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In Conversation with History
The history of Eritrea cannot be reduced to isolated dates that mark the fall of emperors or the clashes of
Ageb and Eb, are these words alive in our languages!
I have talked and written hundreds of essays about reconciliation; the website I founded carried the slogan of reconciliation as
A Critique of Bereket Habtemariam’s Proposal on Sea Access and Sovereignty
Author’s Note: This essay is written in response to a document recently shared by Bereket Habtemariam on his Facebook (also
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• “This move signals a potential end to decades of fragmentation among Eritrean opposition forces.”
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“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history.” James
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The Religion of Eritreanism in Exile
Author’s Note: This essay is not a tactical critique of government or opposition, but an attempt to reframe how we
Dr. Abdella AlNafisi’s Thirty-year Sleep
By the end of the 1990s, the Islamist wave had reached its ebb. In 1988 Iraq invaded Kuwait and unleashed
Reframing Eritrea’s Post-Independence Paradox
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Eritrea’s Missing Architects: The Intellectual Void Behind a Crippled Nation-Building
Eritrea’s liberation struggle stands as one of the most extraordinary military victories of the modern era. In 1991, the EPLF
Revolution: from Zanzibar to Zufar to Eritrea
The young may not know Tanganyika or Zanzibar, but they know Tan-Zan-ia. Tanganyika was the mainland country, and Zanzibar was
Eritrea’s Succession Crisis: A Nation on the Brink
In the long arc of Eritrean history, few moments have been as ominous as the present. The country stands on
The Courage to Be Eritrean: Navigating a Moment of Crisis
Eritrea stands at a precipice, a chasm in the unfolding narrative of our nation. This juncture demands not merely the
The Panopticon Writes Back: On Plagiarism and AI Simulation
I built a café once, not of stone or steam, nor chairs with bentwood backs. It had no street address,
Eritrea’s Unanswered Question: 34 Years of Isaias Afwerki’s Rule
Eritrea’s Unanswered Question: What 34 Years of Isaias Afwerki’s Rule Reveal About Sovereignty and Survival In the beginning was the
Beneath the Rooftop Howl: A Response to Tekeste Negash’s Historiography Shackled by Irredentism
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked, dragging themselves through the Negro streets
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