The Beni Amretay Boy in Saharti
A struggle-era picture has resurfaced with confusion for some years, and I promised to clarify a few points in an
الشروط التي تتطلبها جهود بناء الثقة
تذكرني حالة شبابنا اليوم بمسرحية مرت علي في حياتي الدراسية، وهي مسرحية “ Look Back in Anger – انظر خلفك في غضب”، من تأليف الكاتب البريطاني “جون أوزبورن- John Osborne، والتي عُرضت لأول مرة سنة 1956 في لندن. وفي محاولة لإعطاء فكرة عامة عن هذه المسرحية، تُعدّ المسرحية من أبرز الأعمال التي دَشَّنتْ لما يُعرف […]
Conditions Required for Trust-Building Efforts
The state of our youth today reminds me of a play I came across during my time as a student:
ምርቃ ኣብ ጎደናታት ኣስመራ
ኣስመራ ንግሆ ክትንገድ ዘለዋ ከተማ ተባሂላ ክትፍለጥ ኣለዋ እንዳ በልኩ፡ ኢደይ ኣብ ጁባይ ኣእትየ ከይሰልቸወኒ ኣብ ዕድል ዝረኸብክለን ንግሆ ሸናዕ ምባል ደስታ እዩ ከሕድረለይ ቐንዩ። ሎሚ ንግሆ ምስ ነዚ ህዱእ፡ ዝሕል ዝበለ፡ ኣብ ናይ 50ታትን ቅድሚኡን ዝተሰርሓ መካይን ድሮ ከም ንቡር ነገር ገይረዮስ ቅሊሕ ከይበልኩ ጽባቕኤን ምስ‘ቲ ናይ ቀደም ህንጻታትን ጽሩይ ጎደናታትን መቀረትን ቀመምን እትውስኸሉ […]
Power, Image, and Machiavellian Survival: Emperor Haile Selassie and President Isaias Afwerki
Two Towering Figures–Giants and Lilliputians (Part 1) Across the sorrowful and entangled histories of Ethiopia and Eritrea, two figures loom
Muslim and Catholic Fatimas
Most Eritreans do not know about the Eritrean Black St. Mary, but many have heard of Mariam Daari, the Black
Netsereab Azazi’s Book—Ona and Besekdira
I have written and spoken about Ona—a turning point in my life and among my peers. I thought that experience
The Tenth Anniversary of the ELF Reunion and Reflection
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future Dallas, Texas | October 3–5, 2025 In a hall radiant with camaraderie, sibling affection,
ኣስመራ ምንጪ ሕውስዋስ ስምዒት
ዓርቢ ንግሆ፡ “ቀይሕ ዘመን” ናይ ተስፋዮ ገብርኣብ ኣብ ኢደይ ሒዘ ናብ‘ታ ኣብ ፊት ህዝባዊ ቤት ንባብ ዘላ እንዳ ቡን ይኸይድ ኣለኹ። ንግሆ ኣዙዩ ጸጥታ ዝሰፈኖ፡ ኩሎም ሰባት ካብ ዓራቶም ዝወደቁ እዮም ዝመስሉ። ገጾም ዘይትሓጽቡ ቆልዑ፡ ንቁርሲ ዝኸውን ባንን ካልእን ክገዝኡ፡ ገንዘብ ጠቅሊሎም ዓሙኾም ናብ ዱኳናት ይኸዱ። ሓደ ኮምፕላሴን ዓይነት ፒጃማ ገይሩ ኣእማን እንዳ ቀልዐ ዝኸይድ […]
The Faucet Festival
A satirical take on Isaias Afwerki’s mysterious faucet sculpture, comparing it to Pharaoh Khufu’s pyramid and the Syrian comedy “Faucet
The Refugee Act of 1980 and the Quiet Burial of the ELF
The U.S. Refugee Act of 1980 is occasionally invoked—most notably by Eritreans, and rarely in writing, and, at least, once
Reflection on the North Star
Editor’s note: the byline data is corrupted; so far we couldn’t resolve the technical problem. The writer of this article
Blame It on Moses
A young student and her classmate graduated together; she became a geography teacher, while her bright classmate was quickly absorbed
Ts’əmdi and Ts’imdo: Joined for Utility, Not Unity
In the semi-fertile soil of Tigrinya, the words ጽምዲ (Ts’əmdi) and ጽምዶ (Ts’imdo) bloom with layered meaning—practical, poetic, and political.
Refugees Speak Back: Unsettling Exile and Home
In 2007, the Red Sea Press published Sadia Hassanen’s Repatriation, Integration, or Resettlement? The Dilemmas of Migration among Eritrean Refugees in
Penicillin Overdose Killed the Camel
Dr. Abiy Ahmed keeps me thinking these days, though not in the way I wanted to. During the struggle era,
Downfall of an Emperor: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Book Review By Semere T Habtemariam Downfall of an Emperor: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Derg’s Creeping Coup By
A Return of Sorts to Religion
In a much-publicized recent religious event at the Anda Mariam Tewahdo church, many of the top Eritrean officials were seen
Nepal: A Lesson for the PFDJ and the Youth
Every era popularizes certain names—mainly names of rulers and prominent people of the time. Since the nineteen-forties and fifties, the
Sept. 18, 2001: The Day Memory Was Criminalized
Eritrea’s Day of Infamy: The Day Liberty Died Some days do not merely pass into history—they haunt it. September 18,
Awate Forum