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Is Safety Guaranteed with AI?

I stood in awe in front of my house, contemplating whether the realisation of the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates had started being witnessed. Being very optimistic abo...

Mar 25 , 2023

Implications of Boundless System Failure

I gazed towards the blue sky with its far fiery red ends, on my way to the supermarket, jokingly ruminating if the dusk was looming or the sun was waning. There was a weekend surprise. Encouraged b...

Mar 18 , 2023

Institutions: Living Autobiographies

It was with great pleasure I received the good news from an old friend who had just finished writing an autobiography. Keeping lit the amusement, I went for a walk that was unusual in the morning. ...

Mar 11 , 2023

Integrity in Duty Regardless of Significance

I watched the Premier League last week at a long-time friend's house in the vicinity. My friend and I are staunch supporters of the English premier league club Arsenal. Yet, his keen collection of pi...

Mar 4 , 2023

Translating Pages to Screen  Fikir Eske Mekaber Builds Understanding

Amidst 'umm's, and 'ahh's, while trying to salvage a discussion that turned to friendly banter, making headway to the precipice of never seeing each other, tackling each other's every sentence struggl...

Feb 25 , 2023

Transforming Vulnerability to Opportunity

After being seated and avidly reading for a long while the whole afternoon one of the days last week, my mood swung from the I-can-not-wait-to-go-out scenario to that of deciding whether or not I shou...

Feb 18 , 2023

Acknowledging English Matters Globally

Last Saturday seemed endless as time crept by. As I organized my books and documents in order, a piece of paper with the heading signed and sealed by the translation office captured my interest. It wa...

Feb 11 , 2023

Independent Interaction Through Academics

One of the days last week I had a rendezvous to have coffee with a long-time friend. A routine we have had for years. It was after five o'clock in the afternoon yet an hour before I left my house. I c...

Feb 4 , 2023

Examine the Roots: Elementary Schools

It was amidst the misty and gloomy national school leaving exam result last week, the dismal performance started to run amok in my mind. From the frying pan to the fire, the ramification of what could...

Jan 28 , 2023

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork

The victory of the Ethiopian national football team against Libya in a qualifier game for the 1969 world cup had stirred pitches from fans that veterans from the former should not be fielded anymore....

Jan 21 , 2023

Spice Up! Gourmets, Businesses

I was engulfed with reflections on what I have been through since Christmas. Nothing could come close to the spirit surrounding holidays here, as the feel of cuisine and praising the virtues of tradi...

Jan 14 , 2023

Mobile Banking Robs Mobility

Last year was pivotal in bringing the final touch to my new year's resolution for the then-upcoming global year, a week sooner than the end of December. I changed almost all my money transactions digi...

Jan 7 , 2023

Rising Above Social Media Obsession

One of the days last week was poised to be a relaxing time free from worries. I had my daily share of skimming through different platforms on social media. I compared the perspectives of two or thr...

Dec 31 , 2022

Skills for Life: Readership Nurture Success, Exams Judge the Means

Last week I visited an art gallery connected to a florist shop close to my residence. My flower order was on standby for delivery by a courteous florist, as I kept my eye on the few paintings on the w...

Dec 24 , 2022

Gastronomic Resolution for the New Year

I started to feel the heat on a cool summer day, sunnier than the previous ones though I dressed lightly. A reminder of the need for a heightened mood and atmosphere for that particular day, with a d...

Dec 17 , 2022

Public Service Offices Need Responsiveness Akin to Edir, Equb

I describe my daily routine of cleaning the area around my house before I go for a walk as “a mandatory public service.” Some of my neighbours think it is precious, some helpful, while I feel it...


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