Harar, Ethiopia: Two months in Africa's City of Saints

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Hello Sean, Harar was my home from 1964 to 1967. I was a teacher at the Harar Teacher Training Institute. (I wonder if it still exists)? I used to wander all over the city. I enjoyed your videos very much, and they brought back many memories. I'm still haunted by the sights and sounds of that fascinating place. Thanks for the trip back in time. ( I missed the little donkey drawn carts that we called "garis" and served us as taxis)? I guess time has marched on! Sincerely, Tom McCracken

7-27-2011 @ 9:43AM

Salim said...

Odey, Ahmad ibn Ibrihim was from Adal tribe (Afar) not from Somali. Please read Futuh al Habasha (The Conquest of Abyssinia) a book written by Ahmad's own biographer Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qader bin Salem bin Utman. He ruled most of Ethiopia including Ogaden all the way to Berbera.

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