Ethiopian Culture

The primary author of this profile was Nina Evason (2018).

• Abbink, J. (2014). Religious freedom and the political order: the Ethiopian ‘secular state’ and the containment of Muslim identity politics. Journal of Eastern African Studies 8(3): 346-365.
• Abebe, T. (2008). The Ethiopian ”Family Collective” and Child Agency. Barn, 3: 89-108. Retrieved from https://www.ntnu.no/documents/1272099285/1272486834/abebe.pdf/c47fd08b-87f6-4f6d-9ccf-469c2afa4d9a
• Alebachew, H. (2014). The Developmental State and Secularism’ in Ethiopia’s Context. Retrieved from http://aigaforum.com/articles/dev-and-secularism-in-ethiopia.pdf
• Arthur, A. (2016). Africa’s naming traditions: Nine ways to name your child. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37912748
• Ashall, F. (2013). What is Yilugnta (ይሉኝታ)? Ethiopians know the answer. Retrieved from https://biochemistrydoctor.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/what-is-yeluynta-%E1%8B%AD%E1%88%89%E1%8A%9D%E1%89%B3-ethiopians-know-the-answer/
• Austin, J. (2016). Business Etiquette in Ethiopia: 10 Tips For Travellers. Retrieved from https://afktravel.com/60392/business-etiquette-in-ethiopia/
• BBC. (2018). Ten things we have learnt about Africa. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8620249.stm
• BBC. (2016). Why is the Ethiopian diaspora so influential?. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38076389
• Bewal, R. & Tafesse, Y. (2010). A study of the impact of orthodox Christians’ fasting on demand for biscuits in Ethiopia. African Journal of Marketing Management, 2(1): 010-017.
• Briggs, P. & Blatt, B. (2009). Ethiopia. United Kingdom: Bradt Travel Guides.
• Burke, J. (2018). Ethiopia hails its charismatic young leader as a peacemaker. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/ethiopia-eritrea-abiy-ahmed-charismatic-young-peacemaker
• Central Intelligence Agency. (2018). The World Factbook: Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html
• Commisceo Global Consultancy. (2017). Ethiopia Guide. Retrieved from https://www.commisceo-global.com/resources/country-guides/ethiopia-guide
• Crivello, G. & van der Gaag, N. (2016). Between Hope and a Hard Place: Boys and Young Me Negotiating Gender, Poverty and Social Worth in Ethiopia. London, UK: Young Lives. Retrieved from https://www.younglives.org.uk/sites/www.younglives.org.uk/files/YL-WP160-Boys-and-Young-Men-Negotiating-Gender-in-Ethiopia.pdf
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2017). DFAT Country information Report Ethiopia. Retrieved from http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/country-information-report-ethiopia.pdf
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2018). Ethiopia. Retrieved from http://smartraveller.gov.au/countries/africa/east/pages/ethiopia.aspx#laws
• Department of Home Affairs. (2017). Australia’s offshore Humanitarian Program: 2016–17. Retrieved from https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/australia-offshore-humanitarian-program-2016-17.pdf 
• Department of Home Affairs. (2019). Ethiopia-born: Community Information Summary. Retrieved from https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-ethiopia.PDF
• eCald. (2015). Ethiopian and Eritrean Cultures. Retrieved from https://www.ecald.com/assets/Resources/C3-P2-S3-Ethiopian-Eritrean-Culture.pdf
• Ethnipedia Wiki. (2013). Habesha people. Retrieved from http://ethnipedia.wikia.com/wiki/Habesha_people
• Ethnomed. (2008). Ethiopian Cultural Profile. Retrieved from https://ethnomed.org/culture/ethiopian/copy_of_ethiopian-cultural-profile
• Freedom Thought Report. (2013). Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://freethoughtreport.com/countries/africa-eastern-africa/ethiopia/
• Girls Not Brides. (2018). Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/ethiopia/ 
• Giorgis, H. (2018). Abiy Ahmed Meets the Ethiopian Diaspora. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/08/abiy-ahmed-meets-the-ethiopian-diaspora/566591/
• Global Affairs Canada. (2014). Cultural Information – Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://www.international.gc.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-apercus_pays/ci-ic_et.aspx?lang=eng#cn-1
• Gow, G. (2001). Ethiopians. In J. Jupp (Ed), The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, it’s People and Their Origins (pp. 348-348). Port Melbourne Australia: Cambridge University Press.
• Hassen, R. (2016). Culture-Specific Semiotic Politeness Norms in the Multicultural Society of Ethiopia. Art and Social Sciences Journal, 7(1): 168.
• Howard, S. (2009). Ethiopia – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs and Culture. United Kingdom: Kuperard.
• IMA. (2018). Doing Business in Ethiopia. Retrieved from http://www.ethiopia.doingbusinessguide.co.uk/the-guide/business-etiquette,-language-culture/
• Institute for Cross Cultural Management. (2014). Building effective business relationship in Ethiopia: A cross-cultural perspective. Retrieved from https://culturalclarity.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/building-effective-business-relationship-in-ethiopia-a-cross-cultural-perspective/
• Jakubowicz, A. (2010). Australia’s migration policies: African dimensions. Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/africanaus/papers/africanaus_paper_jakubowicz.pdf
• Karle, C. S. (2017). Fasting among Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia: The symbolic and nutritional significance of the fast for reproductive women. Retrieved from https://www.gainhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-symbolic-and-nutritional-significance-of-the-fast-for-reproductive-women-May-2017.pdf
• Khalidi, S., McIlroy, F. & Neumayer, H. (2012). The Cultural Dictionary and Directory. Australian Capital Territory: Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services ACT.
• Kuschminder, K & Siegel, M. (2014). Migration & Development: A World in Motion Ethiopia Country Report. Netherlands: Maastricht University.
• Lewis, P., Simons, G. & Fennig, C. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved from http://www.ethnologue.com/19/
• March, J. (2018). Why Ethiopians believe their new prime minister is a prophet. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/26/world/abiymania-ethiopia-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed/index.html 
• Marcus, H. G., Crummey, D. E. & Mehretu, A. (2018). Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/place/Ethiopia/Federal-Democratic-Republic-of-Ethiopia-since-1995
• Markus, A. (2015). Australian Today: The Australia@2015 Scanlon Foundation Survey. Retrieved from http://scanlonfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Australians-Today.pdf 
• Mergia, A. (2005). Black African Immigrants in Australia: An exploratory analysis of the impacts of race and class on their lived experiences and adaptation processes. (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Melbourne).
• Minority Rights Group International. (2018). Ethiopia. Retrieved from http://minorityrights.org/country/ethiopia/
• Mortada, D. (2015). If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you’d better double check the time. Retrieved from https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time
• Nyang, M. (2009). The difference between being an Ethiopian and being Habesha. Retrieved from http://www.sudantribune.com/The-difference-between-being-an,30208
• Østebø, T. & Shemsedin, W. (2015). The Intellectualist movement in Ethiopia, the Muslim Brotherhood and the issue of moderation. Norway: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre. Retrieved from https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/4896456558eb15080a876143625da37b.pdf
• Peralta, E. (2018). 'I Am Calling Randomly To Say Hi': Eritreans, Ethiopians Phone Each Other Amid Thaw. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2018/07/12/628473154/i-am-calling-randomly-to-say-hi-eritreans-ethiopians-phone-each-other-amid-thaw
• Pew Research Center. (2017). Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world. Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/11/28/ethiopia-is-an-outlier-in-the-orthodox-christian-world/
• Pew Research Center. (2017). Orthodox Christians are highly religious in Ethiopia, much less so in former Soviet Union. Retrieved from http://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/08/orthodox-christians-are-highly-religious-in-ethiopia-much-less-so-in-former-soviet-union/
• Pew Research Center. (2010). Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved from http://www.pewforum.org/2010/04/15/executive-summary-islam-and-christianity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
• Pew Research Centre. (2007). World Public Welcome Global Trade -  But Not Immigration. Retrieved from http://www.pewglobal.org/files/pdf/258.pdf
• ProQuest. (2017). Culture Grams: Ethiopia. Michigan, USA: ProQuest.
• Queensland Health Multicultural Services. (2011). Ethiopian Australians. Retrieved from https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/157335/ethiopian2011.pdf
• Revis, M. S. (2015). Family Language Policies of Refugees: Ethiopians and Colombians in New Zealand. (Doctoral dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington).
• Riggan, J. (2011). In Between Nations: Ethiopian‐Born Eritreans, Liminality, and War. PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 34(1): 131-154. 
• Rough Guides. (2018). Culture and Etiquette. Retrieved from https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/africa/ethiopia/culture-etiquette/
• Scourfield, S. (2014). Greeting with meaning in Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://thewest.com.au/travel/guides/greeting-with-meaning-in-ethiopia-ng-ya-378318
• Seleshe, S., Jo, C. & Lee, M. (2014). Meat Consumption Culture in Ethiopia. Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources, 34(1): 7-13.
• Smith, L. (2010). Negotiation Practices and Etiquette in Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://business-etiquette.knoji.com/negotiation-practices-and-etiquette-in-ethiopia/
• Spieker, M. (2017). Migrants’ experiences and stories: A gender analysis of urban poverty among young rural-urban migrants in Addis Ababa. Utrecht, Netherlands: Utrecht University.
• Stranger, Y. (2012). Yelunta ይሉኝታ. Retrieved from https://uthiopia.com/yelunta-%E1%8B%AD%E1%88%89%E1%8A%9D%E1%89%B3/
• Taye, T. (2018). Yilugnta. Retrieved from https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/yilugnta
• US Commission on International Religious Freedom. (2017). Ethiopia: Annual Report. Retrieved from http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/Ethiopia.2017.pdf
• US Department of State. (2007). Ethiopia Religious Freedoms Report. Retrieved from https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2007/90097.htm
• Wole, D. (2018). Yilugnta and other Predictors of Class Participation and Achievement in Selected Courses at Addis Ababa University. The International Journal of Educational Researchers 9(1): 18-31.
• Yehulum Ethiopian Community. (2018). Brief history of Ethiopians in Australia. Retrieved from http://yehulum.org/index.php/36-blocks/82-brief-history-of-ethiopians-in-australia