“Wey Gud” Is Not A Good Strategy
Writing for dehai.org and, undoubtedly speaking for many Eritreans, the astute and well-read Ghidewon Abay Asmerom has dismissed the role
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; shereb leben
Isaias: It Is Time to Leave
My son was surprised by the conduct of his computer rival in a chess game and he asked me: Why
العلاقات الإرترية القطــرية الماضي والحاضر وأفاق المس
تعتبر دولة قطر واحدة من أهم الدول الصديقة والداعمة للحكومة الارترية ، ومن الدول النادرة التي يثق بها الحزب الحاكم في إرتريا، ويتحدث عن وجود علاقات إستراتيجية معها ، وبالرغم من وجود هذه العلاقات منذ مطلع التسعينات إلا إن الأسس التي تقوم عليها تلك العلاقات والأهداف التي يسعي البلدان لتحقيقها والمصالح المشتركة التي تجمع بينهما […]
A Sudanese Journalist of Fortune
In my afternoon visits to the Eritrean websites on December 25, 2009, I was surprised to come across a report
In The Foxhole Where He Belongs
After the humiliating defeat of the Axis powers in the Second World War, Mussolini, Italy’s prime minister and the leader
UNSC Sanctions: Targeted And Well Deserved
The United Nations is an imperfect institution with imprecise tools. It celebrates the dignity of man and the universality of
ሚልክያስ ምሕረትኣብ ዮውሃንስ: ደንጉዩ ዝመጻና ዘሕዝን ዜና
እታ ንነዊሕ እዋን ኣምላኺትን ሰጋዲትን ስርዓት ኢሳያስ ከምዝኾነት ዝንገረላ፤ፍልጥቲ ውኻርያ ህግደፍ ዋሽንግተንን ከባቢኣን ወይዘሮ ሶፊያ ብራርያ ትማሊ ለይቲ ርእሰቕትለት ከምዝፈጸመት ተፈሊጡ። ፖሊስ ንወኪል ኣገልግሎት ዜና ቀስተደበና ከምዝሓበሮ፡ ወይዘሮ ሶፊያ ብራርያ በቲ ኣብ ልዒሊ መንግስቲ ኢሳያስ ተወሲዱ ብዘሎ ተሪር እገዳን ኩሉ መጻኢ ህግደፍን፡ ከምኡውን እቲ ንመንግስቲ ህግደፍ ንምምላኽ ብተገብሮ ዝነበረት ሸበድበድን ካልእን ኣብ ዒዳን ዒንድዳን ገዚፍ […]
المعارضية الارترية بين جدلية المقاومة العسكرية والسلم
إن المعارضة لا توجد بالمعنى الحقيقي للكلمة إلا في نظام ديمقراطي يضمن لها موقعا ودورا ومكانا ووظيفة واضحة تجعلها جزءا مكملا للنظام ومتفاعلا معه، فهي بالأساس ليست أشخاصا مختلفين أو مع النظام أو منتقدين له ولكنها وظيفة سياسية تستجيب لحاجة جوهرية وبنيوية في النظام، وما يوجد في النظم الدكتاتورية أو شبه الدكتاتورية التي نعرفها في […]
UNSC Sanctions: Targeted And Well Deserved
The United Nations is an imperfect institution with imprecise tools. It celebrates the dignity of man and the universality of
The spirit of Adei Semainesh (Part II): Timely Issues
In the first Part of this series, I paid a tribute to Adei Semainesh and hoped that her spirit
“I Thought We Were Friends…” : A Lesson From History
The rioters were small in number when this entire melee begun, around midday in the city of Urmqui, Xingjian Autonomous
Cabbages and Kings and Why the Sea is Boiling Hot – X
The Leadership Handicap Syndrome November 2009 has marked itself as one of those peaks when the independent Eritrean websites
Nature Abhors Vacuum: Observing the Laws of Opposites (Part-II)
“Freedom of the mind requires not only the absence of legal constraints but the presence of alternative thought.” (Alan Bloom)
Freedom of Expression In Eritrea’s Media: A Journalist’s Perspective
Dear Awate.com Editor and staff Greetings to you. The purpose of this writing is not to comment or
The London Conference
It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it.
National Unity Is No Substitute For Our Dignity
(Reminders for Semere Tesfai) I am not one who believes in the Carrot-plus-Stick theory as the only explanation for effectively
In The Sprit Of Adei Semainesh (Part I)
This article is a tribute to Adei Semainesh Woldu, who also happens to be the mother of the martyr Weldedawit
An Altered “Interview”
Editor’s note: Over a week ago, Michael Abraha, Mike Woldu, Mike Ab and Michael Woldu (all one person) sent e-mail
What Springs Eternal
My business partner just sued me for a $1,000,000. He says we have a deal, detailed in a contract, in
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