“Majority Rule” and “Minority Rights”
I have great respect for Semere Tesfai for boldly articulating his views. There are crucial points that he and I
In Search Of Two Chickens And…A Latteria
This installment is about two chickens and a latteria; about ‘they may have come through us but they are neither
” ………فتبينــــــوا أن تصيبوا قوما بجهالـة فتصبحوا عل
اتصل بى أحد الاخوة المهتمين والمتابعـين للشــأن الارتــرى وقال لـى هل قرأت مانشــر حول ماقاله الأستــاذ: عمــر جابـــر فى مؤتمــر لنــدن. ثم ذكر لى أن أحد الحاضرين فى المؤتمــر نقل كلاما خطيرا أدلــى به الأستاذ:عمــر جابر فى المؤتمــر مضمونه أن لأهل كبســا الحق فيما يقومون به من استيطان فى المنخفضـات لأنهـم قاتلوا وضحوا من أجل […]
Eritrean Security Arrests Hundreds Of Citizens
In late May and early June, security officials of the Eritrean regime rounded hundreds of Eritreans in Asmara and the
Pilgrimage to Gamla Stan: Reflections from Stockholm
Last week I was in Stockholm, invited together with three colleagues from Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia to address a conference
Pillars of Delusion
Sometimes I fail to understand the real intentions of the so-called democratic countries in the West. They preach democracy by
ነቲ ናይ 19 ዓመታት ሕሱም ምልኪ ኣላቒቕካ ምትንሳኣ
ኤርትራውያን ተጋደልቲ፡ ቅድሚ 19 ዓመታት፡ ንኢትዮጵያዊ ጐበጣ ብምስዓር ነጻነት ኤርትራ ኣረጋጊጾም። ኣብ 1961፡ ኣብቲ ስርዓት ሃይለስላሴ ንትሕዝቶ ፈደረሽን ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ናይ 1952 ጠቕሊሉ ንምጕሓፍ፡ ናይ መወዳእታ መድረኽ ረጊጹሉ ዝነበረ እዋን ተጀሚሩ ክሰላሰል ዝጸንሔ ዕጥቃዊ ቃልሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ፡ ኣብዚ ቅንያት እዚ እፎይታ ግልግል ብሓባር ከምዘስመዐ ንዝክር። ከመይሲ፡ ህዝቢ፡ ንገዛእ-ርእሱ ብገዛእ-ርእሱ ዘመሓድረላ ዕለት ክተርክበሉ፡ ን40 ዓመታት ዝኣክል […]
Norwegian Parliament And The Issue of Harassment of Eritrean Norwegians
the original minutes of ‘Question Time’ on issues raised by MP Torbjørn Isaksen, a Parliament (Stortinget) member from the Conservative Party
Education not Incarceration: Build Schools not Prisons
Education is central to Eritrean culture. During the 30 year revolutionary struggle Eritrean nationalists made a conscious effort to formally educate the villages they sought refuge in.
A Chieftain In The Pasha’s Camp
I There is no position more embarrassing than that of the historian in relation to his subject of expertise: history.
Qatari Forces Deployed On The Eritrean-Djibouti Border
Gedab News,(June 2, 2010): Qatari mediators brokered an agreement between the Djiboutian and the Eritrean governments after months of shuttle
Spirit of Unquestioned Domination Should be Defeated
“Look in the mirror, and don’t be tempted to equate transient domination witheither intrinsic superiority or prospects for extended survival.”(Stephen
Stick, Cross, Shawl and Hat
A Good Coptic priest in the highland of Eritrea would not leave his sanctuary, his home or church without carrying
The Two Eritreas
Eritreans who live abroad know this very familiar drill. An inquisitive person asks “Where are you from?” and we proudly
Reclaiming Eritrea After 19 Years Of Tyranny
19 years ago today (May 24th), Eritrean freedom fighters liberated Eritrea from Ethiopian occupation. The Eritrean people, who had been
Reclaiming Eritrea After 19 Years Of Tyranny
19 years ago today (May 24th), Eritrean freedom fighters liberated Eritrea from Ethiopian occupation. The Eritrean people, who had been
A Time to Change
Oppression of the mind began following a simple dispensation of laws by the conquering party; laws that deep inside helped
Amanuel Sahle Joins Awate Writers
Awate.com is pleased to announce that the prolific writer Amanuel Sahle has joined the team of its writers. His column
Eshok Mergem: The Thorn of Curse
Rough place. Rough and breathtaking. Humans, animals, plants, rocks, stones, living side by side, influencing one another. Shaping one another.
ኤርትራ ብጓይላ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ብምርጫ
ኣብ ሓደ ሕብረተሰብ ብዘይካ ግዝኣተ-ሕግን ደሞክራስን ምዕባሌ ዘይሕሰብ ኢዩ። ብዘይካ ህላውየ ብዝሓ-ሰልፊን(multi-party system) ምርጫን ድማ ደሞክራሲ ኣሎ ክበሃል ኣይክኣልን። ደሞክራሲ ባሓደ ለይቲ ዝፍጠር ኣይኮነን። ብናይ ነዊሕ ህዝባዊ ተሳትፎ ዝህነጽ መስርሕ ኢዩ። ተበግሶይ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያን ኤርትራን ዘለው ስርዓታት ንምንጽጻር ኣይኮነን። ጨርሾም ብዓይነት ዘይመሳሰሉ ስርዓታት ምዃኖም ብሩህ ኢዩ። ስርዓት ህግደፍ ከምቲ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ተደጋጊሙ ዝተነግረን ዝተጻሕፈን፤ ንህዝቢ […]
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