Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive

When someone is faking grief and sorrow, it is said they are shedding crocodile tears. What should it be called when someone is faking contrition, repentance and remorse? Crocodile apology! That is exactly what Amnesty International offered Ethiopia last week. A phony apology. Amnesty International’s “apology” is as fake as Donald Trump’s hair. Amnesty International,

To paraphrase Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., “In the end, the people of Tigray will not remember the words and dastardly deeds of their TPLF oppressors but the silence and indifference of their Ethiopian brothers and sisters!” – Alemayehu G. Mariam Ethiopia saved by the Cheetah Generation For nearly a decade, I have been writing

In a memorable sonnet, Shakespeare wrote, “When to the sessions of sweet silent thought / I summon up remembrance of things past…” Today, I summon up remembrance of “July 29, 2018 ‘PM Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia Day’ in Los Angeles.” It was truly an amazing day. On July 29, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., Team Abiy Ahmed-

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Attributed to George Orwell At this critical time in Ethiopia’s history, I believe Ethiopian intellectuals must take a leading and active role in the public debate to shape the future of their homeland. But there is a deficit in the supply of transformational

(ከብስራት ኢብሳ፣ ሆላንድ)   አላሰልቻችሁና በተደጋጋሚ እንደተባለው፣ ወቅቱ ከኮረና የወረርሺኝ በሽታ በተጨማሪ የውጭ እና የውስጥ የሀገራችን ጠላቶች ባደባባይ  ግንባር ፈጥረው፣ በእቅድ ሕዝባችንን ገለው የተረፈውን እያፈናቀሉ ሽብር በመፍጠር የየራሳቸውን፣ የተለያየ ዓላማን ለማስፈጸም የመጨረሻ ሙከራ ላይ ናቸው፡፡ ወደ 30 ለሚጠጉ ዓመታት በወያኔ ተጀምሮ ሀገሩን የበከለው  የከረረ  ብሔረተኝነት፣ ሌሎች ተገደውም ሆነ ፈቅደው ፈለጉን ተከተሉት፡፡ ብዙ ምሁራን፣ “ቆመንለታል” ለሚሉት ማኅበረሰብ