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Saleh Younis (SAAY) has been writing about Eritrea since 1994 when he published "Eritrean Exponent", a quarterly print journal. His writing has been published in several media outlets including Dehai, Eritrean Studies Review, Visafric, Asmarino and, of course, Awate where his column has appeared since the launch of the website in 2000. Focusing on political, economic, educational policies, he approaches his writing from the perspective of the individual citizens' civil liberties and how collectivist governments and overbearing organizations trample all over it in pursuit of their interests. SAAY is the president and CEO of a college with a focus in sound arts and video games and his writing often veers to music critique. He has an MBA from Golden Gate University and a BA from St Mary's College.

The Atrophied Deny Their Atrophy: Part 2

On October 17, 2011, the Eritrean authorities provided a reply to the UN.   The Reply, which is 38 pages, not

The Atrophied Deny Their Atrophy: Part 1

On October 17, 2011, the Eritrean authorities provided a reply to the UN. The Reply, which is 38 pages, not counting

Hearts Like Birds: Romantics Like Romance

Hearts Like Birds: An Alleged Book Review Diversity is the norm in nature.  The best naturalists and astronomers and geologist

Eritrea: Caught In A Trap

We are stuck in a rut, going nowhere fast, running on a treadmill. There is this crushing familiarity from the

Eritrea: Caught In A Trap

We are stuck in a rut, going nowhere fast, running on a treadmill. There is this crushing familiarity from the

Provisional Agenda Of The Sixty-sixth Regular Session Of The UN General Assembly

United Nations A/66/150* General Assembly Distr.: General 15 July 2011 Original: English 11-40769* (E) 250711 *1140769* Sixty-sixth session Provisional agenda

Eritrean Regime’s Narrative Runs Into The Wall Of Reality

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” Philip K. Dick The best way to

The Eritrean Scream

This was going to be the second installment of the Eritrean Spring, of events from ten years ago, but comes

Eritrean Spring: Oqbe Abraha Edition

This being ten years after 2001, I have been thinking a great deal about what happened in Eritrea ten years

To The East! To The East!

My New Year resolution (which usually lasts all of January) was to get all my news and entertainment from Eri-TV

Isaias Afwerki And The Eritrean People (Part 3 of 3)

Does our different background translate to different “attitudes and subsequent behavior”? Does our religious, regional, ethnic identity trump our

Isaias Afwerki And The Eritrean People (Part 2 of 3)

To recap, in Part 1, this column argued that one of the primary reasons that Eritrea is in the mess

Isaias Afwerki And The Eritrean People – Part 1

Would the same Isaias Afwerki, but born a Somali, be able to acquire and hold on to dictatorial power for

Win, Lose Or Draw? ICG Always Says “Draw”

Consequently, the ICG reports were always famous for their string of non sequiturs. Their conclusions could never be supported

National Conference: An Affirmation Of Eritrea’s Founding Principles

Yemane Gebreab, the political director of Eritrea’s ruling party, the PFDJ (who is also a “special advisor” to President Isaias

Of Kings And Bandits: A Book Review

“Of Kings And Bandits” is described by its author as the story of Jemal, a young Eritrean boy who grows

From Each According To His Bahli…

On June 2nd, awate.com’s Gedab News broke the news (you are most welcome) that the government of Qatar brokered an

The Shitara Code

You know those kids who stood outside movie theatres and told the patrons that they were only 5 cents short

Neither A Blessing Nor A Short-Cut

Isaias Afwerki, the Muscle Man, model 1966, is a lot like the muscle cars of the 1960s: you never know

Change We Can’t Believe In

Does the UN sanction (actually, santions) target the Eritrean regime or the State of Eritrea? To answer the question, let’s

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