Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Starving maid forced to beg
AJMAN — She scrounged for food to feed her penury-stricken sponsor’s family. But now she’s had enough and is telling a shocking tale of abuse and exploitation. Thirty-year-old Allam Baqala claims she was forced to beg for food in the neighbourhood to ensure meals for 12 members of the household.
Sacramento couple fights Ethiopian tribal child killings
Source: News10 Posted: 1/4/2011
ROSEVILLE, CA - A former Sacramento real estate developer and his wife are trying to stop the killing of Ethiopian children by parents who cling to a bizarre tribal ritual.
Running across Ethiopia to raise money
Funds will go toward building three new schools
BY JODEE TAYLORRecord Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY — Matt Desmond had never run more than 14 miles at a stretch until June.
Beginning Sunday, he'll run the equivalent of a marathon every day for 10 days in the Run Across Ethiopia, an effort to raise money to build three schools in the African country.
Recruitment of maids from Ethiopia, Nepal on the rise Recruitment of maids from Ethiopia, Nepal on the rise
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS
Published: Jan 4, 2011 22:42 Updated: Jan 4, 2011 22:42
JEDDAH: With a growing demand for house helps in the Kingdom and scarcity of manpower from Indonesia, the tendency now is to recruit housemaids from countries such as Ethiopia and Nepal, said Yahya Hassan Al-Maqbool, chairman of the Committee of Recruitment Offices at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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