Comments on: Nobody Knows My Name

By: almo27

almo27 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:53:08 +0000

Do not be alone. There are millions other ethiopians like u out there feel the same u do.

By: gebregibran

gebregibran — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:49:16 +0000

it is like u r reading ur own piece of the unwritten biography…of longing and hope.
i was crying while i read it and i am still crying while ma fingers jumping all over the keybord ….feeling the
coldness of life here and the loss of warm and welcoming smiles back home ( even after a long working day ).

why are we really here for???? may be like the writer ,…
to learn the wisdom of the west which is likely to bury
all the essences we r born and raised with.
going to school is for those who are lucky and for those whose detemination and will power is beyond the problems
of all sorts…
but goin to the right school and taking the right steps to
fulfill the farthest dream of nature ( in ma longing of purpose )is still the heftiest question.

this is a place where everybody seem to do everything according to the forecast of possibilties ( of the market)

like in 5 yrs time the demand of health care workers will double or grow in certain percent ….is invaluable info to decide the path of ur career and the calculation of return
on the investment will be made …????? imagine !!!!!)

this is the place where the devil plays all the wisdom of his computational skills on the financial papers of the corporates and the….. angels sing far from the walled streets of hell about the devinity of learning the soul.
where do angeles sing //????
it is may be in a single class room of a passionate professor or in the place where the youth dreams in daylight and get crazy in all the sweet weekend nights…

for those souls who are nostalgic about the essence of identity and for those who are ignorant about it…., there is a single truth. we can’t bury the tears because we r told not to. we should cry it loud or …let’s go for it.

let’s have a reason ,enough to soothe the pains ,of that big loss of a complete strangeness.

By: Eritrean

Eritrean — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:02:44 +0000

It sounds like I had written same story publicly, very touching!Indeed!

By: Kebadu

Kebadu — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:09:14 +0000

Seems an appealing piece. I feel it is true to many Ethiopians who are living in foreign lands for long. Despite all the absence of strong ties with people back home, it is quite possible to create a reliable network of friends and relatives in short time in Ethiopia. For Abiye and similar guys, Ethiopia can be a healing ground. The respect/love/cooperation of the people is much more than any thing else. Let’s not dwell much only on the evil elements there.

By: nubien28

nubien28 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:22:50 +0000

Go back home. Visit your family. If you have the financial capabilty try to invest. Whatever you do, do not eat any oranges.

By: Ho Ho!

Ho Ho! — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:02:49 +0000

Eventhough the story relates to most of us abroad, it sounds to me is a ficticious story.

Having said that, it is well put together.

By: solomon

solomon — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:20:35 +0000

what an article! For those of us who have been in foreign countries for long time, this guy expressed the emotional pain we suffer and the dilemma we face in deciding whether we should go back or not.

By: wow

wow — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:44:52 +0000

Very touching and deep article, we as Ethiopians are very cultured and attached to our families, no other nations can understand the depth of our feelings towards our country and families, that deep feeling is the one that creates desperation to achieve success fast and try to move back home but unluckily, our country is ruled by a government dedicated to take what we have worked for and send us back to the west so that they will have space to do whatever they want. Those of you who commented against this article have no real common sense and doesn’t care about family values, as for me I wish God will give me the chance to see my family and country intact. God Bless us all. Thank You

By: Des

Des — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:15:18 +0000

Wow. I felt like my story was being told through someone else. Has he been home yet?

By: koster

koster — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:18 +0000

Our society “tebewuzual” to hate brother and sisters by saying Amharas, Oromos etc and loving ferenjis is in the order of the day. Now Ethiopia is “Guenet” for ferenjis, woyanes and hodames while it is “Gehanem” for Ethiopians. I wish Meles proved his intelligence by not being like Mengistu (spending the rest of his life in exile) or not like Saddam Hussien hiding in a “KEBERO GUDGUAD” to be picked and killed by his “friends”. It is never too late to regret and ask the Ethiopian people. They are merciful otherwise the consquence will not be good for you, the Tigreans who are supporting you and all the hodams like Tamrat Layane who sell their country for political and financial gain.

By: Binyam

Binyam — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:57:12 +0000

This is our story told by Abiy.
Since the article was written in 1992, I assume,
Abiy had the opportunity to visit his country.
I want to know what Abiy thinks these days after almost
17 years of his article.

By: Tameru

Tameru — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:34 +0000

Really touching, where is he now?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:22:03 +0000

Yichalal,
It clearly depicts the dilemma of an immigrant?? superb article!

By: Jebha

Jebha — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:52:25 +0000

Very nice article – Very touching and well written. Great post ER.

By: Guys

Guys — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:14:04 +0000

listen to Pr. Isyas Interview. He said weyane has failed. He is backed by outside force. Isyas siad that Weyane never worked for ethiopia. Listen to it. He is only back by force. He said that weyane Philosophy to sleep with america as hire boy. America found that he was not that not strong after somilia.
Listen.
http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/01/05/eritrea-video-interview-with-president-isaias-afwerki-part-2-jan-5-2009/

By: yehuna!!!

yehuna!!! — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:09:56 +0000

well what is the point in this memo?did he give up on his country,i did not understand what his try to say.or is he trying to tell his fellow “EHAPA” friend’s not to go back home.i saw his weakness through his personal feeling.if he felt that way he need to be QUITE!!!!!

By: Bertu

Bertu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:59:18 +0000

Abiye Solomon is really me and you who refuse to build any possible bridge of unity to save our motherland.

Let us embrace change and humble ourselves to come together to bring about a one voice struggle to eradicate the most evil regime in our history. Otherwise we shall mourn at Ethiopia’s grave site while her sworn enemies are cheering cocktails.

Meet me this fall in Washington DC for Obang’s call to show our solidarity with the Ethiopian People. http://www.anuakjustice.org/090104Will2009BecomeTheYearOfEthiopianIndependenceFromDictators.htm

God Save Ethiopia!

By: Jemal

Jemal — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:16 +0000

It is really touching.

By: dagne

dagne — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:04 +0000

Where is this guy now?