Year: 2013

  • Africa

    Jessica Cox: Travelling to give hope to millions

    Emnet Assefa Jessica Cox, 31, is born without arms, but the word ‘disabled’ is not in her dictionary; in fact an encounter with any of the things Jessica does makes the word, universally used, a big misfit to millions of people all over the world. According to the 2007 national population census conducted by the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency, (CSA),…

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  • Art Review

    “Religion” Hollywood-Style: The Life of (O)Pi(um)

    The Motion Picture Association of America states that a PG-rated movie contains no “drug use” and thus only merits the “suggestion” of “parental guidance,” while an R-rated movie may contain “drug abuse” and is only appropriate for “adults.” By that rule, it’s hard to tell whether The Life of Pi should have been rated “PG” or “R.”  Since Pi doesn’t…

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  • Recipe

    Loved recipes from the Lime Tree

    “I really enjoy making hummus. Really nothing is as simple and easy to make and yet-so-delicious-and-healthy as hummus. I make a large container of hummus and I enjoy it with my meals at least every other day.” Yasser Bagersh , Lime Tree’s head cook. Ingredients .3 cups of dried garbanzo beans soaked overnight ¾ cup tahini ½ cup olive oil…

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  • Art Review

    Adika awards lottery winners of Netsanet Melesse’s album

    After years of absence from Ethiopia’s music scene the latest album of Netsanet Melesse, Ethiopia’s favorite female singer of the 80s and 90s was brought to her fans via Adika Communication and Events in January this year.   At the outset of her music career, Netsanet Melesse released her debut album “Yelal Doju” in 1983, which became an instant hit…

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  • A government project for the government

    Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading your front page story of last month, and reading the one paragraph in the middle of the article was what summed up my grasp of the issue all together. “…Ethiopia has chosen the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s office as the focal point for APRM activities and appointed Neway Gebrebab, special advisor to the PM,…

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  • Africa

    Domestic abuse against women in Ethiopia: The price of not knowing her pain

    Everyone knows the presence of domestic abuse against women in Ethiopia; unfortunately no one knows how bad it is. Emnet Assefa   Every year countries around the world host more than 1000 events related to the March 8th International Women’s Day. Women’s rights advocate groups, schools, hospitals, banks, charities and individuals all have something to say or do to honor…

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  • U.S

    Obama’s kill list leaves Liberals silent

    A Liberal President is making being a Liberal tougher than any other President in the history of America   Tomas Mega, U.S. correspondent        In October 2007, then U.S. Senator Barack Obama stated, “We must do whatever it takes to track down and capture or kill terrorists, but torture is not part of the answer.”  Obama was referring to the…

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  • 2nd year anniversary message from the editor-in-chief

    Dear readers, Two years ago, in its Vol. I Issue no 2 edition in March 2011, Addis Standard published a story on what has then become an unsettling trend of religious tension between Christians and Muslims in Ethiopia; a month later in its April 2011 edition, it published an editorial calling for a cautious handling of neglected facts, such as…

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  • A need for matured Nile politics

    In retrospect Ed’s Note: By the time this magazine went to the press, Bahir Dar city, the capital of Amhara Region some 700 kms North of Addis Ababa, was hosting the 7th Regional Nile Day celebrations to commemorate the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in Feb. 1999. The theme for this year’s celebrations was: “Land Degradation and Climate…

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  • Religious tension in Ethiopia

    In Retrospect Ed’s Note: This article, re-printed below to mark our 2nd year anniversary, details a disturbing hostility between Christians and Muslims in Ethiopia. It was first published in March 2011 edition of Addis Standard. Over the last year and half, the religious tension between Christians and Muslims has completely given way to new tension between Muslims and the government…

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