Conflict Resolution in Action

Haile Gebrselassie















Left: Professor Haile Gerima - Right: Dr. Ephraim Isaac. Picture by Markos Taddesse

Thanks to Dr. Ephraim Isaac and his peace making team, more than 37 individuals are free from prisoners in Ethiopia. The peace making team includes Haile Gebrselassie who has set the world Marathon Record.

Dr. Ephraim Isaac has been attempting to promote peace in Ethiopia and around the world. According to Ed Koch, Isaac made several 20-hour plane trips from his home in New Jersey to Ethiopia to assist the political prisoners. He also has been supporting Ethiopian students for the last few decades.

Dr. Isaac is a peacemaker, visionary and teacher. He was the first professor of Afro-American Studies department at Harvard University. He directed the Institute of Semitic studies in Princeton.

He received a Peacemaker Award from the Tanenbaum Center in 2002 for his effort to resolve the boarder conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In July 2004, Dr. Isaac also received an honorary Doctor degree from Addis Ababa University.

Currently, Dr. Ephraim Isaac directs the Institute of Semitic Languages, Inc., in Princeton, New Jersey. He has taught and published widely in the areas of African languages, ancient religions and black civilizations, Ethiopian history, and the concept and history of slavery.