Category: Articles
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Mayday, Mayday! Eritrea is sinking!
Dear Eritreans, I am the son of Eritrean bred parents. I was born, raised, and educated in Ethiopia until my college years. During my childhood, I was sent to visit Eritrea for a few months. For all intents and purposes, I did not know Eritrea and its people very well. Later, when I started forging…
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Negarit #24: ሕልናቢስ ግንሒቶ – Disgustingly Wicked
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Negarit 22: ሓንካስ ቃልሲ- Limping Struggle
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Negarit #21- Riddle — ኣዝግኑኒ
Reading time 5 minutes A family. A microcosm of an Eritrean family. Love, hope, and despair. Weddings, childbirths, and death… and burial services. This family is so used to the last one, living on the foothill of Qatsetai, whose top was a Christian orthodox burial ground. It is a place where priests in full regalia,…
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ነጋሪት ቁ20 – ተማሒርኩም ኣለኹም! You’re Pardoned!
ኣብ ናይ ሎሚ ክፋል ነታ ንተማሒርኩም ኣለኹም ትብል ዝጥቀመላ መዕጸዊ ትርጉማ ክገልጽ እየ:: ነቶም እሱራትና ኣብ ፍርዲ ይቅረቡ እትብሉ ድማ ኣይፋልኩምን: ነውሪ: እብል ኣለኹ::
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Towards a Mature and Meaningful Exchange!
Open exchange of ideas and perspectives is the foundation of a healthy, vibrant and tolerant society. Societies that promote open exchange are more likely to foster common understanding, a better appreciation of other perspectives and welcome creative and critical thinking. The effectiveness of any exchange in a society will depend, among other things, on how…
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Assab: The Eritrean Nose
Was he right? Paulo Neruda! In his verses (as re-recounted in the movie Il Postino) in respect to an aquatic-terrestrial symbiotic relationship? At least, one (I, for example) would subscribe to the imaginative bliss it engenders in the mind. According to Neruda, with each “Wefari Bahri“, with each washing of the waters to the shore,…
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Personal Observation of the Denver and Atlanta Festival 2018
That both festivals – the first of their kind – had taken place in 2018 was no small feat. For these festivals to take place in the heels of the major peace event between Eritrea and Ethiopia, however, is a stroke of luck for the public to push both the opposition political blocks and the…
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The Abiy Phenomenon
How volatile human affairs are! A couple of decades ago, who would have thought the wave of democratization that swept the globe after the collapse of the Soviet Union would suffer such a reversal in such a short time? The world had seemed to be moving inexorably towards freedom and democracy and many experts believed…
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Somali Region of Ethiopia: Pm Abiy Must Address the Culture of Impunity
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The Game Is Over!
The speech delivered by the president of Eritrea, Mr. Isaias Afwerki, on Martyrs’ day – June 20, 2018 – was a much anticipated speech. The speech came shortly after the peace overtures made by the new prime minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Expectation were abound that the speech of the president will include a…
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Ethiopia & Eritrea: A Faustian “Peace” Bargain with the Devil?
The question of economic opportunities being given to our neighbors before Eritreans, calls for a separate analysis. The question of spiritual proselytizing in public being given to our neighbors in Amharic before Eritreans call for a separate analysis. The question of refugees right to return being left untouched so far when Eritreans are languishing at…
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PM Abiy Ahmed…
Dear readers, we apologize for any inconvenience. But the item was removed from our pages due to many requests from our readers who found it inappropriate. Awatestaff
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Multi-dimensionality in Storytelling
Masterful storytellers are akin to quilt makers, it is just that their woven products are delivered through the spoken words. Each narration engages listeners at different levels. The crux of the matter is to be aware that there exist multi-dimensional levels of storytelling. Such awareness will inevitably free us from that one-dimensional way of viewing/listening to stories.…
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Eritrea-Ethiopia On June 20, 2018: Martyrs’ Day Observances
That the wisdom of PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia being evident by now is to state the obvious. His rapid response to the Asmara regime when it pronounced it was sending a team to negotiate peace between the two neighboring countries is obvious that the man is as genuine as they come. What is also…
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Winds of Change… Are we ready?
“Unity of purpose brings purposeful citizens together and accords them leverage to effect meaningful change.” A new reality is unfolding! Are we ready? Winds of change are blowing… It appears the 20-year “no-war and no-peace” that defined the regime in Eritrea and its opposition is giving way for a new reality. The majority of our…
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ነጋሪት ቪድዮ 7ይ ክፋል: ውግእ ክልተ ጀበና
ውግእ ክልተ ጀበና: ጀበናታት ተባኢሰን: ጀበናታት ተዓሪቀን: ሰላም የውርደለን::
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Excerpts From Awate Discussion Forum
As editors, we frequently find comments that we believe could be brilliant articles if expanded. And we wonder: if the brilliant members of the Awate Discussion Forum could articulate their ideas in such a manner, as comments, what would they produce if they spent some time to present their ideas in an article format! Today…
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Myth, Politics, History, Religion, and Eritrean State
Human beings are endowed with that unique ability to recall our history, live in the present, and plan of future (Close to Heidegger’s notion of “temporality” in “Being & Time”). Similarly, thus, we are also endowed as F. Scott Fitzgerald quipped, with “the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time…
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ነጋሪት ቪድዮ 5ይ ክፋል: ጽልግልግ መዓልቲ ናጽነት
ርሑስ በዓል መበል ዕስራን-ገለን ናይ 700,002,017 ካብ ዓመተ ልደት ዓባይና ነጃት እታ ኣልኣሚን ሞታ ዘርዳኣና:: እቲ ባዓል ሎሚ ‘ዩ ግና ጓይላ ንቀዳም ስልዝኾነ ነቶም ንኺድ-ኣይንኺድ ክትብሎ ተጨኒቅኩም ዘለኹም ገለ ርእይቶ ክህበኩም እየ ምእንቲ ቀሲንኩም ኣመት ጓይላኹም ክትገብሩ:: ጽልግልግ ዘይብሉ ምሸት ጓይላ ይግበረልኩም::