PM Abiy, Teddy Afro, and the Politics of Art
For the past few days, Teddy Afro’s new album has drawn wide attention. A friend told me its…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Men Do Not Cry–PFDJ Celebrates an Expiration
“Many Eritreans have nothing to do with it and do not celebrate. They will when the prisoners the government incarcerated decades ago are free.”
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Civilian and Military Brigades
An examination of Eritrea’s long history of organizations, movements, ethnic and linguistic politics, and the recurring tendency to multiply groups rather than build effective structures. Drawing on personal experiences in Bahrain, the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Who Owns the Legacy of the Martyrs?
Inspired by a Sufi parable and Dante's imagery of flickering flames, this episode examines the meaning of sacrifice and political memory. Drawing lessons from Algeria's civil conflict and Eritrea's post-independence experience, it…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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ኣብ ም’ንቲ ም’ንታይ?
awatestaff5 min read
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ተጋዳላይ ከመዓልካ (ዶ-በረኸት ሃብተስላሴ)
Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie2 min read
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Lies Define The PFDJ
Most of the materials for this 5-part mini-series are compiled from awate.com, primarily the detailed first-hand testimony contained…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Negarit 353 : Are Eritrean Youth Content?
In today’s Negarit 254, I will tell you about the late Goitom, in addition to other stories of…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Meqerka, Dem Sebaay, Zagir
In 1967, Israel and the Arabs (basically Egypt) fought the Six-Day War; Israel overran Egyptian territories and took…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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The Beni Amretay Boy in Saharti
A struggle-era picture has resurfaced with confusion for some years, and I promised to clarify a few points…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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ምርቃ ኣብ ጎደናታት ኣስመራ
ኣስመራ ንግሆ ክትንገድ ዘለዋ ከተማ ተባሂላ ክትፍለጥ ኣለዋ እንዳ በልኩ፡ ኢደይ ኣብ ጁባይ ኣእትየ ከይሰልቸወኒ ኣብ ዕድል ዝረኸብክለን…
awatestaff4 min read
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Muslim and Catholic Fatimas
Most Eritreans do not know about the Eritrean Black St. Mary, but many have heard of Mariam Daari,…
Awate Team5 min read
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Netsereab Azazi’s Book—Ona and Besekdira
I have written and spoken about Ona—a turning point in my life and among my peers. I thought…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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ኣስመራ ምንጪ ሕውስዋስ ስምዒት
ዓርቢ ንግሆ፡ “ቀይሕ ዘመን” ናይ ተስፋዮ ገብርኣብ ኣብ ኢደይ ሒዘ ናብ‘ታ ኣብ ፊት ህዝባዊ ቤት ንባብ ዘላ እንዳ…
Awate Team7 min read
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The Faucet Festival
A satirical take on Isaias Afwerki’s mysterious faucet sculpture, comparing it to Pharaoh Khufu’s pyramid and the Syrian…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Blame It on Moses
A young student and her classmate graduated together; she became a geography teacher, while her bright classmate was…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Penicillin Overdose Killed the Camel
Dr. Abiy Ahmed keeps me thinking these days, though not in the way I wanted to. During the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Nepal: A Lesson for the PFDJ and the Youth
Every era popularizes certain names—mainly names of rulers and prominent people of the time. Since the nineteen-forties and…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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The Eritrean Regime and Its Neighbors
On May 24, 1991, Eritreans achieved their long-sought independence, formally recognized on May 24, 1993. Yet, true freedom…
Awate Team6 min read
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“Military Communique #1: Coup d’ Etat”
This was a common radio announcement, preceded by martial music and read in the deep voice of an…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
