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This is a partial script of Negarit 59–the first part of the episode was unscripted. 1.Awrajawyan Nkhun 2.Men eyyu Muawya? Entay ke b’eesu? His name is Muawya bin Abu Sufyan, the founder of the Ummayad dynasty (Ummawyeen) which was established in Damascus and reached to the south of France and …

The following is the script for Negarit 58 (in Tigrinya) which was published on October 28, 2018 –  #ሓርቢጠስሚ – حرب السمن# – #HarbiTesmi —————- In this episode, the topics are 1) Tilahun Gessese’s old song, 2) Harbi Tesmi, a goatsking filled with butter, and 3) The offsprings of Muwaya, the founder of …

This is a script that I used for Negarit 57, my series on youtube recorded on October 9, 2019) Today I will tell you about my ancestry trail for the last 2300 years, and solidarity with the Catholics and Abuna Abraha Francoise, the man who should be canonized as a …

Last week two great Eritreans departed. Omar Hassen Omran, was buried in Kessela, Sudan and Girmay Kidane, Wedi Philipo, was buried in Milano, Italy A word to the forces of good, particularly Eritreans “End and Means”, or Grabbing the neck and the process of reaching that goal The tone of …

Most of my stories are included in my book “Of Kings and Bandits” Today’s episode is more of a story aba Zarti, Qole, and my experience with it. Now let me say something to my readers who seem to be offended by my repeated mention of the term fascists”. They …

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…