Pantagraph.com | Life | IWU teacher writing about being political prisoner in Ethiopia: "In the cafeteria at Atkin-Colby Hall, among a group from the Illinois State University International House, a conversation had turned to Ethiopia.
A young woman from nearby heard Ethiopia and chimed in. As recalled by professor Taye Woldesmiate:
Woman: 'What happened to that Ethiopian guy I signed a card for?'
Someone at the table: 'Here he is, right in front of you.'
'She was so happy,' said Dr. Taye, as he is known internationally. And so was Taye on this day in 2002, having been recently released from an Ethiopian prison as a result of the international pressure exerted by friends and by strangers like the woman in the cafeteria."
A young woman from nearby heard Ethiopia and chimed in. As recalled by professor Taye Woldesmiate:
Woman: 'What happened to that Ethiopian guy I signed a card for?'
Someone at the table: 'Here he is, right in front of you.'
'She was so happy,' said Dr. Taye, as he is known internationally. And so was Taye on this day in 2002, having been recently released from an Ethiopian prison as a result of the international pressure exerted by friends and by strangers like the woman in the cafeteria."
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