Author: Younis Omer
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LEAP OF FAITH II: Reimagining the Political Future of Eritrea and Ethiopia
The Incomplete Inheritance of Eritrea’s Political History Political communities rarely inherit their past in full. They inherit interpretations shaped by the needs of particular actors, and these interpretations often become the foundation of national identity. Eritrea’s modern political consciousness is a product of such selective inheritance. The armed struggle, despite its historical significance, did not…
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LEAP OF FAITH
History does not simply move forward; it circles, it spirals, it returns to its own wounds until the repetition becomes unbearable. Eritrea and Ethiopia have lived inside such spirals for generations – spirals of domination, resistance, liberation, betrayal, war, and the long, bitter aftermath of mistrust. These spirals have shaped identities, hardened narratives, and carved…
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OUR NATIONAL UNITY: Why Eritrea’s Political Imagination Fails Reality
I. The Illusion We Keep Rehearsing In recent weeks, I have been reading a series of essays on awate.com – thoughtful pieces by Semere Habtemariam and Saleh Ghadi, attempting to stitch together a moral vision for Eritrea’s political future. They speak of unity, sacrifice, institutional maturity, historical awareness, and the enduring hope that principled action…