Year: 2012
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Tears of elections, of revolutions and of the Golden Lady
24 is the number of countries scheduled to conduct national elections in the year 2012. Plenty of reasons to shed tears; tears of euphoria and of sadness alike. Selahadin Eshetu Getahun We live in a complicated global system that gives us plenty of reasons to shed tears. I know I am not inclined to cry but there have been a…
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The last round in Gaza – and the next
The recent round of inconclusive fighting across the Gaza-Israel border prompts several observations about the outcome and possible implications for the future Heller Mark A. Israel’s Iron Dome rocket interception system underwent its first operational test and achieved some notable successes. It was able to discriminate between rockets likely to land in open areas and those headed for population centers,…
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Ethiopia – gateway to Africa
Dear Editor, Horn of Africa has a remarkable potential in agriculture that will possibly fill looming worldwide food crises. The UN has to devote and facilitate its programs designed to feed the universe as its major challenges in the 21st century. Ethiopia, the largest and notably the most prosperous state in the Horn of Africa, has ample scope in varied…
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Disquieting tales from Ethiopian jails
The country’s constitution entitles people under custody to a dignified treatment. Recent stories from its prisons reveal otherwise. Kiya Tsegaye Following the infamous mass detention by the police in June 2011 of more than two dozen individuals, unsettling news of physical abuses against the detainees, particularly members of opposition political parties, are widely surfacing. News of physical abuse emerged…
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Do Russia and America really disagree on Syria?
Mark N. Katz While America (along with many others in the West and the Arab World) have called for the imposition of UN Security Council economic sanctions against Syria’s Assad regime, Russia (along with China) had blocked them. This is just one more sign that Syria is becoming an increasingly serious bone of contention between Washington and Moscow. But is…
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Of Female Genital Mutilation
Ashenafi Zedebub Many researches show millions have undergone the so called “Female Genital Mutilation” around the globe. By the way, what is “Female Genital Mutilation”? The word “mutilation” by itself had its own controversy prior to its familiarization with the public. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is – by definition – the cutting or partial or total removal of the external…
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Of myths and truth
Feben Getachew When it comes to nutrition it can be very difficult to tell between what is a fact and what is a myth. Indeed, myths about nutrition have been around for so many years, that most of us have accepted them as facts. For this month I’m encouraging us to be 100% diet craze free! Myth #1: Not eating…
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Walking with the clouds
Dr. Henok Wendirad (DVM) Mount Zuqualla is a 2,989 meter-high volcanic mountain not far from Addis Ababa and can be accessed through Debre Zeit (Bishoftu) or Dukem. A big fan of the place, I visit the place at least once a year to take a break from my city routine and refresh body and soul. My last trip was in…
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Goethe-Institut – Celebrating 50 years of nearly everything
What was started as a simple idea for a cultural exchange has grown into a place where nearly everything happens. Zela Gayle Established in January 1962, it was the first in Africa. Ethiopians who had studied in Germany had turned to their government and the German embassy requesting both for an establishment of an institute to be the go between…
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