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Published at the website of Pen International Notes from an exiled researcher | Ghirmai Negash
Published at the website of Pen International. Writing in Exile: “Home” is My Mailing Address
Unlike most other journalists who had learned to never voice their opinion or express their true feelings, but were rather reduced to mechanical re-producers of the cliché propaganda, Jim’ie had the courage to discuss his country’s abysmal political, economic, and social mishaps. In the Ministry’s staff meetings, he would always raise such problematic issues and