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Must Read Book: Ethiopia – Tiwoldena Kirsu [A Generation and Its Heritage]

February 10, 2010 by Belay Zeleke

Ethiopia : A Generation and Its Heritage: There has been much written about Ethiopia’s history. But, only few books are written by Ethiopians that provide enhanced understanding to this great nation's history. Tesfaye Mekonnen’s new book with a self explanatory ...

February 5, 2010 by Belay Zeleke

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Vintage, $15.95, fiction, reprint) USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg called this epic novel about the lives of conjoined (then separated) twins born to a nun in Ethiopia "an underdog and a winner. Shades of Slumdog Millionaire." ...

January 26, 2010 by EthioSun

by Euan Kerr, Minnesota Public Radio So she wrote "Beneath the Lion's Gaze," a critically-acclaimed novel about a family living through the Ethiopian revolution. The story also tells of the last days of Hailie Selassie before his death in prison. Maaza Mengiste, who no...

January 21, 2010 by Atse Minilik

TED: Dambisa Moyo's new book is drawing new attention to the question of aid in Africa, andher thesis is quite like yours, but aimed at a mass-market audience, as she said on Charlie Rose. Do you think it is risky to sensationalize the issue? AYITTEY: I don’t think Dam...

January 1, 2010 by Atse Yohannes

By Lorraine Adams: Published: December 31, 2009 Alone among African nations, the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia never submitted to colonialism. (It chased the Italians out in 1941 after a five-year occupation.) Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s emperor, was welcomed in European ...

October 31, 2009 by EthioSun

Book Signing and discussion : "Abate Yachin Se’at": Major General Demissie Bulto and the May 81 coup d'état attempt. Aesop Publishers presents Ato Derege Demissie, Attorney at law and author of the book, "Abate Yachin Se’at": Major General Demissie Bulto and ...

October 24, 2009 by EthioSun

A New Book entitled “የማታ እንጀራ የግጥም መጽሃፍ ” will be released at the end of this month. Poet/writer/artist Alemtshay Wedajo will have a Book Signing and Poetry Night event on Saturday, October 30, 2009 at 6 pm. Place: Unification Ch...

October 13, 2009 by EthioSun

Taken from the book by Dr Rusilla Dunjee Houston: OKLAHOMA , U. S. A. 1926 ; Wonderful Ethiopians The Ethiopian is a great race, probably the oldest. It is a race that does not die out under adversity. When other races are sullen, or despairing and turn to self...

October 1, 2009 by Neamin Zeleke

"Abateh Yachin Se’at": Major General Demissie Bulto and the coup d'état of May 1989. A new Book by Derege Demissie In “Abateh Yachin Se’at,” author Derege Demissie narrates the story of his late father, Major General Demissie Bulto. Derege’s story...

April 7, 2009 by EthioSun

Author: A Zambian Economist Dambisa Moyo: a consultant to the World Bank & a specialist in sub-Saharan Africa A must read book! Particularly for bewildered idiot- worshipers of Melese Zenawi or TPLF’s admirers . The Washera likes would benefit a lot from reading this...

April 2, 2009 by Neamin Zeleke

I have been following like many the great interests generated by “Ye Gazetegnaw Mastawesha”, a book written by Tesfaye Gebreab. While many have raised legitimate points regarding Tesfaye Gebreab’s past and his role as a press/propaganda official within the TPLF dominat...

March 28, 2009 by EthioSun

Once known as the melting pot of multi-ethnic society (people of different ethnic groups, cultures, and religions) in Africa, Ethiopia is now being exploited by irresponsible rulers who continue to spread Ethnic hatred to serve their divide and rule policies. Some of the m...

February 8, 2009 by EthioSun

Make Sure That You Join the Extraodinary Ethiopian-Indian-American Novelist on Monday, February 16, 7:00pm, Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. The mention of Kennedy and the Queen of England underscore the implicit cooperation of Western gover...