Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Ethiopian Refugees in Egypt: 'If Egyptians Go Thirsty, We Will Go Thirsty' Heather Murdock CAIRO/ISTANBUL - "They sicced a dog on him," says Taher Omar'¯Huru, a 47-year-old Ethiopian refugee and a local community leader in Cairo, pointing to different body parts. "The dog bit him here, and here and here '¦ His only crime was being Ethiopian." .