“Philae Temple,” thought to be of Nubian origin and meaning the “the temple on the island of the past,” like Abu Simbel, garnered international attention and adoration in the 1960s when a campaign was launched by UNESCO to save it from rising waters behind the newly-built Aswan High Dam. Block by block, the temple was
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Afan Oromo was banned from use in Ethiopia just three decades ago. Following student initiative in an effort to connect with their heritage, the language is now…