Aidan, the Moors and England and Ireland

Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. read more

By Oguejiofo Annu

Moor is a word most misused in the English language of today. It is understood by the superficially educated as a reference to the Muslim conquerors of Spain in the 8th century A.D. read more

It has been reported that a 160 year old man is still living today in the remote parts of Ethiopia.

Retired farmer Dhaqabo Ebba, the grand old man is said to clearly remember details of the first Italian war of aggression against Ethiopia. Ethiopia was then ruled by Emperor Menelik, an Uncle to Emperor Haile Selassie. In that war, the Ethiopian armed forces led by Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italians. This was in 1895. read more