Reflections on traditional and modern Ethiopian table manners

As sociologists tell us, the family is a basic unit or a microcosm of a larger social organization and the rules and manners that contribute in shaping the behavior of actors in... Read more »

 Fresh two decades later

Although fate, Distance and time Cruelly put asunder You an indifferent girl And I a self-conscious Boy lover Two decades later, Lately, I saw you A mesmeric lady With a son And... Read more »

 Looking at Africa’s present from a critical cultural perspective

Africa is still wrestling from the post-independence hangovers of military coups and counter coups as it is recently manifested in a number of Western African nations like Mali and Niger among others.... Read more »

 Let the camels keep going

In life, don’t be around toxic people or with people that don’t want you around… you’d be selling yourself short. Be only with people that respect you, value you and consider you... Read more »

Womanity

 The incubator of the human race, A queen unaware of her greatness, She hid her face. She felt unworthy of greatness, She then realized she didn’t need to be slave nor servant,... Read more »

 Rain, cold, the hot moments of graduation frenzy

The graduation season in Addis Ababa, and in the country at large, coincides with the rainy season. Universities, colleges as well as private institutions of higher learning were busy in the last... Read more »

To hell turned paradise

My beloved I always remember Once, my soul Had taken a ride On a marital-bliss river Jubilant nothing or no one Could put us asunder. But after I learnt You have sown... Read more »

Killer actions that build self confidence

(From what I read, heard, condensed, observed and experienced) Don’t worry about people’s opinions Accept yourself Don’t make your insecurities an issue Believe that you are enough Love others wholeheartedly Don’t focus... Read more »

 The battle between the largest manmade lake and a river God

From the many history stories and sites in Zambia, the one i find most interesting is the somewhat love story of a god who was separated from his goddess by a wall... Read more »

 Agelgil and Filseta

Summer is the most difficult and coldest of all the seasons especially for herdsmen who endure disagreeable weather characterized by heavy shower, blood-curdling cold, fogy skies, among other natural yearly occurrences. As... Read more »