“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” George Orwell, Animal Farm. The last line from the seminal classic Animal Farm has a haunting quality to it; it is like watching a freight train
To the surprise of many and to the delight of all Ethiopians, the national football team headed by local coach Abraham Mebratu, have defeated Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K match in Bahir Dar. Ivory Coast had a great start as they scored an early goal by their captain Serge
Why is it when in the time of the greatest need we are far more concerned with fighting each other? To anyone in Ethiopia with a rudimentary understanding of politics, one can see that there are two major ideologies running about. One is in favor of a nationwide united Ethiopia with its roots in its
From its melancholic tone to its hunted visuals, it is clear that this is a Labor of love. While most music videos nowadays rely on being glossy, እስክሽር’s video moves in tandem with its music to create something that is original and rich in detail. This new music video was released after a long hiatus
History is the cornerstone through which we build our identity. It shapes how we view the world and how we decide upon the future, but history is not always a recording of actual events but rather a fable agreed upon. If you look closely, you can see how the perspective of history changes through the
Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali has worked for more than a year to bring peace both within Ethiopia and with Eritrea, introducing new reforms to the Ethiopian regime and battling regional disputes in order to move Ethiopia into the future. “He spent his first 100 days as prime minister lifting the country’s state of emergency, granting
Semantics in all its forms is a very powerful weapon. Especially in an age where everything seems to be connected. As a result, linguistics has attained a new power structure. A word spoken on one side of the world can cause a seismic shift on the other side, like a proverbial butterfly effect. Therefore, we
To put it simply, it is profitable. The politicians, activists, or self-proclaimed revolutionaries usually gain something by the end of their plan if it works accordingly. Usually this amounts to wealth and power. However, a better question is why do people listen to them? It is because they offer simple answers to complex situations. “Why
The Prince is a political treatise written by the Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli in the year 1532 A.D. After its publication, the work has been seen either as masterpiece or a road map to all things evil, making it one of the most controversial books of all time. The Prince is based on Machiavelli’s firsthand
Peaky blinders is an epic gangster series set between the interim of the two world wars that traces the rise of the Shelby family in Birmingham, England. The series stars Cillian Murphy, Helen Mccrory, Paul Anderson and others. Stolen army weapons, gangsters, the Irish Republican Army, Fallen Russian Aristocrats, Communist insurgencies and Italian gangsters are