Book will be officially launched in the USA Bewketu Seyoum happened to be a remarkable literary figure in contemporary Ethiopian literature who could achieve prominent acceptance and applause with his published books of poetry, essays, and historical analysis. And this time he has come up with a new book of poetry entitled “የማለዳ ድባብ” (Atmosphere … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2017
መኪና ብቻ ይኑርህ!-What it takes is just having a car!
This is one of the best satyric pictures I came across on Facebook. There is a common belief among youth these days that it’s not basically the romantic attraction that counts so as to make the women of your dream yours (as the foolish traditional mentality holds), but the glitz and glamour of wealth, which … Continue reading
ቆይታ ከበዕውቀቱ ሥዩም ጋር
በዕውቀቱ ሥዩም የስነጽሑፍ ተስፋችንን ከጣልንባቸው ወጣት ጸሐፊዎች አንዱ ነው። “በክንፋም ህልሞች” ውስጥም የመጽሐፉን ርዕስ የያዘውን አጭር ልብወለድ ደራሲ ነው። ስለሱም ከመጽሐፉ ያገኘነው እንዲህ ይላል – “… በጎጃም ማንኩሳ በምትባል ገጠር ቢጤ ከተማ ተወለደ። ደብረ ማርቆስም ተማረ። በ1995 ዓ.ም. ‘ኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች’ የሚል የግጥም ስብስብና በ 1996 ‘በራሪ ቅጠሎች’ የሚል የሽርፍራፊ ታሪኮች መድበል አሳትሟል። … በ1993 … Continue reading
የሃሳቦች ቫይረስና አንቲ ቫይረስ?!
ሌሊሳ ግርማ “Ted Talks” በሚል ርዕስ የሚስተናገዱ የምዕራባዊያን የሀሳብ እርሾዎችን አነፍንፌ ለመከታተል እሞክራለሁኝ፡፡ ሁሉም ሀሳቦች አስገራሚ ናቸው፡፡ አንዳንድ የሚያስደነግጡም አይጠፉባቸውም፡፡ ዋናው ቁምነገር ግን የሰው ልጅ በመጪው ዘመናት ወደዬት አቅጣጫ በማምራት ላይ እንዳለ አመልካች ናቸው፡፡ ፕሮግራሙ “ምርጥ” ብሎ የሚያምንባቸውን የሀሳብ ዘረ መሎች በአለም ዙሪያ ባሉ አእምሮዎች ውስጥ ማስረፅ ዋናው አቋሙ መሆኑን “ሎጎው” ላይ ይገልፃል፡፡ ልብ ብዬ … Continue reading
Africa’s North Korea: reporting from Eritrea, the land of no Journalists
By Conor Gaffey (Newsweek) On September 18, 2001, as the world reeled from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York and international attention focused on the United States, the president of a tiny African country decided journalists were no longer needed in his country. Isaias Afwerki, the president of Eritrea— which borders Ethiopia … Continue reading
Teddy Afro among international celebrities joining UNICEF campaign
The Ethiopian pop sensation Teddy Afro among international celebrities joining UNICEF’s Super Dad Campaign, it is learned. As more than 90 countries prepare to mark Father’s Day later this month, prominent figures in sports and entertainment have joined ‘Super Dads,’ a campaign launched on June 6 by UNICEF that celebrates a father’s essential role in … Continue reading
I used to herd goats in Ethiopia and now I finished a degree in the US
by Francesca Croce As a child, Mubarik Mohamoud’s life dream was to own 100 camels. He is now graduating from MIT with a diploma in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. A student from Somaliland in East Africa, he is returning to MIT in the fall to complete a Master’s before returning to his home country. … Continue reading