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Like An Aged Wine

In the last edition of Negarit, I promised to write about the issue of official languages in Eritrea.…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · April 14, 2010 · 19 min read

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The Torch Is Dead, Long Live the Torch

Fresh breeze came from the south carrying subtle smell of animal dung and wild flowers as a mother…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · March 12, 2010 · 15 min read

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Milk Moustaches And Awate.com

For a few months now, I have been unconsciously humming an old children’s rhyme: shuf’el kedis gllet adebu;…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · January 1, 2010 · 15 min read

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Eritrea Is Not An Eggshell

“It is time to take a break from impersonating someone else; if you find my writing a bit…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · August 12, 2009 · 18 min read

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“Mistirawit Debdabbe” To Obama

Congratulation to all Obama supporters; in the last three days before the election, I was afraid he would…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · November 8, 2008 · 11 min read

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Tweedledum & Tweedledee: lqqi chflqqi

Tweedeldum and Tweedeldee are characters in an old poem by the English poet John Byrom. Over time, the…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · June 11, 2007 · 10 min read

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Gift of Incense: A Book Review

The Book: Gift of Incense ($ 24.95) Author: Judith Ashekeh Publisher: The Red Sea Press (2005) Available at: Amazon and Countrybookstore…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · October 3, 2005 · 14 min read

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Between Mirqaniya & Wahabiya

In Defense Of Secularism My subject today is triggered by the inhumane, tragic and criminal incidents that London…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · July 31, 2005 · 16 min read

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From The Persian Gulf to Badme

Suppose you bought a flat in the third floor of a building. Then, the owner of the flat…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · May 7, 2003 · 8 min read

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Benevolent Opposition!

The Lion that was is no more. The guardians that were are not anymore. The once untouchable EPLF…

Saleh "Gadi" Johar · September 1, 2000 · 5 min read