[This is the source for the script of Negarit 71, my Youtube channel] إذا كان رب البيت بالدف ضارباً، فشيمة أهل البيت كلهم الرقص “If the father beats a drum, the household has to dance”. SebeT altAwizi, a Baghdad poet (1125 – 1187) Intro: Last week Kenya’s ex-president Daniel Arap Moi …
Read More »
[The following is used as a script for Negarit #70, which is made for the Negarit Youtube Channel.] According to popular wisdom, if you work hard, you succeed, but the skeptics add another condition to that: you work must be smart. However, there are very hard-working people, but they can …
Read More »
This was first published on January 28, 2019. I used it as a background scrip for Negarit 69 under the title, “Be Proud”. It’s being republished for relevance. Is Eritrea tiny? How tiny is it? I will try to show that the myth about tiny Eritrea is simply a perception …
Read More »
The following is the source of Negarit 68 fo my Youtube channel Tesfa Denagil is a very light shower, a shy rain, that comes just before the farmers begin ploughing their fields. Tesfa Denagil is a sign of good rains which means good harvest and prosperity. The cows will be well …
Read More »
[This article was first posted on November 9, 2016.] Eight years ago, on November 8, 2008, I published Isaias’ congratulatory letter to the then president elect, Obama. Today I am publishing Isaias’ congratulatory letter to president elect Donald Trump. You will notice the two letters seem to have been written …
Read More »
This is the source script for Negarit 67 of Jan 8, 2010 1. Tsehaitu Berakhi, Alamin Abdulatif, Abba Shawl and mythology Probably many do not know that Tsehaitu Berakhi became famous in Keren before she hit, the record disc fame. I know Tsehaitu, how could I forget the woman who …
Read More »
In the end of November, a serious injustice happened in many parts of Eritrea, mainly in Seraye region. Like before, there was little coverage… and interest. Many people were arrested without charge, as usual, and pushed to unknown prisons. Of course, the victims were Muslims whose ready-made accusation is extremism. …
Read More »
In the mid-seventies, a young boy attended a concert of a band assembled by General Werqu, the commander of the Ethiopian occupational army that spread from Karrora, to Umhager and Keren. The concert was held at Forto, where the young boy was jailed a few months earlier. Grudgingly returning to …
Read More »
This article first appeared on Jul 16, 2018. It’s being republished with the hope it will evoke a reflection. If there is anything Eritreans and Ethiopians (and beyond) agree upon, it is the fact that PM Abiy has stirred a seemingly calm sea. Undoubtedly he has inspired many people—he even made …
Read More »
The following is the source for Negarit 64 at Youtube channel * Are divine beings Hitmen, Askhker, or a militia army? * What is the smallest unit of a society? Can we respect and care for a society if we do not respect and care for the individual units, be it large …
Read More »
[Negarit #63 published today, Dec 3, 2019//Saleh “Gadi” Johar 1. Women are still having a hard time since ages ago. 2. To the young: please do not listen to those who tell you, that you lack wisdom. Do not listen to that. 3. Since I will speak about the young, …
Read More »
There is no piece of fiction that shaped the Abyssinian psyche the way Kibre Neggest did. A product of the 13th century, many Abyssinians accept it as an authentic narration of actual history that equates the birth of Minelik (corrupted Arabic Ibn Al Malik or Hebrew Bin Melech – מֶלֶךְ ) with the birth …
Read More »
The following is a rough transcript of Negarit #62, a video program published on tNov 28, 2019 _____________ 1. Now I have proof our culture needs revamping—in some aspects it stinks. 2. “Meseta Abeyuti, mezena naashtu“—friendship among older and younger people is shameful in out culture, they say Someone who …
Read More »
This is the script of Negarit 60, and the English translation of the Arabic speech in Kessela, Sudan. The aftermath of The Sudanese revolution that overthrew Al Bashir’s government is manifested in post regime change haggling among Sudanese political and social groups. What transpires in Sudan is believed to be very …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
This article was first published on Sept. 5, 2018 under the title “Finally Vindicated). This year (2019), we decided to remember the 58th anniversary of Awate Day, with this article and a youtube video, Fanus Network, presented by Yoel Lino) The last week, since September 1, 2018, has been very …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
Awate.com Fearless News, Opinion, Analysis On Eritrea And Beyond
