Shipwreck lost in the sea With treasures and secrets And old companions What did you do To make the ocean mad? Shipwreck lost in the sea Broken and scattered And forgotten What... Read more »
There are times when vulnerability is good and other times when it stings. Sharing your emotions every time to everyone might be degrading. People don’t always know where you are coming from.... Read more »
Profoundly, all phenomena embed their beauty when they are visible: Their grace, light and occurrence are noticed at their time of living. It is in their presence we get to see their... Read more »
It is indeed painful to write reminiscences of one of the guiding lights of The Ethiopian Herald newspaper in the 1980s and 1990s because of the complexity of working in the Press... Read more »
Holding a little variant of names (Ashenda in the majority of Tigray), (Ashendiye in Lalibela), (Shadey in Waghimra), (Solel in Raya) and (Asynewari in Aksum), Ashenda is a young girls’ festival. Ashenda... Read more »
Repelling foreign invaders and intruders is a century-old culture for Ethiopians. To mention but a few, from the 16th century onward, Ethiopian patriots, regardless of their ethnic, cultural and religious differences, have... Read more »
An English language major at the former HAILESELASSIE University in the 1960’s agreed that Yacob Woldemariam wrote flawless English but said “ it sounded Victorian to me !” I still don’t know... Read more »
In the 1990s I was a student at Arat Kilo Science faculty of AAU. I remember, early in the morning, a classmate of mine and I used to rush to the Ethiopian... Read more »
In their time, the champions of African independence and unity, people like Kwame Nkrumah, have been constantly calling for the immediate and unconditional unity of the continent or the need to take... Read more »
A ship sustaining A tiny crack or thick Is destined to sink, Awaits the same story A pilferers-leached country! All the grotesque Faces of corruption Embezzlement, bribery, red-tape Nepotism Task procrastination What... Read more »