Author: Mohammed Abdulkadir
Year: 2025
In the mid-20th century, as Ethiopia embraced modernization under Emperor Haile Selassie, the ancient walled city of Harar faced a quiet crisis: the risk of cultural erasure. Political autonomy had ended in 1887, Italian occupation (1936–1941) had disrupted traditional life, and post-liberation policies favored Amhara-centric nationalism. READ MORE