By: Professor Paulos

Professor Paulos — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:40:22 +0000

You are right on target in describing miqegnet but you are wrong in thinking it is solely an Ethiopian disease. It is found everywhere where there are human beings. I am an Ethiopian- Canadian Professor teaching at one of the well known universities in Canada but my colleagues most importantly the head of the department started to to treat me as an enemy because I happen to have publications, most of them books coming out every now and then. Whereas publications of faculty are exhibited in windows near the department, through the actions of the chair, my books were deliberately kept out of sight. At one time, when we were ordered to exhibit our books to the public he deliberately assigned me a place complitely hidden from the visitors. Shame on him, I have now published three more books. You should never give in to Miqegnoch. Doing so is to satisfy them. Lo and behold the guy is transferred to another university and my books now adorn the department windows.I hope he would not commit suicide when he revisits and sees a dozen books to my name.

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By: Professor Paulos