Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive
05 Nov 2018
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund: Reach Down and Lift Up…
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund: Reach Down and Lift Up…
Reach down and lift up your brothers and sisters!
Author’s Note: Today we mark the second week of the launching of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund website. Over the past two weeks, we have made steady progress in collecting donations and in grassroots mobilization. Some people say we
29 Oct 2018
Prof. Al Mariam BBC Amharic Interview on Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund 10 26 2018 (Audio)
GIVE US A HAND SO WE CAN GIVE ETHIOPIA A HAND-UP! Donate at ethiopiatrustfund.org Prof. Al Mariam BBC Amharic Interview on Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund 10 26 2018 (Audio) Give us a hand so we can give Ethiopia a HAND UP! Donate at: https://www.ethiopiatrustfund.org/ http://almariam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Prof-Al-Mariam-BBC-Amharic-Interview-10-26-2018.m4a
26 Oct 2018
Ethiopian Women Rising! Higher and Higher!
Abiy Ahmed’s Gender Equality Revolution in Ethiopia Comandante Fidel Castro said, “A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.” He also proclaimed, “Men do not shape destiny. Destiny produces the man for the hour.” If men do not shape destiny, maybe women do. If destiny produces the man
21 Oct 2018
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund is Now Live: A Labor of Love, A Work in Progress
… In the Western world, one cup of macchiato [coffee with milk] could cost $3, $4 or $5 U.S. dollars. But what I beg of the Diaspora is to take $1 from their daily macchiato expense and give it to their country. We could establish a trust fund and open accounts in Ethiopia and/or America.
12 Oct 2018
Tomfoolery in Ethiopia: “No Fool Like an Old Fool”
I don’t know what is wrong with some people in my generation. Especially those who claim to be political leaders. H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed says, “The true test of leadership is the ability for those in leadership positions to create new leaders to replace them and continue to move forward progress.” Many self-proclaimed
08 Oct 2018
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Youth and the Power of Medemer
Super Congratulations, PM Abiy and Deputy PM Demeke! I want to publicly congratulate H.E. Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed on his re-election as party chairman and H.E. Demeke Mekonnen as deputy chairman at the 11th Congress of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Party. When PM Abiy was first appointed on April 2, 2018 following the
02 Oct 2018
Ethiopia and Abiy Ahmed: What a Difference 180 Days Make?
Celebrating the six-month anniversary of Abiy Ahmed’s service as prime minister October 2, 2018 marks the six-month anniversary of the appointment of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of Ethiopia. Six months and one day ago, Ethiopia was on the brink of civil war. On April 2, 2018, Abiy Ahmed literally came out of nowhere and
26 Sep 2018
እጅ አዙር የስልጣን ዘዋሪዎች የለውጡን ሰዓት እጅ ወደኋላ ዝወራ ሙከራ በኢትዮጵያ !
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ ለ48 ዓመታት ከኢትዮጵያ ከተለየሁ በኋላ በአሁኑ ጊዜ ተመለስኩ፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ለማሰብ ከምችለው በላይ ተለውጣለች፡፡ እንደዚሁም ሁሉ ምንም ዓይነት አልተለወጠችም፡፡ አንድ የቀድሞ አባባል እንዲህ የሚል አንድ እውነታ አለው፡፡ “ነገሮች ሁሉ የበለጠ በተለወጡ ጊዜ የበለጠ እንደቀድሞው ሆነው ይቀራሉ፡፡” ወደፊት በምፅፋቸው ጦማሮቼ አእትዮያ ስላሳለፍኩት አስደናቂ ጊዜ አብራራለሁ። ሆኖም ግን አንድ ፈፅሞ ያልተለወጠ ነገር አለ፡ የጨለማው ጎን ጦረኛ ኃይሎች
23 Sep 2018
The Invisible Hands Trying to Turn Back the Hands of Time in Ethiopia
I just returned from Ethiopia after a 48-year absence. Ethiopia has changed in ways I could not possibly imagine. It also has not changed at all. The old saying is true. The more things change, the more they remain the same. I will share my experiences in my forthcoming commentaries. But there is one thing
26 Aug 2018
Medemer or not Medemer, That is the Question for All Ethiopians!
For Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the question was, “To be or not to be.” For me, the question is “medemer or not medemer.” Hamlet, perplexed in the extreme about his own fate, pondered “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer/ The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles/…