current discussion among the different political groups in the Ethiopian empire, which was ignited by the open letter written by Dr. Fikre Tolassa and directed to Dr. Bayan Asoba...
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Statement of peaceful demonstration of Union of Oromo Students in Germany
We, members of the Union of Oromo Students in Germany (UOSG), protest against human rights violations of the criminal Ethiopian regime known as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front or Ethiopian...
View ArticleThe Newly Formed Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) Releases Its Full Political...
The newly formed Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) has released its full Political Program, which was adopted by its Founding Congress in late March 2013. ODF Political Program Adopted by Founding Congress...
View ArticleList of Academic Papers to be Presented by Oromo Scholars on the 5th European...
Oromo Studies Association’s (OSA) scholars, Drs. Alemayehu Kumsa, Mekuria Bulcha and Mohammed Hassen Ali, will present scholarly works at a panel on European Conference on African Studies’ (ECAS) 5th...
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Oromo Soccer/Cultural Festival Closing Night Concert with Habtamu Lamu,...
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The Latest Edition of Ogina Arrives at the Digital Newsstand
The following is a statement announcing the release of the latest edition of Ogina, a webzine (web-based (maga)zine) featuring art, literature, interviews, and criticism that relate, directly or...
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Oromo Refugees in Cairo Protest Against Increased Harassment in Egypt over...
On Sunday, June 9, 2013, Oromo refugees in Cairo held a peaceful protest rally against increased harassment in Egypt as backlash of the Nile politics, and they asked UNHCR and the Egyptian authorities...
View ArticleOPride.com: Oromo refugees in Egypt protest Nile dam backlash
Video: Waldaya Baqattoota Oromoo Biyya Masrii OSRA-Egypt (OPride) – At least 100 Oromo refugees living in Cairo gathered outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
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Al-Jazeera The Stream: Oromo people protest harassment and attacks in Egypt
Oromo refugees gathered for a second day outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office near Cairo, protesting alleged harassment from Egyptians and calling for greater...
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Irreconcilable Conflicts Between Political Programs of 1998 and 2004
By Leenjiso Horo | June 2013 IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICTS BETWEEN POLITICAL PROGRAMS OF 1998 AND 2004 Points to note: One needs to understand the chain of events that gave rise to the hatching out of the...
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