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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. One must work at it. –Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) According to an announcement on asmarino.com, a peace conference has been organised by an ad-hoc group based in London and the group is led by Paulos Tesfagiorgis,…
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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 questions to Habtom Yohannes who replied to the written questions. Habtom read the “interview” at asmarino.com and contacted awate.com to publish the unaltered version. Here is Habtom’s explanation: “Indeed this interview needs some introduction. Some…
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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 Temesgen, with whom my family and myself have a close relationship that stretches as far as I can remember. It is a relationship that endured the thin and the thick, the good and the difficult…
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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 manipulating stimulus and response in politics because there are situations where the stick alone is more than enough to get people going and there are situations where the carrot should never be mixed with the…
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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 black and white, signed in front of witnesses and it is time for me to pay up. I have an airtight defense, so perfect that there is no chance I can lose. What’s that? Of course,…
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Meet Mahmoud Jaber Debrom
Mr. Mahmoud Debrom is an artist who has depicting powerful images of traditional Eritrea. He is comfortable working with oil paints, water colors, pastel and pencil sketches across various styles including Abstract (Cubsism, Realism, Surrealism.) Awate.com has presented a few of his pieces depicting Eritrean culture; we will share his vast collection in installments. Anyone…
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Meet Mahmoud Jaber Debrom
Mr. Mahmoud Debrom is an artist who has depicting powerful images of traditional Eritrea. He is comfortable working with oil paints, water colors, pastel and pencil sketches across various styles including Abstract (Cubism, Realism, Surrealism.) Awate.com has presented a few of his pieces depicting Eritrean culture; we will share his vast collection in installments. Anyone…
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Double Standards: One For Us, One For Muzungu
I apologize for delays in continuing the “Road Map” series that I started earlier. I have decided to wait and see if Abune Aregawi reaches into the celebrations of the “Uniting Group” and proves us wrong by inciting a spell against the Land Grabbing Settlers once their marathon merger actually takes place, now that they…
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The Pseudo PFDJ Cartel
I do advice you not to waste your time reading the Eritrea AlHaditha garbage of December 1st 2009, just gaze at the dim face of the bloody dictator, indicators counting down to last day, scroll down and look at the picture of a new found celebrity, a Muslim student wearing Khimar, headscarf, apparently the only…
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Time For Unconventional Ideas
“Why do some ideas thrive while others die?” asks a great book by two geeky brothers (Chip and Dan Heath). The authors then explore the “stickiness” factor of ideas that have flourished or floundered over time. Why do we tune out important information that may have significant impact over our lives but easily let in…
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Human Rights in Eritrea – Facts And Fiction
There are contradictions in the ground: PFDJ horrors Versus Claims Of Human Rights Respect Propaganda all-around. Honestly, I am not a fan of the Regime and do not entertain wasting my time reading or watching its propaganda outlets but it just happened as I was surfing the web I have been lured by Awate’s…
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Nature Abhors A Vacuum: Searching Pillars For Bridging (Part 1)
“Each generation of Eritrean can’t escape but tackle the Muslim/Christian, Lowland/Highland synergy, which boils down to identity politics and diversity, as it is and because it is existential question….mortality and perpetuity of Eritrean depends on it.” [Ghezae H. Berhe] In politics, conscious belief is the ignition that gets you off the launching pad, while…
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Names Of The Two Eritrean POWs Captured On New Year’s Day
Gedab News has ascertained the names of the two Eritrean combatants who were captured by the Eritrean government in the New Year’s Day battle in the Senafe and Tserona fronts They are Mr. Nur Mussa Nakuda, a combatant from the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), and Mr. Michael Antonio, a combatant from Eritrean National…
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Let’s Build A Monument To Paranoia
I was introduced to a young Eritrean: Vasco da Gama, was his name. Not his given name of course, but a tribute to his trek from Eritrea to the Land of Milk and Honey, crossing the length of two and half continents. Beware: the quickest way to clear a room with the Vasco da Gamas…
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Injustice & The PFDJ Way
I was introduced to a young Eritrean: Vasco da Gama, was his name. Not his given name of course, but a tribute to his trek from Eritrea to the Land of Milk and Honey, crossing the length of two and half continents. Beware: the quickest way to clear a room with the Vasco da Gamas…
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Yes To Targeted Sanctions
Shortly after September 11, 2001, every tyrant in the world wanted to cash-in on the justified rage of the United States and tried to align himself with the United States and to classify his political opponents as “terrorists.” At the forefront of this campaign was the Eritrean regime and its foot-soldiers who lobbied hard to…
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The Fire Next Time
Muslim-Christian, Kebesa-Metahit, as we know is the only single most important issue since Eritreans gathered to mark the destiny of the nation: since 1941 till Now. All other issues, even those considered important like the border issue, the language issue, are child’s play compared to the very foundational nature of Eritrea. There is no Eritrea without…
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Yes To Targeted Sanctions
Shortly after September 11, 2001, every tyrant in the world wanted to cash-in on the justified rage of the United States and tried to align himself with the United States and to classify his political opponents as “terrorists.” At the forefront of this campaign was the Eritrean regime and its foot-soldiers who lobbied hard to classify members…
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The Honest Eritrean’s Road Map – Part I
Those who like to conclude matters before they even begin, those who like to have the final say before most have even spoken have declared dead the debates surrounding the Lowland-Highland or Muslim-Christian dichotomy. I must admit that we have yet to initiate or provoke real communication on the issues that matter most between “Us”…
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ዳይረክተር EEPA ነቲ “ታስክ ፎርስ” ከፍልጦ ዘይደለየ ሓቂ ናይ AT
ዓዋተ ዶት ኮም ምስ ዶክቶር ሚርያም ቫን ራይሰን (Dr. Mirijam Van Reisen) ኣብ ዘካይዶ ቃለ-መሓትት፡ እታ ሓንቲ ጽልግልግ ኢላ በቶም ተኻፈልቲ ዋዕላ ብራስልስ መልሲ ዘይረኸበት ዝነበረት ሕቶ መልሲ ሂባትላ። ድርጅታ EEPA እቲ ነዞም ኤርትራውያን “ናይ ውከሳ ጉጅለ” “reference group” ንክቖሙ ዝተጠቕመሉ መምዘኒ ከመይ ኢዩ ነይሩ? ብኣበሃህላ ዶክቶር ሚርያም ቫን ራይሰን ሓደ ካብቲ ዝተጠቀሙሉ ናይ ኣመራርጻ መምዘኒ፡…
