Detoxifying Our Politics
It’s almost 2014 and Isaias Afeworki is still there, reigning over and ruining Eritrea. Change will come sooner or later.
Looking Forward into the Future of Eritrea
For those of us who live in the U.S., this is the time of the year in which we see
Eritrea’s Succession Plan
Eritrea’s Succession Plan: Mentoring Emerging Leadership to Build Civil Society I was writing this article when the Lampedusa tragedy unfolded
Awate 7.0: Status Update
Dear Awatistas: First of all, Awatista is a knock-off of Sandanista. We are not lefties, but we are revolutionaries, thus
SBS Tigrinya Interview With Saleh “Gadi” Johar
An interview with Saleh “Gadi” Johar, right activist, one of the founders of Awate.com and Author of Miriam was here
Politics of Cynicism or Politics of Hope?
“Do we participate in a Politics of Cynicism or do we participate in a Politics of Hope?” Finding the Trail
The Ordeal Of Human Trafficking and Organ Harvesting
(This is a speech I delivered on Wednesday, Dec 12, 2013 at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah.)
Eritrea: The Federal Arrangement Farce
Often, I am accused of factoring out Ethiopia’s violence in my account of how the Eritrean revolution (ghedli) came to
The Departure of a Good Man: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a Good Man. He chose to be Good and stuck with it. He lived Good. He practiced
Bridging The Divide: Muslim and Christian Eritreans in Orange County
Introduction: The dominance of Tigrinya speaking Christians and their involvement in the various sectors of community-based, organizational activities representing Eritreans
Afwerki and Al-Bashir: Unholy Matrimony
Port Sudan: 27 November 2013 In a ceremony dubbed as one of the most romantic weddings of the year, Eritrea’s
Fight Like A Liberation Front; Think Like An Opposition
Isaias Afwerki’s twenty- two years of misrule reaffirms the old adage that revolutions, quite often, are not caused by vision-inspired
Eritrean Parallel Religious Lines
The roots and branches of Eritrean Diaspora seems to point to the mistrust that lingers stemming from their religious parallel
Yohannes Tikabo and the King’s Men
This is the story of Yohannes Tikabo and Yosief Ghebrehiwet. More accurately, about their beliefs. Two Eritreans, with varying degrees
Eritreans Stranded in Indonesia
Eritrean refugees en route to Australia are stranded in Indonesia after their smugglers abandoned them when they learned Australian coast
Removal of DIA Should Be Our Top Priority
Isaias Afwerki: the petty dictator of a once-promising small African country Eritrea. Neither his past eminence nor his present vulgar
The Essence of Isaiasism: Forced Labor
First of all, yes, when awate 7.0 is launched (1/1/14), we will have a blog for Haile the Great (and
National Security Team Discusses TPDM Role in Roundup
In the late afternoon of November 5, Brigadier General Tekle Kifle “Manjus” presided over a meeting to discuss, among other
Samrawit: A Book Review
Samrawit is an Arabic novel written by the Eritrean novelist Hajji Jabir who works as a journalist in Aljazeera Channel.
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