So much of Ethiopia’s identity is connected to its history, a history passed on orally which traces its roots back four thousand years to the Queen of Sheba, King Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant. For over a thousand years, Ethiopian kings claimed to be direct descendants of the line...
The bus drivers do the same and especially the cab drivers who are mostly Ethiopian ‘orthodox’ Christians. (They don’t accept Chalcedon, and are monophysites, BUT they LOVE Jesus Christ and have CROSSES hanging from their rear view mirrors in their windshields.) A man in his early for...
Among the challengers is last year’s bronze medalist, Kenyan marathon star Evans Chebet, who clocked 2:07:22, just behind Lemma’s winning time. Chebet, who has proven his endurance and speed on the Boston course, will be looking to outpace the Ethiopian this time around. He will be ...