Eritrea: Peaceful Resistance Or Peaceful Surrender—The New Non-Violence Mantra
The term “non-violent” or “peaceful resistance” has a nice ring to it. It suggests that the person espousing it must
The Trouble With Eritrea
Some countries are very unlucky to find themselves on the wrong side of the globe. Poland had been one of
መርድእ (SATIRE)
ኪዳን ዓሪፉ መርድእ ዝሓለፈ ቀዳም 28.11.2010 ዓም ሰዓት 8፡30 ኣብ ፓል-ቶክ ሰሚዕና። መእወዪ: ኪዳነ ሓጎስ። ኣባላታ ኣይሞትናን ኣሎና ክብሉ ኣብኡ ኣይነበሩን እሞ ኪዳነ ሓቁ’ዩ ዝኸውን ኪዳን ሞይታ እያ። እቶም ኢፒዲፒ ከኣ – ማለት፡ እቶም’ኳ ቀደም ተ.ሓ.ኤ.|ሰ.ባ. ዝበሃሉ ዝነበሩ እሞ ድሓር በዓል ኵስቶን በዓል ኵስቶን ዝተሓወስዎም፡ ድሓር ከኣ በዓል ኵስቶ ዝጎደልዎም፡ ያኢ ሽዓ ምሸት ኣብ ጫፍ […]
Djibouti Protests Yemen Media’s Gulf Cup Politics
This year, the Gulf Cup is being hosted by Yemen and the games are played in Aden. Given the political relationship
An Eritrean Year Of So Many Alis
Ali Copter When the helicopter first appeared in the Eritrean lowlands, the people mispronounced its name. It became Ali Copter.
Of Kings And Bandits: Honoring The Author
On Saturday, November 13, 2010, Eritreans in the San Francisco Bay Area organized an event to honor Saleh “Gadi” Johar’s
ሕጂውን ንሃግራዊ ጉባኤ ንዳሎ
“ብዕራይ ናብ ዘበለ የብል፡ ዕርፊ ጥራይ ነጽንዕ” ይብሉ ህግደፋውያን። እዚ ከኣ ህዝቢ ዝኸፍአ ይኽፋኣዮ ንሕና ጥራይ ንቕድሚት ንኺድ ማለት ኢዩ። እዚ ኣበሃህላ’ዚ ኣብ ውሽጢ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ዝቕረጽ ኣምር ኢዩ። መትከልና ግን ከምኡ ኣይኮነን። “ዝኸኣለ ይሰጉም። ዝደኸመ ይሳለ። ጭራሽ ዘይከኣለ ይጸበ። ንሕና ግን ንቕድሚት ንሰጉም። እዚ ጭሮሖ’ዚ ኣብ ዝኾነ ሰውራ ልሙድ ኢዩ። ኣብ ሓደ ህዝባዊ ቃልሲ […]
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,
Eritrea And Its Unusual Embassies: Part 3
Four years ago, the United States imposed travel restrictions on Eritrean diplomats and consular staff in retaliation for the Eritrean
At The Crossroads (Part 1)
“April 4th, 1984. Last night to the flicks. All war films. One very good one of a ship full of
Tragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mengistab Gebretinsae
It was in the eightie that I first met Mengistab Gebretinsae when he visited our house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Formal Split: EPDP Wing Reorganizes Itself
November 23, 2010: In a meeting held today, an Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) wing reorganized itself and elected an
“ጽባሕ” ሓጸርቲ ግጥምታት ትግርኛ: ብ ኻልድ ዓብዱ መሓመድ ስዒድ
መቅድም: እዚ ኣብዛ መጽሓፍ’ዚኣ ሰፊሩ ዘሎ ግጥምታት፡ ነቲ ኣብ ሃገርና ዘሎ ውድዓዊ ኩነታት ናብ ቅድሚት ብምምጻእ፡ ነቶም ብፍላጥ ኮነ ብየዋህነት ዚድግፉዎን ዚሕለቑሉን ኣብ ወጻኢ ዚቕመጡ ኤርትራውያን ከኣ ብምልላይ፡ ነቓፊ ርእይቶን ተግሳጽን ምዕዶን ዚህብ ኮይኑ ብውሕሉል ቃላት እተነድቀ መልእኽቲ ኢዩ። እዚ ግጥምታ’ዚ፡ እተፈላለየ ኣርእስቲ ዝሓዘ ኾይኑ፡ ገለ ብኣስተንትኖኣዊ፡ ገለ ድማ ብመዘናግዒ፡ ገለ ኸኣ ብምሁራዊ መገዲ ተጻሒፉ ኣሎ። […]
2010: A Turning Point In Eritrean Politics
This website has been observing and reporting on the state of Eritrean opposition for the last ten years. In our
Eritrean Nicknames And Diminutives
What could be the reason for the mushrooming of nicknames in our society? Is it a long-standing tradition? The other
Eritrea Under Isaias: Eternal Pain
Are there people who are not scared of death? Readers might wonder about this query and they might simply answer
Reason And Faith: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
Since his debut back in May 25, Amanuel Sahle has enriched Awate.com with several eloquent and highly readable articles. In
Isaias Afwerki And The Eritrean People – Part 1
Would the same Isaias Afwerki, but born a Somali, be able to acquire and hold on to dictatorial power for
Tigrigna Domination: Myth Vs Reality (Perspective Part I)
“If PFDJ is this evil even to the Kebesa, why is then it is SUPPORTED BY KEBESA people only? right?
Turmoil In EPDP
Less than a year after it was formed, the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), which was formed on January 1,
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