Ethiopian literature showcasing different cultures, places and views

BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE Ethiopian art works might be blamed for being confined to some places, some ways or favoring urban places by producing ample content. Ethiopian literature on the otherhand should be... Read more »

Advertising, use of language: The right signs, the right words

 BY MULUGETA GUDETA I still remember the time when advertising for commercial purposes was prohibited in Ethiopia not by law but by administrative decision at a time when ideological correctness was more... Read more »

Aleph Bete: Unique style, courageous deviation and deep thought

BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE Ethiopian literary works in the past were mere reflection of day today life. They were conservative in nature: appreciating or promoting Christian or religious themes, describing nature or bowing... Read more »

 Beauty and Divinity

 BY YACOB BERHANOU On my part, two words (perhaps concepts) that we take for granted seem crucial for our better understanding of human existence. Beauty and fear… All the astounding things are... Read more »

Fascinations of dead night strolling

BY YACOB BERHANU The African Maasai tribe, the sincere children of purity, who in their simplicity fathom nature’s heartbeat and breath, says, ‹‹The day has eyes, and the night has ears.›› Indeed,... Read more »

Becoming the child of Purity  (Mountains, walking, beauty and divinity)

 BY: YACOB BERHANOU On that queen Saturday, a Saturday which was like a tempting girl, I was there on God’s mountain. Tegan Bennett Daylight, a writer, once said, ‹‹If you scratch a... Read more »

 Haile Selassie I, a true friend of Ethiopian modernist art

BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE Teferi Mekonen is famed and trusted as progressive man who can transform Ethiopia to a modern and developed state. Teferi has got instruction from Samuel Wolde Kahin, an Ethiopian... Read more »

Comedy is an Art but what do you call it when it sinks into Travesty?

BY MULUGETA GUDETA  Aleka Gebre Hanna, the 19th century Ethiopian palace clown-cum-entertainer to the emperor was, to my knowledge, the greatest comedian Ethiopia has ever seen. He functioned both at the palace... Read more »

TEDIUM OF EVERYDAY

 BY BILAL DERSO  Tired eyes, Aching feet,  The commuters scramble For a seat. Each night They go to bed  With heavy heart And sleepy head, Knowing tomorrow  They must repeat, In weary... Read more »

Three Enduring Lessons: Kebede Michael’s social allegory

BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE  One of significant works of English literature “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is a typical example to allegory’s power in capturing readers’ interest and delivering intended message. Through good man’s pilgrimage... Read more »