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Bluebeard and Muawiya’s Hair

In 4th or 5th grade, we learned from an English textbook, an Oxford English series, or something like that. The

Revelations of a Former Eritrean Freedom Fighter

To learn how a nation can spiral into a self-destructive vortex of paranoia, one should read Semere Solomon’s new book

Announcement: awate.com restored

Awate.com is back alive. Since September 2023, awate.com was crippled due to unexpected internal logistical/technical issues. That was the longest

Unsolicited Advice to Brighed N’Hamedu (BNH)

Introduction. The birth of Brighed N’Hamedu (BNH), in Cologne, Germany, in 2022, has greatly energized justice-seeking Eritrean youth in the

Book Review: A Memoir of Eritrean Freedom Fighter Mesfin Hagos

Book Review An African Revolution Reclaimed: A Memoir of Eritrean Freedom Fighter Mesfin Hagos. By Mesfin Hagos with Awet Tewelde

PM Abiy & Co, bullying, belaboring, and big lies

“What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” (Sir. Walter Scott, 1808) Towards the end of

HardTalk: A Quest For Eritrean Blue Revolution

“The revolution has always in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution,” [Huey Newton] Introduction The

Omissions & Biases: Mesfin Hagos’s Book

Mesfin Hagos’s English Book on Eritrea: Useful Facts Tainted by Omissions & Biases   This article about the book in

Negarit 235: Consulting The Mirror

Philosophy is crucial for understanding life and nature, creation, and death. It also helps us find answers to questions we

A Tribute to Saleh “Gadi” Johar

By Dr. Daniel Araya From the onset, it’s imperative for me to state the two reasons that made me undertake

መልሲ “ንግዱሳት ሃገራውያን” መቓልሕ ህግደፍ

እዚ ጽሑፍ ‘ዚ፡ ንገለ ካብ ‘ቲ ብ “ማእከልን ምርምርን ስነዳን ግዱሳት ሃገራውያን” (Center for research and documentation) ተሰምዩ ዝዳሎ ናይ ህግደፍ መቓልሕ (Mouthpiece) ዌብሳይትዝተዳለወ ጽሑፋት መልሲ ንመሃብ ዝቐረበ ሰነድ‘ዩ። ቅድሚ 3 ሰሙን “ኣጀንዳ CIA’ን ሕቡእ ምስጢራቱን” ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ዝተጻሕፈ ድራማዊ ትረኻ፡ ስዒቡ ‘ውን ክሳብ ሕጂ ብተኸታታሊ ትቕጽል ዘላ፡ ነታ AN AFRICAN REVOLUTION RECLAIMED […]

The Silver Thaler Dictator

“Wedi Afom Berri; Ashaakheru Nebri.” (The Son of Afwerki is Brri; and his soldiers a streak of tigers” That is

Negarit 230: Campaigns of Brigades

Whenever there’s something on the news, writers are pressured to comment on it. However, I do not comment instantaneously without

ስቕታ፡ ኣብ ምስላ ኣብ ያታ

ስቕ መሪጽና ተግባር መራሕትና ናይ ሎሚ መለዓሊ ዘረባና ኣብ ሙሉእ ዓለምና ብሕልፊ ኣብ ኤርትራና ንኣብነት ኣብ ቋንቋ ትግርኛ ብጣዕሚ ይምጎስ ይፍቶ ስቕተኛ ንህቦ ንስቕታ ዓቢ ክብረት ይቑጸር ዝበለጸ ልዕሊ ንብረት ናይ ስቕታ ልዕልና ንምጉላሕ ምስላኡ ንምጥቃም ንብል ላሕ ንጥቀም ብዝሕ ዝበሉ ኣበሃህላ ምስላ ነእቱ ኣብ ብዙሕ ዘረባ ክኢላ በሉ ምስ ገለ ምስላ፡ እስኪ ንግበር ሌላ፤ […]

Negarit 229: Peaceful Coexistence

Quite a few people admonished me for not having a face-to-face debate with a man nick named “Aweqe.” I do

Book Review: An African Revolution Reclaimed

Book Reviewer: Semere T HabtemariamTittle: An African Revolution Reclaimed: A Memoir of Eritrean Freedom Fighter Mesfin Hagos Author(s): Mesfin Hagos

Critical Reading: a reply

Introductory notes :For all the reductionist talk that try to depict the current crisis in narrow,  simplistic, static, dichotomized views,

Negarit 228: The Shameless and Insolent

Some ex-Eritrean elements (according to their own declaration) think the Eritrean society is on a deathbed and on its last

Critical Thinking and Critical Dialogue in A Plural Society like Eritrea

Critical Thinking and Critical Dialogue in A Plural Society like Eritrea Call it serendipity or call it a delightful coincidence,

Can Eritreans have A Genuine Dialogue?

If “epistemology deals with systems of knowing” as Delgado Bernal (2002) stipulates, to which it is not that difficult to

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