The meat sampler at Birndo Bar and Restaurant in Falls Church includes kitfo, gored gored, gomen besega and tibs — a beef lover’s dream. (Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) Among my favorite ...

In many religions and cultures, women's hair has gained great symbolic significance. Hair is associated with dignity, modesty, or holiness, according to Torstein Try, an associate professor at Ansgar ...

A tale of hunger, free meals and a serious misunderstanding about a "cross" on the wrist of the Muslim author.

The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian Christianity began very early. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church was founded in 341.

The Ethiopian calendar consists of 13 months ... in a leap year), and Christmas falls on January 7, like in other Orthodox Christian traditions. This unique system means that Ethiopia’s official ...

Last Sunday was one of the most special days of my life - I had the incredible privilege of baptizing both my son and daughter. As a pastor, baptizing my own children wasn’t just part of my duty; it ...

"We were once an ignorant people, driven by our impulses," declared a Muslim envoy to an Ethiopian ruler ... gradually replaced by Christianity—whether Byzantine Orthodox or Coptic—and ...

Palestinian Christians parade through the streets ... message and performed miracles in these Jewish meeting places. Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims celebrate Easter atop the Church of the Holy ...

Genna is being celebrated by followers of various churches and Christians in Ethiopia including Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Catholic, Protestant and the like. In particular, it is being colorfully ...

Although Marley sang and spoken about being a Rasta, some say he converted to Christianity before his death. Abuna Yesehaq, archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere who ...