Gallantry at Halhal
[The following is chapter 20 from Saleh “Gadi” Johar’s book, “Of Kings and Bandits.” First republished on September…
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The Massacre of Ona and Besekdira: When Scars Replace Wounds
Almost all my generation carry scars on their upper arms. Scars left from the crude type of vaccinations:…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar15 min read
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The Sixth and Seventh Kings of Ethiopia
A man from Keren arrived in Asmara and headed to the neighborhood where his relatives lived. Though he…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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What Follows Condemnation?
The dead do not hear. One can whisper, shout, scream, and call a dead person, but you do…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Rejecting Wars– A Matchstick in The Horn of Africa
My call for participation from the friends of Negarit is very encouraging. I got a few worthy comments…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Isaias Afwerki’s “Secret Letter” To Donald Trump
[This article was first posted on November 9, 2016 under a title “Mistirawit Debdabe.”] Eight years ago, on…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar15 min read
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The Difference Between Propaganda and Public Relations
When I started to work after leaving Eritrea, I landed at a sales and marketing job. My understanding…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Graduated in Coffee Bean Picking
On Negarit 104 I talked about vowels and consonants and why Tigrinya speakers add a “i” vowel to…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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Negarit 103: ከፊሎም ደዊሉ ነሩ- The sponsor called- وأتصل الكفيل
What a change! Smartly dressed PFDJ official, with a bonus. For the first time he travels alone, and…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Kabuga, Fascists and Jackets
I know when what comes on Negarit hurts them because they go berserk with their insults. The last…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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PFDJ Leaders Chewing on Fifty-Years Old Grudges
A few days ago, I watched a documentary type of video where Alamin Mohammed Saeed and General Abraha…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Narcissus, Marie Antoinette, and Saba Hailu
The following is the draft script for Negarit 99. This time it has been two steps forward, one…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Happy Double Awate Day
(This is a close English translation of the Tigrinya content of Negarit #100 video on YouTube channel) Happy September…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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The Staff of Moses
This is rough transcription of Negarit 98 published on YouTube this morning… The senior police (Police Abbay) After…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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He Graduated
The following is a transcription of my YouTube Channel, “Negarit 97: ሰብኣይ ተመሪቁ – the man graduated – وتخرج…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar11 min read
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Major Dawit Invites Me to Dr. Abiy’s Addition Class
This article first appeared on Jul 16, 2018. It was republished in December, 2019 with the hope it will evoke a…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar14 min read
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The Reasonable Dream
ዓቅምኹም ሕለሙ ክትዕወቱ – فن الحلم الممكن My Harassing Client : I will introduce you to one of…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Jawar, Flipos, Isaias, Our Sources
Jawar Mohammed :I have a friend whose views about Jawar so many times I concluded he lacks clarity–…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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The TPLF and the Eritrean Opposition
The ENCDC is the only entity that has a workable formula for an opposition umbrella. A boxing match…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Reconciliation That Leads to a Closure
[Reading time : 8 minutes] Some of you must have seen or attended a community or village councils:…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
