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I was just thinking ... hi, readers ,long time no see.This blog and many others are blocked in Ethiopia.

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Hi, blog readers.Long time no see. I was unable to post as this blog, and many others ,had been blocked in Ethiopia, and still is.Ceck me out http://arefe.wordpress.com/

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Giracha Kachiloch (Grey Bells) Amharic novel By Adam Reta Shama Books, June 2005 467 pages, Price 25 birr Adam Reta is no stranger to the Ethiopian literary scene. He has produced a number of well-crafted short stories including Mahlet and Izabel that had received wide acclaim by the literary circle. He is probably of limited interest to anyone who hasn’t yet felt the subtle, precise charm of

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This new Amharic film with English Sub-title directed and produced by Zelalem Welde Mariam explores the trials and triumphs of a single father who does whatever it will take to keep his daughter alive, though at the eleventh hour.Ephrem (Solomon Bogale) a young photographer who works for an advertising and modeling agency loses his beautiful model wife in an automotive accident ( crssing a

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I was just thinking ... Raman's Love Trap Susheela Raman, a British vocalist of Indian Origin, gave a concert in Addis some two years ago. It was one of the best concerts that I had attended to. But I didn't know her CD was in the market in Addis till I came across it last week in Irie music shop. Well, I bought the CD and I should say I was pleasantly surprised. Love Trap, the title song and

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"Setchnto, A Tale of Ethiopian Cab Drivers in America" P.257 Have you ever thought of what life is like for taxi drivers? Do they find their job tough or easy? What sort of incidents would they encounter? Perhaps the people who are in a best position to respond to these questions are the taxi

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What Has Pity Got To Do With It? He is in his mid-twenties. Tall and handsome. He is a singer, he chooses to call himself an artist, and using that word about himself he considers being his greatest achievement. Girls are never in short supply; wherever he goes he feels their stares. He wears dark glasses as a form of chic and also to disguise his identity. In the stage, he is a shaken,

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I was just thinking ... Tale of Friends Life at the Addis Ababa University wasn't always a bed of rose. Lessons at times got boring and money was often in short supply. But, mostly, you would encounter notions that didn't fit with the assumptions and beliefs that you grew up with. Of course, there were courses that are sources of pleasure and beneficial but most are the kind you cram to earn

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A Trip to DireDawa It was a pedagogical training course program for French instructors in Ethiopia organized by the French Embassy for the fourth time. There were 65 participants; most of them Ethiopians, some French and other nationals drawn from various colleges, universities, community and private schools and international organizations. There was a festive atmosphere at the Lycee Guebre

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Impressions on Kapuscinski’s The Emperor, Downfall of an Autocrat Vintage International, page 163,1989 By Arefaynie Fantahun There was this French documentary film that I saw at the Alliance few years back on King Haile sellassie that portrayed him as rather exotic, gallant monarch, distinguished by indefatigable energy, a sharp mind, and profound sensitivity, a man who made a stand against

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A Review of Love.com by Arefaynie Fantahun The Ethiopian film maker from the Diaspora, Belay Workneh spins this lighthearted romantic comedy about the repercussions of on older woman-younger man relationship. The movie, launched at Alem Cinema three weeks ago traces back the life of Solomon (Yonas

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