Posted By:  Arsiema Posted On:  Aug 12, 2007	Iraqi Youth Face Lasting Scars of War
BAGHDAD -- Marwa Hussein watched as gunmen stormed into her home and executed her parents. Afterward, her uncle brought her to the Alwiya Orphanage, a high-walled compound nestled in central Baghdad with a concrete yard for a playground. That was more than two years ago, and for 13-year-old...... [view]

Posted By:  Arsiema Posted On:  Jun 5, 2007	Eritrea: History part 1
Eritrea formed part of the ancient Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum until the 7th cent. Thereafter Ethiopian emperors maintained an intermittent presence in the area until the mid-16th cent., when the Ottoman Empire gained control of much of the coastal region. Beginning in the mid-19th cent. Ethiopia...... [view]