His brutalities put him beyond the pale
When Qaddafi carried out the military putsch in 1969 I happened to be in Al Beida, attending an institute of Islamic study that belonged to the Continue reading “Mu’ammar el-Qaddafi, shame on you!”
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The so-called Arab spring in Syria
The so-called Arab spring for youth in Syria
From 1970 till 1976 I stayed most of the time in Damascus. At the beginning, theBa’th party was in many ways progressive, even revolutionary by Continue reading “The so-called Arab spring in Syria”
Trying to catch the wind
By Lee Felten
Smiling into tired eyes a cup of tea is passed. It appears that something has gone wrong, and yet there are no words to convey just what that Continue reading “Trying to catch the wind”
Turkey may indeed come to replace Iran as Syria’s main regional ally
By Charles Barrington
Turkey is finding itself in the position of unrivalled importance as regime change reshapes the face of the 21st century Middle East. As prime minister Continue reading “Turkey may indeed come to replace Iran as Syria’s main regional ally”
Na hin’ajabu yookaanii hindinqu
Na hinajabu yookaanii hindinqu
Dheengadda namni tokko ka Oromoo ka dur walbeeinuun ka yoo dheera walhindubbisin Austraila irraa natti dubbate. Eega nagaya walgaafannee
Na hin’ajabu yookaani hindinqu
Na hin’ajabu yookaanii hindinqu
Popular youth led revoltions can be misused and derailed
The peaceful protest movements that swept away dictators in Tunisia and Egypt were broadly peaceful. The despots in Bahrain, Yemen and Syria Continue reading “Popular youth led revoltions can be misused and derailed”
Let us commit certain facts to memory
I have come recently by chance upon two CDs recorded in German by Ryszard Kapuscinski, ISBN 978-34922522379, ( King of kings ). The contents Continue reading “Let us commit certain facts to memory”
What I remember
I remember when I was a boy the furthest I moved for the first time away from our village, Shaboo, near Goba/Bale in Oromoland was when I went Continue reading “What I remember”
Let us be aware of misleading propaganda
Thanks to the free media, especially internet communication, we can draw certain conclusions from events of the popular revolts and protests in Continue reading “Let us be aware of misleading propaganda”