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Our National Hypnosis: April 27 vs May 24

Let’s start with a pop quiz. An easy one, I promise.  So easy, most Eritreans –children to adults– know the

If You Love Your Country, Reform It

Let’s start with the word itself: Reform, a word often misused and misunderstood. The truth is, when it comes to

Detoxifying Our Politics

It’s almost 2014 and Isaias Afeworki is still there, reigning over and ruining Eritrea. Change will come sooner or later.

Ethiopia: the Elephant in the Room

Suppose a patient walks into an emergency room with a big axe sticking out of his head. The medical staff

The Spirit Of Asmara

Let’s start with one of my favorite songs: “Asmera Shkor, Asmera Bella, men kwedadera!” by Aaron Abraham. It roughly translates

Eritrea: Anatomy Of A Revolution

Are we there yet? Has our Second Revolution started already? Is this the beginning of the end or the end

How To Defeat Isaias Afwerki

Just like any dysfunctional relationship among humans, dictatorships don’t just occur overnight. They take years of bending, twisting and breaking

From Tahrir Square, To Godena Harnet

Warning: The following article may be offensive to some old men and other slow moving objects. “May you live in

Eritrea: Ten More Years Of Dictatorship

Let’s get down right to it. Who among us honestly believes that the PFDJ regime will collapse or get toppled

A Case For Dissolving The PFDJ

How is this for a rather crazy, absurd, naïve, unrealistic and outlandish idea? I believe next year’s National Conference for

Every September, We will Remember

I saw Isaias Afwerki in person only on two occasions. The first one was in the summer of 1999 when

Of Kings And Bandits: A Book Review

As the title of the book insinuates, “Of Kings And Bandits” is a story – actually many artfully crafted stories

What The US Should Do About Eritrea

In 2006, US-backed Ethiopia invaded Somalia and removed from power the Islamic Courts Union, which it perceived as a brewing

The Two Eritreas

Eritreans who live abroad know this very familiar drill. An inquisitive person asks “Where are you from?” and we proudly

Eritrea 2010: Shaping Our Future

National Reconciliation Conference.  There is a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Citizens coming together to shed their differences, rectify

A Protest To Mend 50 Years Of Injustice And Unfairness

The entire hullabaloo about the ‘unjust’ and ‘unfair’ sanction is becoming a nightmare. Assuming the Resolution was hatched up in

We Cannot Afford to Be Divided

Finally the dream of the faithful Eritreans is approaching and it will come true. My happiness heightened when three opposition

The Audacity of Supporting America’s Policy

There is a proverb that goes something like this: “A thief believes everybody steals.”  How convenient! – for the thief,

The Audacity of Supporting America’s Policy

There is a proverb that goes something like this: “A thief believes everybody steals.”  How convenient! – for the thief,

Time For Unconventional Ideas

“Why do some ideas thrive while others die?” asks a great book by two geeky brothers (Chip and Dan Heath).

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