under the clear moon

                                                     by mengistu lemma
           Under the clear moon deep in the night,
            While like the star her eyes shone bright,
            ‘Kiss her!Kiss her!Embrace her!’ they said;
            His purpose was this, and the youth was compelled-
            Her waist and her neck in his arms he held,
            And his lips drew up to her mouth in dread.
             Although her [...]

cartoons for awareness raising

A cartoon exhibition based on globalization, the environment, and migration opened officially on Thursday at the Italian Cultural Institute. The exhibition features cartoons by Elias Areda, Roman Tadesse, Birhanu Ashagre, and Henok Demissie, four painters.  It is part of the project: “The first Addis International Film Festival.”Being part of the project on a just and [...]

sisyphus-typical example of the modern man

The Greek mythical character – Sisyphus – had been condemned by the gods to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back to the bottom. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than “futile and hopeless labour”.
According to the myth, [...]

A tribute to Amha Eshete

The sixth Ethiopian Music Festival organized by Alliance Ethio-Française and its partners is dedicated to Amha Eshete, who was the first Ethiopian owner of a music production company, Amha Records (1969-1975), and one of the figures who marked the golden age of Ethiopian music. The festival, which opened on Tuesday, will run until January 17 [...]

sufism in the ethiopian context

Sufism, which is a mystic tradition of Islam encompassing a diverse range of beliefs and practices, is most often known to be practiced in the
Middle East. The celebrated exponents of Sufism have usually emerged from Iran, Iraq, India, and other countries of the Middle and
Far East.Sufism, which basically has a direct link to Islam, has [...]

handing over heritages through entertainment

 
 
EthiDolls, developer of African signature dolls and accessories that teach history and tradition and celebrate cultural diversity, introduced its Makeda, Queen of Sheba doll, story book and CD last week in the
US.
The collectible quality doll  and accessories are based on the ancient legend of Queen Makeda, the first female ruler of
Ethiopia. The dolls are hand-crafted [...]