Hey friends, can you suggest good resources to study Ethiopian Feminism?

Note: (links to) videos, books, articles, blogs anything touching the historical developments, shifts in focus, waves, current trends, influential leaders, it's impacts in the life of women, the positive sides, bad consequences, the reception in different domains etc. are appreciated if you leave them below. 🙏🏼

ተገኝታለች። ደህና ናት። 😊✨

እናቷን ጠላቻት። የአባቷን ሚስት ጠላቻት። ምክንያት ይኖራታል። ማብራሪያ ይኖረዋል ይህ ጥላቻ። እናቷን የጠላቻት እናቷ የጠላቻት ስለመሰላት ነው። በልቧ የምታስበው እንዲህ ነው። እኔ የአባቴ ልጅ ነኝ። እርሱን እወደዋለው። ብዙ ስህተት ቢሠራም ለእኔ ግን ደግ ነው። እሱን ስትጠላው ልቤ ይታመማል። ያ አባትሽ ባለችኝ ቁጥር የነፍሴ ሥጋ ይተረተራል። ስታማው በሰማሁ ልክ አጥንቶቼ ይሰበራሉ። ከእርሱ ጋር የመሆኗን ዕድል ስትረግም መንፈሴ ይታወካል። እኔን ወድሻለው ብትለኝ እንዴት ልመን? እኔኮ ከምትጠላው ባሏ ያስተሳሰርኳት ሰንሰለት ነኝ። በራ እንዳታመልጥ የተያዘችበት ወጥመድ ነኝ። እኔኮ የምትወደውን ሕይወት ያለመኖሯ ማህተም ነኝ። እኔኮ ከተጸየፈችው ምንጭ የፈለቅኩ ድፍርስ ውሃ ነኝ። ዓይኖቼኮ የአባቴ ናቸው። ግማሽ ማንነቴ እኮ እርሱ ነው። ወደሱ የተሰነዘረ የጥላቻ ፍም ሁሉ ይለበልበኛል። ፍላጎቷ ግን እንደምትወደኝ እንዳስብ ነበር። ፍሪውድ ያስቀኛል። ፍሪውድ ያስቀኛል። በእናቴ ቀንቼ አይደለም። የአባቴን አካል ተቀምቼ አይደለም። እንዲህ እንዲህ ትላለች። እናቴ ትጠላኛለች ትላለች። እናቷን ትጠላለች። ራሷን ትጠላለች። ከሰው ትሸሻለች።

#family #የሰውቤት #dark

Dear teens, you are not a burden. You are valuable for the well being of the society.
You are not trash. You are worth the love of your people. Don't feel like no one wants or understands you. But don't feel like you know everything too. You are growing. Just as we are. Be part of something positive. Keep dreaming big. Keep pursuing your artistic talents. Even if you don't think you have any, that's good because it gives you a lot of time to discover what you love through reading and interacting with the world. Just protect yourself. And that may include being good with your family and your schools. That may also include knowing drugs and promiscuity ain't that cool.
And the society! If you show them genuine respect and if you live with some level of responsibility you will be amazed at how much willing they are to show you love and concern. Here is the key, the more cynical and detached and self-centered you are, the more you will find responses that will confirm your initial attitudes. Try something different.

If you need someone to talk to about a specific issue you can contact me @beamlakayire. But focus on building those healthy relationships with family and friends that are influencing in a good direction. Much love! ✨

ከቀጣይ ሴሚስተር ጀምሮ ከስር ከስር አነባለሁ!

here's something to think about

reality is basically depressing. but we need to be in a good state of mind to be productive or to lead a healthy life. if we agree on those two points the majority would go the path of denial and regression from a serious contemplation or confrontation with the reality. they need to feed on false hopes and improbable assumptions. that's why the self development industry is thriving. that's why good novels are disappearing from the market while a motivational book sells in millions. could there be a different approach? can we really be realistic and at the same time be in a normal (healthy) condition socially and emotionally? can we be hopeful without denying? can we be happy without selling truth for cheap?

how can we remain strong and hopeful without being in a state of denial?

weekly reminder:

don't be bitter, don't be bitter. 🖤

What's the line between being selfless and being people pleaser?

ልብ ጉልበት አለው...

ይዝላል!