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  • 20140930-Ethiopia-Harar-234.tif
  • Unlike hijabs (head and/or neck scarves worn by muslim women) in Middle-Eastern countries, the women in this tiny muslim enclave in Ethiopia wear vibrant colors just like their non-muslim counterparts across the continent.
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  • Within this Cathedral in the Ethiopian capital is the tomb of beloved Emperor and Rastafarian prophet Haile Selassie, AKA, Ras Tafari Makonnen. It is considered the second most sacred church in Ethiopia behind only the Old Church of St Mary of Zion in Aksum which claims to house the Ark of the Covenant.
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  • This gentleman is the orthodox high priest of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Upon finishing an outdoor mass he approached me and asked if I wanted to go inside to see crypts of Haile Selassie a.k.a. Ras Tafari and his wife which are kept inside, adjacent to the vestibule. He must have thought I was with Nat Geo or something as apparently they usually charge a ‘museum’ fee for that. I’m sure it’s intended to not only, well, raise money for the church, but also as a means to restrict the crowds and prevent the church from becoming a scene like that at Mao Zedong’s mausoleum. At any rate, I took him up on the offer and moments later found myself standing over the auxumite granite tombs of Emperor Haile Salassie (The Holy One), his wife Empress Menen Asfaw and other family members. I took in the significance of the moment. Not so much out of respect for his status as a leader, but more so from being the huge fan of reggae music that I am. I mean I’ve been hearing about this guy from Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and all of my other favorite rasta’s my whole life! The least I could do is bow my head for the inspiration he gave those fellas, right? <br />
As he was escorting me out, I thanked him quietly yet profusely and asked him if I could make a portrait to remember him by to which he gave an approving nod. I and I left that church feelin’ irie I for the rest of the day!
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  • 20141004-Ethiopia-Aksum-175.tif
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  • 20141002-Ethiopia-Harar-126.tif
  • This is the ‘Ge Gar’ (Reception Room) of a traditional Harari House I stayed in for a week. The ‘nadaba’ (raised platforms for sitting) have five different levels and is traditionally hierarchal. As a guest, the family granted me access to all levels save the highest one.
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  • The Garments District; Harar; Ethiopia<br />
#harar #ethiopia #oldcity #sewing #yellow #cobblestones
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  • I saw this girl sitting on the giant roots of this old tree and how her bright yellow hijab leaped out of the background. What’s more, it was the perfect complimentary color to the traditional green stove along the wall behind her. After some initial reluctance, she finally decided to let me make a portrait of her and her favorite place.
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  • The Meskel Festival is Ethiopia's grandest. It celebrates the day Empress Helena (St. Helena) is meant to have found the true cross. In Addis' tens of thousands pack Meskel Square to witness the burning of the "Demera", a giant bonfire meant to represent the one that Helena had made in her quest to find the cross, watch fireworks and burn their own cross-shaped candles throughout the night.
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  • 20141004-Ethiopia-Aksum-217.tif
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  • Ethiopian tourists stop for group photo in front of Harar's, Ras Makonnen Equestrian Statue.  Ras Makonnen was Emperor Menelik's cousin and was appointed first ruler of Harar after the emperor's occupation of the city. Ras Makonnen was also the father of the Emperor Haile Selassie.
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  • There are five gates from which every body and every thing moves in and out if in this ancient, walled city. No, I’m not talking about Jerusalem, I’m referring to Harar in Eastern Ethiopia. Similar to Jerusalem are the ancient walls and gates, of course, as it’s status within a major religion as a sacred city. In this case, Islam. Yet another anomaly folded into the fabric of Ethiopia. An ancient, holy, MUSLIM city thriving within a country that claims to be the oldest Orthodox Christian country in the world. <br />
Here we see locals spilling out of Shoa Gate into the Shoa Or ‘Christian’ Market.
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  • As there are no automobiles inside the ancient wall, burros are the preferred work truck. This woman runs a firewood delivery service with her two burros. I crossed paths with having just completed their morning rounds.
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  • The old town of Harar is lined with shops of all sorts built into the walls of the city like the bodega you see here. The shopkeeper seems to be in a losing battle against lethargy.
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  • One thing that never ceases to amaze me when I am working in the developing world is people’s propensity for making due with what they have by finding multiple uses for simple, everyday objects. This girl in the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia whimsically and I must say beautifully illustrated that for me with her use of an old pot lid as a hat.
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  • A family of goats taking a break on the cool, raised concrete outside a shop that was closed for lunch.
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  • A lone donkey seems to be walking home after work, by himself.
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