Posted on March 10, 2014 by Amanuel
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Shortly after dusk, the hyenas emerge from the mountains and creep toward the edge of the village of Senafe, Eritrea. They announce their presence with a distinctive yipping call. It is an eerie sound that has been compared… Read More
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What would it mean if we were to practice the act of Gursha in our relational life?
Category: Blog Tags: ceremony, east africa, eritrea, ethiopia, feeding one another, gursha, injera, relational being, relational presence, relationship, samuel mahaffy
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Amanuel
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Wisdom poured from a bent tin can
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Making Peace with the Laughing Hyenas is no Laughing Matter!
Posted on March 10, 2014 by Amanuel
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Shortly after dusk, the hyenas emerge from the mountains and creep toward the edge of the village of Senafe, Eritrea. They announce their presence with a distinctive yipping call. It is an eerie sound that has been compared… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: africa, demented, east africa, eritrea, ethiopia, hyena man, hyena man of harar, hyenas, indigenous wisdom, laughing hyenas, listening together, narrative traditions, peacemaking, reflective practitioner, relational listening, resiliency, samuel mahaffy, Senafe, somalia, war on terror
‘Gursha’: The East African Ceremony of Feeding One Another
Posted on November 15, 2013 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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What would it mean if we were to practice the act of Gursha in our relational life?
Category: Blog Tags: ceremony, east africa, eritrea, ethiopia, feeding one another, gursha, injera, relational being, relational presence, relationship, samuel mahaffy
Wisdom Poured from a Bent Tin Can: The Enduring Art of Making Injera
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Amanuel
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Wisdom poured from a bent tin can
Category: Blog Tags: african breadmaking, bent tin can, breaking bread together, community conversations, eating from a common dish, eritrea, Eritrean, give us this day our daily bread, indigenous wisdom, injera, mogogo, relational, relational practice, relationships, samuel mahaffy, seattle Washington, Senafe, teff flour, transmission, wisdom