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| Ethiopian chilren at Nejashi Etho-Turkish school meet with Turkey's State Minister |
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| With the President of Ethiopia reading an F. Gulen Pamphlet (how obvious can you get) |
Ethio - Turkish Harmony of Cultures Day is Celebrated
Our schools organized the 2nd of an admired annual event, Ethio-Turkish Harmony of Cultures Day, on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Sheraton Addis Ababa Hotel with the participation of bureaucrats from Federal Ministry of Education and Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lecturers and students from Addis Ababa University, businessmen from Turkey, parents of our students, administrators, teachers and students of Nejashi Ethio-Turkish International Schools.
The show started with the national anthems of Ethiopia and Turkey. In this event, guests had a chance to see some examples of Ethiopian and Turkish folk dances. Besides, there were four competitions of poem recitations in Amharic and Turkish, and singing songs in Amharic and Turkish as well. The winners of poem recitation and singing a song in Turkish were chosen as the representatives of Ethiopia for the 10th International Turkish Olympiads in June in Turkey.
For the eliminations, a jury of 8 members was formed by some important guests from Ministry of Education, music industry and media in Ethiopia, businessmen and elites from Turkish society living in Addis Ababa. The winners in the competitions of Amharic song and poem were Lidya Abiy and Neval Muhammed relatively. Students who got the first position and had a chance to represent Ethiopia in International Turkish Olympiads in singing a Turkish song and reading a poem were Sifen Mulu and Ahmed Awad.
The day ended with the speeches of distinguished guests such as H.E. Dr. Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey, H.E. Dr. Ergüder Can, the deputy governor of Izmir, H.E. Ambassador Mahdi Ahmed from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Ahmet Küçükbay, the Honorary Counselor of Ethiopia to Izmir and representatives of Turkish businessmen who were in Ethiopia for Ethiopia-Turkey Trade and Investment Committee Meeting. Degree holders in the competitions and presenters of the program from the students were given different gifts by the speakers and jury members.
To help the establishment of inter-cultural dialog, love and tolerance is among the most important goals of our schools and we believe that such events help all different cultures on Earth to be hand in hand.
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