Undercurrents of the Eritrean-Tigrai Relation
The contemporary sociopolitical history of Ethiopia, Tigray, and Eritrea is informed by two undercurrents that appear to impact these tripartite
Gilgamesh or Gilgamesh?
Hormuz Rassam was well known in Europe after he made important archeological discoveries in Iraq between 1877-1882. He found the
Jailers and Jailed
Freedom of Expression Forum in Oslo About a decade ago I attended the exquisite Freedom of Expression Forum in Oslo,
Eritrea’s Bittersweet Memory of A 30-Year Struggle
Eritrea has bittersweet memory of a 30-year struggle that was eked out by the botched 30-years of Governance. In 1935, little did
Tsion King and The Degezmati Muslims
Until the 7th century, Abyssinia flourished under the Axumite Kingdom which replaced other kingdoms including Damot Belew, and others. It
Eritrea: It is left to us!
Seasonal river In words worth describing the on/off modes of our Eritrean opposition activities in its quest for justice, the
Eritreans’ Hopefulness & Tigrayans’ Romanticizing HiwHat (ምቁንጃው ህውሓት)
[Correction: we apologize for the technical mistake on the wrong Byline, it’s not Awate Team. The author is actually Beyan Negash/The Editor]
Negarit 129: Wise leaders Build, Machos Destroy
In today’s Negarit 129, I will tell you some additional information about Tedros and Kassa Mirach. For instance, not many
The Second Era of The Princes
This is part 1 of a series of four episodes of summarized history of the era in which Atzie Tedros, Queen
Government in Exile: Eritrean Integrative Discourse
Over the last three decades Eritreans have tried to unify themselves by creating alliances or creating a new organization. Though
On GiE: People Come, Organizations Go, Values Remain
“What are the new Eritrean questions that have been neither asked nor answered during our Revolution and, in fact, going
Negarit 127: the Mountain That Gave Birth to a Mouse
Ramadan Kareem. This is a special month, and it brings memories though most of my childhood I lived under curfew.
ERITREA: WHAT IN A NAME
A self-contemplation that was circulating for some-time in my head was brought to surface when the curious touche-à-tout Saleh Gadi
Eritrean Insiders and Outsiders!
“I and my siblings against my cousin, I and my cousins against a stranger.” An old Arab clannish saying. The
ህሉው ኩነታት ሃገርና ብመንጽር ከባቢናን ዓለምን
I. ሹኩሹካን ስልታዊ ምንስሓብ ስርዓት ኢሳያስን ኣብ ‘ዚ ዘሎናዮ ፈታኒ እዋን፡ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ክንዲ ህድእ ኢሉ ኣስተውዒሉ ኣብ ‘ቶም ሕመረት ሕሰሙን መከርኡን ዝኾኑ ጉዳያት ኣቶኪሩ ክቃለስ ዝፍትን፡ ነቶም ቀንዲ ሕመረታትን ጠንቅታትን ረሲዑ፡ በቶም እናሻዕ ዝቕልቀሉ ፍጻሜታት እናተገፍዔ፡ መኣዝኑ ስሒቱ ኣብ ‘ቶም ሕሰሙን መከራኡን ዝፈጠርዎም ሳዕቤናት ኣድሂቡ ኮለል ክብልን ኣብ ዘየድልዮ ናይ ሹኩሹካ መንገዲ ኣትዩ […]
Eritrea: A Victim of Modern Necropolitics
“My job is making windows where there were once walls” [Michel Foucault] Introduction In search of an integrative discourse for
Negarit 125: The Testimony of Massawa
ባጽዕ ትመስክር – The Testimony of Massawa – فلتشهد مصوع Colonizers and occupiers of a country influence its people and
Minelik and Mlelikh
Does God consider those who reject slavery as sinners? However, many offshoot narrations from the original divine books promote slavery
Eritrean Government in Exile: A Possible Third School of Thought
The emergence of literary national identity, Transcendentalism can be an instructive model as Eritreans are grappling toward the formation of
Tragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mohammed Said Abdella
Yesterday, March 26, 2021, we received a shocking news. Milkias Mehreteab Yohannes, one of the best writers awate.com ever hosted, has
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