Celebrating Dr Saeed Forma
The last time I eulogized my friend Mebrahtu, I didn’t think I will do another one for a while. But
My Uncle Malik Amber
The Siddis-Ahbash in the Gujarat and Maharashtra regions of India are of African ancestry. They were brought to India by
Singers and Poets
About ten years ago there was a popular singer named Tarreqe. He had a unique voice. Until his slow disappearance,
Proclamation No. 1
Last Friday, Abiy Ahmed released a few prisoners of conscience who posed a risk to his control of power. The
Teashop culture
I have a habit of reading the ads on the Starbucks bulletin board as I wait for my coffee. Two
The Story of the #BlueEritrea Flag
Today, I hope the restless would stay calm as I narrate a basic history of the Eritrean flag–the significance of
“Goush the Shepherd Did It”
In a village council, when it was on a consultation break, a restless young man interrupted and said, “It’s Goush
Tug Of War
When a country faces a risk of war and invasion, the best precaution is to strengthen is national unity. But
Eritrea, Ethiopia’s Hostage
Anyone who went through the miseries and cruelties of the successive Ethiopian occupation (Haile Selassie’s and Mengistu’s) followed by the
The Six-Husbands of Eritrea
In the Tigrinya language we do not have separate words for sebay, as in husband, and sebaay, as in Man.
Eritrea and the Ethiopian Civil war
[9 mnts. reading] Writers or speakers who discuss everything under the sun should not shy away from raising critical topics
Casualty and Effect
Living in Eritrea, far from the Sea, I only knew canned Sardines. Then I went to Massawa and tried grilled
“The World Is Against Us,” Eritrea’s St Alamin
A few people were mad because I criticized Saint Alamin, the Secretary of the PFDJ. They insisted that I apologize
The Hyena-leg, Egri Zb’ee
When I was a child, there was a man who had a big funnel-shaped wooden leg. His steps made a
“May You Beget A Black Cat”
In 1986 a border conflict erupted between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of the Hawar Islands (Fisht AlDibal). Qatari
The General’s Bad Lessons
A longtime ago in the environs of Kulentebai, the late Tesfai Tekhle, the liberation era commander, told a group of
Please Come and Invade Us!
A fringe racist, bigoted, and servile group has been trying hard to undo Eritrea and what its people stand for.
Eritrea: “A Foolish Undertaking”
Over the years I have come across many views; some I learned from, others I were a waste of time,
Rude Awakening
Emperor Humayun was the ruler of the Moghul empire in the 16th century in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, North
Kings of Kings and Colonels
In ancient times, each locality, and later each city, had a king. One of them emerged stronger and subjugated the
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