Eritrean Sanction: A Self-Inflicted Wound
When it comes to the UNSC’s decision to impose targeted sanctions on the Eritrean regime, there are two narratives being
Mogogo Adhanet: Baking Fresh Lies
Whenever mogogo is mentioned, the image of injera, zigni or gogo immediately flashes in the mind of Eritreans, but the
Ngdet London, Kahsa Weyane
Let’s begin with a traditional scene. Two spouses quarrel and friends intervene. The husband is pressured to ask for forgiveness.
‘H’Mamate-Christos’: Review of The Passion of the Christos
“In ages to come, it is up to one lapsed young ‘Haleqa’, to take the melodic wealth of ‘Ge’ez’ from
ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ፡ ተስፋ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ
ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ትርጉሙን ክልሰ-ሓሳባዊ ኣገላልጻኡን ስፍሕ ዝበለ ኢዩ። ኣብኡ ኣትየ ብዝርዝር ክትንትን ኣይህቅንን። ብሓጺሩ ግን ሓደ ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ብዛዕባ ሓደ ሃገር ብዛዕባታት ሰሪዕካ እትዝትየሉን እትውስነሉን ጉባአ ኢዩ። ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ናይ ፖለቲካዊ ውድባትን ሰልፍታትን ጉዳይ ጥራይ ዘይኰነስ ህዝቢ ናይ ሓደ ሃገር ብቐጥታ ዝሳተፈሉ ዋዕላ ኢዩ። ብሓፈሽኡ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብፍላይ ድማ ኣብ ወጻኢ ዝርከብ ህዝብና ኣብ ሃገራዊ […]
The Eritrean Covenant: A Serious Window for Dialogue
After reading the document known as The Eritrean Covenant which was issued by Mejlis Ibrahim Mukhtar and published on Awate.com
To Be Human: Perspectives From Norway
“We’re prisoners of war. Our dreams have been doctored. We belong to no where. We sail unanchored on troubled seas.
Another Eritrean Delegation Member Absconds In Sudan; Arab League Ignores Isaias’s Pleas
Semere Russom, the Eritrean minister of education visited Sudan leading a delegation from his ministry. According to shabait.com, the government
To Paulos Tesfagiorgis With Love: An Open Letter
The first time I got to know you personally was in Khartoum in the late 80s while I was engaged
The Eritrean Covenant: An Embodiment Of A Shared Future
Neither ethnicity nor religion has any genetic basis. This confirms that there is nothing coded in any one ethnic or
Nationalism and Democracy: Rhetoric vs. Reality
“I will speak to it”, Shakespeare once wrote in Hamlet, “I will speak to it though hell itself should gape
The Eritrean Covenant: What’s In It For You?
One of the most important documents which graced the pages of this genuine and un-apologetically patriotic website, Awate.com in the
دموع الاحزان
عمى”ارحو” شيخ هرم تقدم به السن، وتجاوز السبعين عاما من عمره، وبدت عليه علامات الكِبر؛ فاحدودب ظهره، ورقت عظامه، وتقوست سيقانه، وعلا الشيب ما تبقى من شعر رأسه، وابيض شاربه وشعر حاجبيه بالكامل..، ورغم تقدمه فى العمر، فهو يتمع بذاكرة قوية، وبحيوية يحسد عليها؛ فيواظب على أداء صلواته الخمس فى المسجد،ويحرص بالذهاب الى المسجد القريب […]
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 agonized delivering
Neither A Blessing Nor A Short-Cut
Isaias Afwerki, the Muscle Man, model 1966, is a lot like the muscle cars of the 1960s: you never know
Dr Bereket Habteselassie: From The Unknown To The Uncertain
It is now more than 35 years since I first met Dr. Bereket in Baghdad/Iraq. He was very energetic, articulate,
Amtelom Vs Derguhalom
There are things that we wish we would never know about because knowing can sometimes be the worst enemy of
EDA, Civil Society Set Date For National Conference
On February 23rd, a preparatory committee composed of representatives of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) and representatives of Eritrean civil
Orphans Dining At The Miscreant’s Table
Self-identification is an essential facet of self-determination; a reviving society habitually pursues the quest for self-identification. Responding to the collective
ماتت الشعلة، عاشت الشعلة للأبد
عواتي – نقاريت أتت نسمة عليلة من الجنوب وهي تحمل معها رائحة خفية لروث الحيوانات والأزهار البرية بينما الأم تتألم بمخاض طفلها الثاني. كانت فى المخاض لعدة ساعات قبل وصول الطفل الى هذا العالم وعندها اتم الأب لتوه صلاة الفجر وبداء يعد بأصابعه عدد الزغاريد وهو يستمع بانتباه. كان قلقاً حتى وصل الى أربعة وهو […]
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