In the first place, why should we read more African books, see more African movies, and listen to more African music? The answer to this question is not a difficult one. Simply... Read more »
From God, over all In whose praise muezzim’s call To Arafat tall, Prophet Abraham Greeted an angel, “Salaam” Who said, “O Imam…” “…The God most misname As Creator, all the same Says... Read more »
The streets of Addis Ababa get filled with the sounds of joyous celebration as Ethiopian Muslims gather to observe Eid al-Adha, the Islamic festival of sacrifice, on June 16. Eid al-Adha commemorates... Read more »
Without a vocabulary better than six-grader poems tend to be boring and boring poems don’t get read. I love to read poetry in general and I read a lot of poetry and... Read more »
Adult education in Ethiopia, otherwise known as literacy campaign, was, in the early days of the Ethiopian revolution of 1974, one of the key programs of the military administration whose leading objective... Read more »
Africa’s minerals and natural resources seldom claim the headlines in discussions about the continent’s emerging industries. On the contrary, culture, or the legal and illegal business in Africa’s cultural and historical relics... Read more »
This columnist is not a weatherman but as climate change has become a household name, he is indeed interested and sometimes alarmed how Ethiopia’s climate is undergoing a sharp change from cold... Read more »
A few months ago, several demolishing activities in the heart of Addis Ababa were drawing the attention of many local and international communities. The activities were the starting chapters of the City’s... Read more »
Culture is as much important or more important than other concerns in Africa. News about the rise of African contemporary arts in music, painting, or the film industry might be encouraging and... Read more »
He sang to me his music of silence. His canvases empty… a great painter was he. He wept devoid of tears, and he laughed without teeth… his books contained no linesnor did... Read more »