Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive

“No Heroes in Ethiopia Today”?! Only Crybabies and Villains? 

“No heroes in Ethiopia today.” Last week, on International Women’s Day, H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made a stunning assertion: “Ethiopia has no heroes today.” The fact that he made the bold statement before a gathering of women leaders was even more searing and ironically begged the question, “If Ethiopia does not have heroes,

The Praxis of Medemer in the Horn of Africa

Praxis is simply the practical application of theory. In praxis, one is not interested in trying to understand the world in the abstract but to act in the world in order to change it and make it better. Last week, H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed was doing whirlwind shuttle diplomacy demonstrating the praxis of

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About the TPLF’s Latest Strategy to Return to Power and Restore Ethnic Apartheid in Ethiopia

The jackal in sheep’s clothing is back! The latest strategy by the bosses of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hunkered and bunkered down at the Axum Hotel in Mekele is to bring together elements of the Arena Party, Amhara National Movement and Oromo Liberation Front to wage a scorched earth opposition against the nonviolent

Ten things I LOVE about EDTF!

I  how EDTF does me proud. I how EDTF brings all Diaspora Ethiopians – – regardless of ethnicity, religion, language, region, gender, age —  together in one cause as one global family. I love working with wonderful and dedicated EDTF volunteers. I watching everybody getting excited and fired up about EDTF and ready to go. I

“Father of African Unity” H.I.M. Haile Selassie Restored to Honor by the African Union

  … Tonight, we celebrate a great statesman who made monumental contributions to the liberation of Africa and the establishment of African unity, the late Emperor Haile Selassie (applause). There is no need to remind those of us in this room about the monumental contributions of Emperor Haile Selassie… He had at the time shared

Did a Dutch Company Engage in “Bio-Piracy” by Patenting Teff, Ethiopia’s National Grain?

A “patent” is a type of license issued by a government to an individual or corporation granting sole right to use and exclude all others from making, using, or selling an invention, a product or a process. There are three types of patents: utility/invention (e.g. personal computer by Steve Jobs); design (Apple’s touchscreen) and plant.

The Trial of Bereket (The Curse of Ethiopia) Simon for Crimes Against Humanity

I have but one passion: to enlighten those who have been kept in the dark, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and is entitled to happiness. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.  —  Émile Zola, 13th January 1898 “… Some hooligans and political members of CUD

Ethiopia Rising and Shining: Hosting the World Economic Forum in 2020

When I read Ethiopia will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) in January 2020, I was stunned, speechless. I thought, “Could it be a misreporting?” The WEF in Ethiopia? Barely ten months ago, the world had written off Ethiopia to the doomsday of ethnic civil war. They said Ethiopia is down for the count. Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA DAY — Thank You EDTF Australia!

Thank you EDTF Australia for taking the initiative to promote the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund in the Land Down Under. Y’all bloody legend! Please donate at ETHIOPIATRUSTFUND.ORG  http://almariam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EDTF-Australia-Promo-Video.mp4

Medemer in America and Ethiopia: My Personal Tribute to the Life, Achievements and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Just a year ago… Last year, on the occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day I pondered what Dr. King’s message would be for young Ethiopians were he alive. I said he would advise them to continue engaging in acts of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance against the 27-year long oppressive rule of the Tigrean