Ethiopian Novelist Unveils Hidden Story of Women During War
English By Salem Solomon Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - When novelist Maaza Mengiste began researching the Ethiopian resistance to the 1935 invasion by Italian forces, she came across photographs of women dressed in military attire with rifles slung over their shoulders. As she organized them by date and location, she began to build a picture of the conflict she never learned about in school. “These women decided to join in the front lines,” Maaza told VOA. “I had never heard that story. And this is what really ins...
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