Street Music: Spreading joy, entertaining people

In the bustling streets of Ethiopia, where the rhythm of life intertwines with the pulse of the city, a remarkable individual has emerged-a street musician who has defied the odds, choosing to... Read more »

A city of contrasts, a cultural melting pot and asymmetric growth

Obviously, the Addis Ababa of our youth and childhood is starkly different from the city of our adulthood and old age. Cities, like human beings are born, grow, get old and sometimes... Read more »

Inconsolable from conscience pang

(Short Story)  “Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death!” As custom bids, an invitee, I had to attend a luncheon thrown to commemorate the... Read more »

A cultural village Transformed into a tourist destination

In our world, two contradictory ideologies have always been in city developers’ minds, especially when they think of renovating old villages, towns, and cities. Some authorities, who don’t crave to perceive aged... Read more »

 African American Literature in ‘Roots’, ‘Beloved’ and other comparisons

‘Roots: The Saga of American Family’ was written in 1976 by Alex Haley and tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery... Read more »

  Ethiopianshould also export its coffee culture to China, the world

China is doing fine not only in the export of Ethiopian coffee but also in the rate of economic growth that is impressive and serve as an inspiration to developing countries in... Read more »

Ethiopian Poet who writes verses every morning for ten years

In the Guardian audio book review of Lemn Sissay’s recent collection of poems, Fiona Sturges makes the following observation, “Every day for ten years, Lemn Sissay rose to write a poem to... Read more »

 What is love?

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 lines nor... Read more »

How to deal with anxiety

We can refer to anxiety as the alarm in our body that tells us something is wrong. The part of the brain called amygdala processes fear in to actual physiological changes. The... Read more »

What goes around comes around

(A boy to his girlfriend) When A monkey realizes Seeking advantage Leaving a branch Of this tree It could swing To a higher Branch of A nearby tree free, It hesitates not... Read more »