Al Mariam’s Commentaries
Change does not need a few active players and many who watch from the sidelines. Change is a process that requires all of us to get into the field and make our contribution. Change is not the kind of game that spectators watch and cheer when there is a good result and criticize and complain…
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ እንደመር፦ አንቀነስ፦ እንባዛ፦ አንከፈል፦ እልም አለ የፍቅር ባቡሩ ሁላችንም ይዞ በሙሉ ፦ ለተግዋዥ ጥብቅ ማስጠንቀቂያ ፡፡ በአብይ አሕመድ የኢትዮጵያ የፍቅር ባቡር ተሳፋሪዎች በሙሉ የአብይ አሕመድ የኢትዮጵያ የፍቅር ባቡር ፍሬን የለውም፡፡ ከቁጥጥር ውጭ የሆነ ባቡር ነው፡፡ በምንም አይነት ለማስቆም የማይቻል ነው! ከተሳፈራችሁ መውረድ አትችሉም፡፡ በፍቅር ወጥመድ ትገባላችሁ! የኢትዮጵያን የፍቅር…
እንደመር! አንቀነስ! እንባዛ! አንከፈል! እለም አለ የፍርቅ ባቡሩ ሁላችንም ይዞ በሙሉ ! Travel Advisory: All passengers aboard Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia Love Train! The Abiy Ahmed “Ethiopia Love Train” has no brakes. It is a runaway train. It is unstoppable. Nothing can derail the Ethiopia Love Train. This Memorandum was not supposed to be about…
“እሾሆችን ከጽጌረዳው አበባዎች መለየት አለብን፡፡” (ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ፣ እ.ኤ.አ ሰኔ/2018 ዓ.ም ከተናገሩት የተወሰደ) እንደመር! አንቀነስ! እንባዛ! አንከፈል! ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ “በኢትዮጵያውያን ወገኖቻችን ላይ እምነት ማጣት የለብንም፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ውቅያኖስ ናት፡፡ ከውቅያኖሱ ቅንጣት የውኃ ጠብታ ቆሻሻ ቢሆን ውቅያኖሱ በሙሉ ቆሻሻ ሊሆን አይችልም፡፡” (የማህተመ ጋንዲን ፍልስፍና በኢትዮጵያ መተግበር) “አንድ ፍቅር! አንድ ልብ! አንድ ኢትዮጵያ፡፡ በአንድ ላይ…
“We must separate the thorns from the rose flowers.” Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, June 23, 2018. “We must not lose faith in our fellow Ethiopians. Ethiopia is an ocean. If a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty (applying Mahatma Gandhi’s wisdom to Ethiopia). “One Love! One Heart! One…
ለአዲስ አበባ አንባቢዎቼ ለጓደኞቼ ለደጋፊዎቼ ለአዲስ አበባ…
To all of my readers, friends, supporters and young people in Addis Ababa and to all of my Ethiopian brothers and sisters: For the first time ever, I write to all of you directly to ask a special favor. I need someone to stand in and stand up for me at Mesqel Square on June…
Author’s Note: There are two commentaries in this Memorandum. The first is a “short” (at least that is what I call it) topical commentary on the recent activities of the leadership of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Tigray region. The second is my usual memorandum to PM Abiy Ahmed commending him for…
[This Memorandum will be translated into Amharic and made available shortly at almariam.com] The Good Book says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” It is a maxim that aims to guide those who seek to deliver the message of peace and reconciliation to humanity. It is a message that teaches true peace is found between individuals or nations…
(Open Letter Version) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed C/o Embassy of Ethiopia 3506 International Dr., NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Dear Prime Minister Abiy: Greetings! I am informed and believe that you will not be visiting the U.S. in early July as part of scheduled events. I am writing to respectfully request and strongly urge you to…
