Controstoria. Etiopia tra miti, leggende.... e finzione.Courtesy of: www.oromiannationalacademy.com...When the Italians conquered and occupied Ethiopia in 1936, Shaykh Bakrii (1) articulated the destruction of the power and throne of the oppressor in the following poem using Arabic script:Xaliyaan tanki gangalcheGama ceekaa daraaraaAmaara galee fixeeAkka hoolaa baraaraaMosolooniin caccabseeMilaa siree AmaaraaMotichi dheefaa deemeeGogogaan fuula a'araaMotiin hiyeessa midheeAbadu numa qaaraaThe Italians drove their TanksTowards the flowering Ceeka tree They entered and finished the Amharalike a sheep for feastMussolini destroyed themThe legs of the Amhara throneThe king panicked and went into exileThe skinny man with angry Face The king who oppresses the poorwill be overthrownGli italiani guidano i loro carri armati Verso l'albero di Ceeka in fioritura Entrarono e finirono gli Amhara come una pecora per la festa Mussolini li distrusse Le gambe del trono Amhara Il re panico e andò in esilio L'uomo magro, con volto arrabbiato Il re che opprime i poveri sarà rovesciatoShaykh Bakrii's attack on the gabar system was combined with his relentless efforts to alter profoundly the Oromos' perceptions of their condition. Finally, in one of his poems, Shaykh Bakrii compares Ethiopian colonial administration with that of the Italians and states clearly that the latter was less harsh than the former.There is no doubt that Shaykh Bakrii was impressed by the anti-Amhara and pro-Oromo policy of Italian administration. He was delighted by the Italian policy of using Afaan Oromoo for radio broadcasting and the use of that language as a medium of instruction in schools which may have sparked the interest in him to write about Oromo history, culture and language.The British restoration of Emperor Haile Selassie to power in Ethiopia in 1941 may have shocked him as it shocked a large number of Oromo. Although the Oromo of Hararghe petitioned the British military administration not to restore Haile Selassie to power it is not clear whether or not Shaykh Bakrii was involved in the petition. What is certain, however, is that Shaykh Bakrii was very unhappy with the emperor's policy of banning the use of Afaan Oromoo for broadcasting and for educational purposes. It was this measure which sparked his long search for an alternative mechanism for educating Oromo children.....Articolo completo: http://www.oromiannationalacademy.com/oro_nationalist_3.htmNote:(1) Abubaker Usman Oda (Shaykh Bakrii/Sheikh Bakri Saphalo) - modern Oromo nationalist and Muslim scholar; invented an Oromo alphabet.
Controstoria. Etiopia tra miti, leggende.... e finzione.
Controstoria. Etiopia tra miti, leggende.... e finzione.Courtesy of: www.oromiannationalacademy.com...When the Italians conquered and occupied Ethiopia in 1936, Shaykh Bakrii (1) articulated the destruction of the power and throne of the oppressor in the following poem using Arabic script:Xaliyaan tanki gangalcheGama ceekaa daraaraaAmaara galee fixeeAkka hoolaa baraaraaMosolooniin caccabseeMilaa siree AmaaraaMotichi dheefaa deemeeGogogaan fuula a'araaMotiin hiyeessa midheeAbadu numa qaaraaThe Italians drove their TanksTowards the flowering Ceeka tree They entered and finished the Amharalike a sheep for feastMussolini destroyed themThe legs of the Amhara throneThe king panicked and went into exileThe skinny man with angry Face The king who oppresses the poorwill be overthrownGli italiani guidano i loro carri armati Verso l'albero di Ceeka in fioritura Entrarono e finirono gli Amhara come una pecora per la festa Mussolini li distrusse Le gambe del trono Amhara Il re panico e andò in esilio L'uomo magro, con volto arrabbiato Il re che opprime i poveri sarà rovesciatoShaykh Bakrii's attack on the gabar system was combined with his relentless efforts to alter profoundly the Oromos' perceptions of their condition. Finally, in one of his poems, Shaykh Bakrii compares Ethiopian colonial administration with that of the Italians and states clearly that the latter was less harsh than the former.There is no doubt that Shaykh Bakrii was impressed by the anti-Amhara and pro-Oromo policy of Italian administration. He was delighted by the Italian policy of using Afaan Oromoo for radio broadcasting and the use of that language as a medium of instruction in schools which may have sparked the interest in him to write about Oromo history, culture and language.The British restoration of Emperor Haile Selassie to power in Ethiopia in 1941 may have shocked him as it shocked a large number of Oromo. Although the Oromo of Hararghe petitioned the British military administration not to restore Haile Selassie to power it is not clear whether or not Shaykh Bakrii was involved in the petition. What is certain, however, is that Shaykh Bakrii was very unhappy with the emperor's policy of banning the use of Afaan Oromoo for broadcasting and for educational purposes. It was this measure which sparked his long search for an alternative mechanism for educating Oromo children.....Articolo completo: http://www.oromiannationalacademy.com/oro_nationalist_3.htmNote:(1) Abubaker Usman Oda (Shaykh Bakrii/Sheikh Bakri Saphalo) - modern Oromo nationalist and Muslim scholar; invented an Oromo alphabet.