The demise of an iconic journalist

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 »

 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 »

Aleph: Unique style, courageous deviation, deep thought

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

“Nowruz” Persian New Year Festivity

BY KINDEYE FENTA (Ph.D)  Iranians are eagerly awaiting to celebrate “Nowruz” Persian New Year Festivity days from now. Food items and other assortments of the event are already being purchased and made... Read more »

Why after a promising start Ethiopian film industry has sunk into oblivion

BY MULUGETA GUDETA By all measures, Ethiopia was an early starter in Africa to be introduced to the film enterprise more as a magical entertainment than a feasible business and the last... Read more »

Developing a Vibrant Intellectual Culture in Africa

BY MULUGETA GUDETA The Cambridge dictionary defines an intellectual as “a person whose life or work centers around the study or use of ideas such as in teaching or writing.” The term... Read more »

The AU should display boldness to build the leverages for Africa we want

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Arts and culture in Africa have always been important in the long struggle of Africa to recover its lost soul from centuries of colonial rule and decades of neocolonialism... Read more »

Gondar city’s unfading spiritual and historical grandeur

BY MULUGETA GUDETA The northern Ethiopian city of Gondar is recently undergoing a resurgence following the recent celebrations of both Genna or Christmas and Timkat or the baptism of Jesus Christ in... Read more »

Myself

BY SENAIT G/HIWOT Should i smile when i feel sad Should i plead when i feel mad Should i adjust to what they think So i may not be perceived as weak... Read more »

How to celebrate holydays in a mood?!

 BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE Holydays are special and handful days when people stop monotonous day to day life and give time for things they give high value or just for themselves; to rest,... Read more »