Beneath the Rooftop Howl: A Response to Tekeste Negash’s Historiography Shackled by Irredentism
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked, dragging themselves through the Negro streets
A Mirror Between Literature and History
In moments of historical rupture, when the line between remembering and rewriting blurs, we return to mirrors, not to admire
When the Archive Refuses to Speak (IV)
The River Remembers series “In the next part of this series, we will turn toward what fills the silence: song,
The River Remembers: The Silence Between Names (Part III)
“From the eye that remembers to the I still learning to see—memory doesn’t merely recall, it refracts.” “What we inherit through
The Blame Loop Has Expired
Nearly a quarter-century after the ministers of Eritrea were made to disappear into silence on September 18, 2001, a date
The River Remembers (Part II): The Archive of the Unsaid
In this installment of The River Remembers, the author dives beneath the surface of colonial history to explore its psychic
What Memory Chooses, and What It Omits
A lyrical excavation of memory, empire, and resistance, Of Trains, Turkays, and Tongues explores how colonial infrastructures—both physical and linguistic—have
Eritrea’s Independence: Celebrate Or Commiserate?
Overview: – There are two parts to this article. First, brief description of two battles heroically fought during the Eritrean
The Changing History of Keren High School: 1970s to 1990s (Part II)
For some readers this article may contain taboo issues; they are included because telling an incomplete story for historical documentation
End of Year Message
In my end of year article, I have chosen to remind Awate.com readers about President Barack Obama’s landmark speeches for
Towards Sustainable Peace And Justice In Eritrea: Introductory Article (I)
Author’s Comment: – This article is not designed to serve as a framework for the analysis of specific ideas. Rather,
Lessons to Learn: Extraordinary Australian Political Developments
Australia is the world’s smallest continent, though it is a big country with an area of about (8,468,300 km2). Compared
How And Why I Chose Harmony for Awate.com’s Column
About two weeks prior to Awate.com’s 10th anniversary, the Awate Team sent group email to some of its prolific writers
Keren High School Reunion: A Missing Perspective and a Way Forward (Part I)
Author’s Comment: – the appropriate website for this article would have been sweetkeren.net, but I have posted it at Awate.com,
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