Can we reawaken in ourselves genuine love of ordinary human beings and passion for justice?
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scenarios culminating possibly in devastating confrontations
Why are we making a great commotion about nothing?
Believing in a myth cannot make it true.
“Believe what?” asked Shadow. “What should I believe?”
“Everything,” roared the Buffalo man. —American Gods.
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Breathing freely – a brief assessment
A lonely voice in the desert is a rare experience.
What is the substance of the race for power in Ethiopia today?
The show men of Abyssinia will never show their real faces.
Ethnicity studies in history and the questions of how nationalities and nations come into being are not only the concern of the worlds of acadamia. They are still vital issues connected, among other things, to identity politics, to questions regarding social organization, access to political power and economic resources.
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The sad realities of our region getting worse
Can Kenya succeed where others failed?
From time to time I do visit awate.com to follow developments within the Eritrean opposition based in Addis Ababa. An
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Dima Negawo showing his real face
More is not to be expected from such a person now
What one makes out of the interview given to ESAT’s Sisay Agena (Ethiomedia, September 21,2011) by Dr. Dima Negawo,
Meles Zenawi’s possible ultimate trick
He can hit where it hurts but his constant misuse of power and his intrigues must end in disaster
The Tigray ruling military elite and its brain, Meles Zenawi, the modern Abyssinian warlord, have already managed to stimulate
Changes are inevitable, but we have to choose
True humility must be a natural product of true understanding
If they are not consciously managed changes can overwhelm the oppressors and the oppressed alike. Life seems to be
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The necessary revolution
How much do we care to know the truth?
Shocked by witnessing the atrocities of the Haile Sellassie army agaist innocent civilian population in the lowlands of Bale, I