Aida Edemariam

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Savannah Ayoade-Greaves |Marina Hyde |Zoe Williams |Aida Edemariam |Rachel Porter |Ellie Bury

From yearning for a ‘strong leader’ to being swept up in riots, the portents for our children are not good – and who can blame them for being so disillusioned, asks Marina Hyde. Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo has gone stratospheric as Elphaba in Wicked – what next for one of Britain’s brightest stars? And new research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is far from clear cut – could this new understanding provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions?

Jan 9, 2025 | theguardian.com | Aida Edemariam

Oromay begins as it means to go on, at hurtling speed. A television journalist wakes late, with 20 minutes to catch a plane. And not just any plane: a plane carrying most of the leadership of Ethiopia. Tsegaye has hardly rubbed the sleep from his eyes when he finds himself in first class, receiving orders. There is to be an all-out push to bring the northern province of Eritrea into line with the revolution. He is in charge of hearts and minds, which must be changed. At once.

Jan 9, 2025 | msn.com | Aida Edemariam

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Dec 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Aida Edemariam |Sara Powell

Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From July: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities. By Aida Edemariam

Nov 20, 2024 | freitag.de | Aida Edemariam

In seinen Gedichten und Geschichten werden die fragilen Alltäglichkeiten beschrieben, die in den Nachrichten vom Krieg nirgends auftauchen. Derzeit lebt Abu Toha in den USA Von The Guardian Vor einem Jahr stand Mosab Abu Toha in einer Schlange und wartete darauf, einen Kontrollpunkt passieren zu dürfen. Er hatte die schmerzhafte Entscheidung getroffen, mit seiner Frau Maram und den drei kleinen Kindern Gaza zu verlassen.