Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Sociology - Gender Studies, course: Gender Equality, language: English, abstract: This study has been conducted on Guji Oromo peoples of Oromia Regional State, Addis Ababa and in south Ethiopia. It is true that many of the Ethiopian peoples culture and women history and the roles of society on women issues were not deeply studied and recorded in the history of the country. Among such peoples, Guji is the one which its peoples and gada system history had not yet been touched. Therefore, interest in this topic is originated from my intention to connect the Guji peoples', women's rigjts snd figure women's history and the roles of gada system and its unreserved works of promoting women rights through Siqqee system and other related activities in the study area are also briefly discussed and elaborated in an illustrative manner. Generally, the Guji Oromo women's' socio-cultural, politico-economical rights, status and positions in their traditional Gada system and women's difficulties in times of East Guji periodical drought is also discussed. I hope this important theme will serve as a guide for further researchs and investigations, and even to whom a person needs to know about the Guji people and women's rights, position, status and power in their community and their traditional Gäda system treatments towards them.

This book is about the Gadaa System, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo nation of East Africa that has now become a UNESCO inscribed intangible cultural heritage of humanity. It is written judiciously to satisfy the yearnings of people who have waited so long for such a book. It contains all that they need to know about the Gadaa System. Everyone who would like to learn about this UNESCO inscribed heritage of humanity must have this book.

HISTORICAL BACK GROUND ON THE STUDY OF THE OROMO GADAA SYSTEM Gadaa is indigenous democratic governance system that encompasses all aspects of Oromo people. It administers social, political, economic, cultural, environmental and religious issues of the Oromo for centuries. Gadaa is lived experiences and system of thought of the Oromo people. Legesse (2000), Jalata (2012) and other Oromo scholars share the Oromo gadaa framework is law based administration framework and has three interrelated implications; it is the evaluation during which a class of individuals accept politico-custom authority, a time of eight years during which elected authorities takes power from the past ones, and the institution of the Oromo society. Both Legesse (2000) and Jalata (2012) demonstrate in their investigation that the indigenous gadaa framework sorted out and order society around political, economic, social, social and strict establishments. Election is the only way that the leaders hold the office for eight year term and peacefully transfer it to the next leader. Democratic elements and indicators of indigenous Oromo democracy include election of political leadership, terms of eight years in office and the peaceful power transfer to the next elected political leaders. Thus, this study focuses on analysis of philosophical discourses towards social and political values of the Oromo gadaa system. As a system of thought and wisdom of black civilization gadaa system worth critical examination and needs close observation to philosophize; and ground it in African social and political philosophy. In its literal sense philosophy is love of wisdom or a pursuit of knowledge. It is also a critical reflection on issues that are important in human life. It is commendable to analyze and understand philosophical discourses in moral, political and African philosophy in relation to gadaa system of thought and indigenous democratic political system. Philosophical inquiry helps to understand oneself, and as Kierkegaard defines philosophy is a ‗search for selfunderstanding'. The need for the study of social and political values of the Oromo gadaa system arises out of social sufferings of the Oromo people. Given the current social and political crisis, we have to look back into the values in our culture, indigenous governance system, and ways of.

This book is not a definitive history of the Oromo people, but an attempt to provide an account of the struggle of the Oromo people to affirm their place in history. The Oromo people make up a significant portion of the Horn of Africa population. They account for approximately half of the population of Ethiopia. Oromia is a title used to refer to the Oromo as a political, cultural and social entity. The Oromo people living in the Horn of Africa share a common language and a homogeneous culture. During their long history the Oromo developed their own cultural, social and political system known as the Gadaa system. It is a uniquely democratic system governing life from birth to death. Ecologically and agriculturally Oromia is the richest region in the Horn of Africa. Livestock products, coffee, oil seeds, and spices are the center of the economy. Mineral resources also are a part of the Oromo economy, and wild life is abundant in their homelands. Living in East African nations, the Oromo people are largely unknown to most of the world; this work lifts up the people, their culture and their struggles. Political turmoil in Ethiopia and elsewhere in East Africa has resulted in a large Oromo population dispersed around the world. It is a community bound together by a concern for their homeland -- Oromia. Book jacket.

The Strange Case of Billy Biswas is a compellingly thought provoking novel. A novel in which the normal and the abnormal, the ordinary and the extraordinary, illusion and reality, resignation and desire rub shoulders. The protagonist, Billy Biswas, is a man of extraordinary passions. He has everything going for him — education, wealth, status, travel, and a loving wife. Yet his inner world is rocked by a groundswell of discontent. He is consumed by a restlessness which grows steadily... Characterised by great elan and sophistication, the narrative unfolds in quick succession, and would be hard to believe were it not related in such a matter of fact, down to earth manner. 'In Joshi's hands we are swept into the unknown...' — The Times Literary Supplement, London

Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected, they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial remittances to and support social development in their homelands. Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents. This important intervention, written by scholars working at the cutting edge of diaspora and conflict, challenges the conventional wisdom that diaspora are all too often warmongers, their time abroad causing them to become more militant in their engagement with local affairs. Rather, they can and should be a force for good in bringing peace to their home countries. Featuring in-depth case studies from the Horn of Africa, including Somalia and Ethiopia, this volume presents an essential rethinking of a key issue in African politics and development.