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Ephraim Isaac directs the Institute of Semitic Languages, Inc., in Princeton, New Jersey. An Ethiopian national active in peace efforts, he is cofounder of the National Literacy Campaign Organization and coordinator of the Ad Hoc Peace Committee in Ethiopia. A Fellow of Harvard University, 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.