Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4439399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yirga Gelaw |
| FAMILY NAME | Woldeyes |
| SIGNATURE | WOLDEYES Y G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3366-3129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Human rights and the nation state in the Global South
“Holding Living Bodies in Graveyards”
IntroductionThere are two types of Africa. The first is a place where people and cultures live. The second is the image of Africa that has been invented through colonial knowledge and power. The colonial image of Africa, as the Other of Europe, a land “enveloped in the dark mantle of night” was supported by western states as it justified their colonial practices (Hegel 91). Any evidence that challenged the myth of the Dark Continent was destroyed…
Lalibela
The rock hewn churches of Lalibela have special significance in the formation of Ethiopia’s consciousness as a sacred land of God’s covenant. Numerous local stories express the sanctity of Lalibela as a Heavenly Jerusalem on earth and the faithful use holy soil from the churches to cure the sick. Every year, thousands of Tewahido believers travel to receive blessings. Local scholars who studied decades in the indigenous education system serve as …
An East African perspective for paradigm shift on maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region
© 2015 Indian Ocean Research Group. This paper advances the view that the meaning of maritime security should be considered based on lessons of history and requirements of human well-being. It challenges the tendency to separately view maritime security from the political, economic and social structures of the East African littoral states. Based on a critical reading of the history of the development of violent colonial structures in the region, …
An East African perspective for paradigm shift on maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region
© 2015 Indian Ocean Research Group. This paper advances the view that the meaning of maritime security should be considered based on lessons of history and requirements of human well-being. It challenges the tendency to separately view maritime security from the political, economic and social structures of the East African littoral states. Based on a critical reading of the history of the development of violent colonial structures in the region, …
An East African perspective for paradigm shift on maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region
© 2015 Indian Ocean Research Group. This paper advances the view that the meaning of maritime security should be considered based on lessons of history and requirements of human well-being. It challenges the tendency to separately view maritime security from the political, economic and social structures of the East African littoral states. Based on a critical reading of the history of the development of violent colonial structures in the region, …
Lalibela
The rock hewn churches of Lalibela have special significance in the formation of Ethiopia’s consciousness as a sacred land of God’s covenant. Numerous local stories express the sanctity of Lalibela as a Heavenly Jerusalem on earth and the faithful use holy soil from the churches to cure the sick. Every year, thousands of Tewahido believers travel to receive blessings. Local scholars who studied decades in the indigenous education system serve as …
“Holding Living Bodies in Graveyards”
IntroductionThere are two types of Africa. The first is a place where people and cultures live. The second is the image of Africa that has been invented through colonial knowledge and power. The colonial image of Africa, as the Other of Europe, a land “enveloped in the dark mantle of night” was supported by western states as it justified their colonial practices (Hegel 91). Any evidence that challenged the myth of the Dark Continent was destroyed…
Human rights and the nation state in the Global South
Archaeology (3 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works)