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This is written as notes for Episode 54 of NEGARIT, my YouTube channel which is delivered in Tigrinya—it’s not all a transcript by represents the main points discussed.  I hope you enjoy it…. Last week I listened to an interview Semere Beyene of SBS conducted with Amanuel Sahle who explained his …

This is written as notes for Episode 53 of NEGARIT, my YouTube channel which is delivered in Tigrinya—it’s not all covered because of time limitations. Today, the main topic is Imam Ahmed Bin Ibrahim, known in Abyssinia as Ahmed Gragn, but I will have a number of inter-related topics in …

1. Ashenda: Tigraians heard my advice of last year. 2. AshanadaH (Kick Boxing): Memhir Amanuel Sahle assaulted us  (Tesahiluna) using tgrinya. 3. Statue: How about erecting a statue for Imam Ahmed Gragn? If you remember, in last year’s Ashenda the Tigrayans were inflamed because it seems they faced hindrances in …

أود أن أهنئ الشعب السوداني على التصميم الذي أظهره للوصول إلى حفل توقيع الاتفاق، ويعلم الجميع أن الطريق إلى هذا الاتفاق مروي بدماء الشهداء السودانيين، واستشهادهم لم يكن سدىً و سوف يتتذكره التأريخ بأجلال وإعجاب إلى الأبد.  كإريتري ، أعتقد أن رائحة بخور الصندل في السودان لابد أن تهب على …

In the 19th century, Abyssinian warlords invaded what they called “Hamassen”, present Eritrean highlands, (like they did for many decades before that, with their hordes who eventually settled in Eritrea. Alula legislated the wedi-Arbaa (citizen- after-40 years) laws that enabled the non-native settlers who resided in present Eritrea, to become …

[Rough transcript of the Negarit 50] First let’s see how we are divided economically. The sedentary, the nomad, and the people of the sea. Each has a different economic development and each has its peculiarities. I might talk about land in this context but now let’s stick to culture whose main …

Unedited notes for the Episode Byzantine was the Eastern part of the Roman empire–the capital city that was later named Constantinople, and again renamed Istanbul. 1700 years ago, Byzantine was so preoccupied with theological debates, mainly about the nature of Jesus Christ. Does he have one nature of two, or …

[Apologies. You tube took long to process the upload and was not playing properly and we have to delete the video and upload it again. All comments, likes, dislikes were deleted with the deleted video. Now it’s fixed] ኣርዮስ፥ ኣቡነ ኣንቶንዮስ፣ ቛንቋ ክርስቶስኣርዮሰ መን ዩ ? ሓጺር መብርሂ ብዛዕባ:- 1) ሊብያዊ …

Last week, at a public meeting called by SNIT in Oakland, California, Manal Younus recited a moving poem and the audience rewarded her with a standing ovation. Though I wanted to interview her like I did three-years agin in Atlanta, she surprised me with a request to interview me for …

Negarit 47:ኣቦታትካ ‘ለሊ – عرّف اسلافك – Identify your father

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Negarit 46: ሃቦብላ ኸምሲን Khumasin Dust storm رياح خماسين Only knowledgeable citizens can solve national problems. Ignorance breeds chaos and disarray. There is no clergy in Islam though over the ages, oppressors have created a class of clergy to help them tighten their grip on the people and secure their …

Negarit 45: መሰረት ዘይብሉ ጉራን ቶጎግን – تفاخر على الفاضي

this is a 2016 clip that was forgotten in some folder. we are so stingy to let it be forgotten forever. So, here it is…

Negarit 44: ዒድ ሙባረክን ስድታትን – عيد مبارك وقليلي الادب – Happy Eid and the rascals

Violation of May 24- ዝተኸትረ ግንቦት 24 – و24 مايو المغتصب

Negarit 42: ሃይማኖታዊ ጥሩፍነት التطرف الديني Religious Extremism

ደላሎ ፖለቲካ – سماسرة السياسة – Political NGO Dellala: Political NGOs We saw them off crossing the river We saw them off fly to the grey skies That didn’t (and will not) fall We saw them off… At the banks of the River Thames We saw them off… At the …