by Ezana Kebede
Mr. Al Mulhim:
I am writing to you as an Ethiopian-America and in response to the article you wrote and was published on Arab News http://www.arabnews.com/news/480076 on November 20th “Who says the Kingdom does not need expats?” in which you are trying to shift the blame denying the brutality committed against innocent Ethiopians, we Ethiopians are law abiding. The only crime Ethiopians have committed in Riyadh Manfouha district, is protesting and defending against the brutality inflected on them. For the past decades, there has been countless documented rape and murder commuted by ordinary Saudi citizens and police against innocent defenseless Ethiopians residing in the Saudi Arabia or trying to enter the Kingdom legally or not.
Unfortunately, it is puzzling when 23,000 Ethiopians are locked by the Saudi government in the temporary open shelters with limited food and water. The government of Ethiopia has not made a strong condemnation or retaliation against the actions. http://www.mfa.gov.et/
It is true Ethiopia does not have oil wealth and might be economically poor and at a disadvantage, but it does not mean that we Ethiopians don’t have dignity. We ordinary Ethiopians would not see the brutality against our people very slightly. That is the killings of hundreds of migrants workers legal or not and the beating, raping of women by the Saudi Arabia youth and police.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has historical ties with Ethiopia, that dates back to 615 AD, the Christian Axumite Empire, the Emperor (Al-Nejashi) of Ethiopia Ashma Inb Abjar gave a refuge to the Prophet Muhammad followers ( peace be upon him). Beside the historical and mutual respect that existed between our two nations for centuries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a significant economic, political and religious interest in Ethiopia.
I would like also to reiterate that Saudi Arabia has an issue of food security and according to Africa Globe, http://www.africanglobe.net/africa/ethiopia-break-diplomatic-ties-saudi-arabia/ Saudis have a significant economic interest investing $13.3 billion in Ethiopia mostly in agricultural sector. Saudi Arabia imports most of its fruit and vegetable and cheap slave like labor from Ethiopia. Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest export destination for Ethiopia goods at 6.39 percent or $158 million. Not to mention we in west are wary of the spread of “ Wahhabism’ extreme form of Islamic religion being exported to East Africa. Former U.S Ambassador John Rice http://www.ambassadorjohnprice.com/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-wahhabism-and-oil-exports/1925/
To put an icing on the cake the Saudi News median is demanding the Ethiopian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to apologize for the behavior of Ethiopians demonstrating in Riyadh’s Manfouha district. What we Ethiopian-Americans demand is very simple the end of brutally, beating, killing and raping our women and attack on our defenseless citizens, by ordinary Saudi youth and the police. We demand humane treatment of our people, whether they have a legal paper or not to work in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom. The current barbaric treatment of Ethiopian migrant workers by Saudi Arabia government and ordinary citizens will affect the relationship between our people for years to come.
http://ecadforum.com/2013/11/22/re-saudi-arabia-who-says-the-kingdom-does-not-need-expats/
Mr. Al Mulhim:
I am writing to you as an Ethiopian-America and in response to the article you wrote and was published on Arab News http://www.arabnews.com/news/480076 on November 20th “Who says the Kingdom does not need expats?” in which you are trying to shift the blame denying the brutality committed against innocent Ethiopians, we Ethiopians are law abiding. The only crime Ethiopians have committed in Riyadh Manfouha district, is protesting and defending against the brutality inflected on them. For the past decades, there has been countless documented rape and murder commuted by ordinary Saudi citizens and police against innocent defenseless Ethiopians residing in the Saudi Arabia or trying to enter the Kingdom legally or not.
Unfortunately, it is puzzling when 23,000 Ethiopians are locked by the Saudi government in the temporary open shelters with limited food and water. The government of Ethiopia has not made a strong condemnation or retaliation against the actions. http://www.mfa.gov.et/
It is true Ethiopia does not have oil wealth and might be economically poor and at a disadvantage, but it does not mean that we Ethiopians don’t have dignity. We ordinary Ethiopians would not see the brutality against our people very slightly. That is the killings of hundreds of migrants workers legal or not and the beating, raping of women by the Saudi Arabia youth and police.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has historical ties with Ethiopia, that dates back to 615 AD, the Christian Axumite Empire, the Emperor (Al-Nejashi) of Ethiopia Ashma Inb Abjar gave a refuge to the Prophet Muhammad followers ( peace be upon him). Beside the historical and mutual respect that existed between our two nations for centuries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a significant economic, political and religious interest in Ethiopia.
I would like also to reiterate that Saudi Arabia has an issue of food security and according to Africa Globe, http://www.africanglobe.net/africa/ethiopia-break-diplomatic-ties-saudi-arabia/ Saudis have a significant economic interest investing $13.3 billion in Ethiopia mostly in agricultural sector. Saudi Arabia imports most of its fruit and vegetable and cheap slave like labor from Ethiopia. Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest export destination for Ethiopia goods at 6.39 percent or $158 million. Not to mention we in west are wary of the spread of “ Wahhabism’ extreme form of Islamic religion being exported to East Africa. Former U.S Ambassador John Rice http://www.ambassadorjohnprice.com/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-wahhabism-and-oil-exports/1925/
To put an icing on the cake the Saudi News median is demanding the Ethiopian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to apologize for the behavior of Ethiopians demonstrating in Riyadh’s Manfouha district. What we Ethiopian-Americans demand is very simple the end of brutally, beating, killing and raping our women and attack on our defenseless citizens, by ordinary Saudi youth and the police. We demand humane treatment of our people, whether they have a legal paper or not to work in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom. The current barbaric treatment of Ethiopian migrant workers by Saudi Arabia government and ordinary citizens will affect the relationship between our people for years to come.
http://ecadforum.com/2013/11/22/re-saudi-arabia-who-says-the-kingdom-does-not-need-expats/
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