(1845–1904), Kazakh writer, poet, lyricist, social philosopher. Born in Kazakhstan in Semey province, Abai Kunanbaev (Ibragim Qunanbaiuly ) was educated at home and then sent to a medressa (Muslim religious school) where he learned Arabic and...

Abay Ibrahim Qunanbayuli (Kazak: Абай (Ибраһим) Құнанбайұлы, Russian: Абай Ибрагим Кунанбаев.) (August 10, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer...

There are clues to Mulugeta Abai's Ethiopian past. One of them is the job he has chosen for himself in Toronto at the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture. Clients say he offers them comfort, that he is perceptive, kind, and always determined...