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The Fish That Divided The People: A Novelette
“Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique” a proverb. I do not know now, but in my time and hundreds of years back, fish was not part of the highlanders’ diet. The whole eastern part of the…
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Al Hiwar-Saleh Johar Interview: English Transcription
Saleh Gadi Johar, publisher of awate.com, was interviewed live in the studios of Al Hiwar TV, in London, UK, on 9/27/11. The interview, which was conducted in Arabic, is available in two short videos (part 1, and part 2) on youtube and at awate.com (in the video tab.) To ensure wider distribution to awate.com’s readership,…
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If I Were President Obama’s Advisor: Message To The Eritrean Opposition
By: Anonymous Author As we all know the Eritrean National Commission for Democratic Change has been busy for quite some time organizing a National Congress (Hagerawi Gubae) that will take place in Addis Ababa at the end of the next month. The purpose of this Gubae, presumably, is to discuss and map out a strategy…
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Eritrea: Anatomy Of A Revolution
Are we there yet? Has our Second Revolution started already? Is this the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? How far are we from the spark that will bring us closer to the destination? The destination is not an end unto itself of course; it’s just the beginning, the flash, the…
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Eritreans Hold A Successful Demonstration In Giessen, Germany
By: Justice For Eritrea The Demonstration was a success. We are thankful to the organizers. You can see from the pictures and videos on facebook (e.g. http://facebook.com/justiceforeritrea) that there were many people. The demonstration was held because the rumor went around that the dictator of Eritrea himself would attend a so-called ‘cultural event’ in Giessen,…
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مع مين نـقـرأ يس؟ مع أُمــَّة محمد يا مـثـقـفـيـن
يحكي انأحد الطلبة الجامعيين في مصر قرر السفر الى بلاده لقضاء الإجازة الصيفية مع أهله فأتفق مع زميل له في الكلية على أن يبعث اليه برسالة مشفرة بعد ظهور نتائج الإمتحانات . فاذا سقط في مادة واحدة يُزَيِّل الرسالة بقوله ” محمد يسلم عليك ” وإذا سقط في مـادتين يقول لــه ” محمدين بيسلم عليك…
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انطباعات اولية حول المحاضرة التي القاها الاستاذ صالح قاضي
مراسل ارتريا اون لاين 1: هولندا تشرفت كغيري من الحضور بحضور المحاضرة التي القاها الاستاذ صالح قاضي في مقر جبهة الانقاذ اوطني الارترية بمدينة روتردام الهولندية . كان عنوان المحاضرة (اللغة والدين في السياسة الارترية). بدأت المحاضرة متاخرة قليلا عن الموعد المحدد ، ولكن في (التأخير خير) كما يقال المثل حيث اتاح هذا التاخير، حضور…
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Hearts Like Birds: Romantics Like Romance
Hearts Like Birds: An Alleged Book Review Diversity is the norm in nature. The best naturalists and astronomers and geologist and anthropologists are able to share with us how truly, mind-bogglingly diverse this universe is. In one passage in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, naturalist and Pulitzer prize winning Annie Dillard, who immersed herself in the…
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The G13 ’Berlin Manifesto’: 10 years after* (Part I)
A colleague whom I have never heard from, for almost 20 years called me one November evening in 2000 from Dubai. After quickly exchanging greetings he strongly warned me not to travel to Eritrea. He said he was extremely worried that the President is going to execute me and my colleagues, just like Saddam Hussein…
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The Addis Ababa Meeting In Perspective
Among many other issues discussed during the Sept 5-10 Addis Ababa meeting, I, as a participant, will try to share my short analysis on identifying and solving Eritrea’s main problems. I will first discuss on why Ethiopia’s government invited the meeting. Some would argue that Eritrean problems are only Eritrean national issue. Not really. The…
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Wikileaks Reprisal: Senay Kifleyesus Arrested (Corrected)
Mr. Senay Kifleyesus, an Eritrean businessman married to an Eritrean government official, has been arrested. A pharmacist by profession, Senay was in charge of EPLF’s pharmacy department in Sahel and for about 2 or 3 years after independence. Since the mid-1990s, he has been a private businessman, managing the family’s limestone production company. Since the…
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العامل الوحيد للوحدة: العمل
هو العامل الوحيد للوحدة فدعونا لمرة واحدة نعمل فقط ولا نلتفت لأخطاء الآخرين وفي النهاية ستكون افعالنا هي التي تتفاوض بالنيابة عنا. ان الكلام ثم الكلام ثم الكلام يفسد منهجنا ويبترنا عن الواقع ويحجبنا عن ماهية ما نبتغي وحقيقة ما نريد . يحب ان نسعى بالعمل لتحقيق الأفكار التي نؤمن بها ولا تكون أفعالنا مجرد…
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The Mogogo Crowd And Their Chauvinist Project
“N’hna nsu – nsu n’hna” they will chant yet again, re-affirming their allegiance not only to their dictator, but also and even more importantly, to what the dictator stands for – the completion of a chauvinist project which started forty odd years ago. And mind you, this is not taking place somewhere in Eritrea, where…
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Eritrea At A Crossroads: The People And A Disgraced Regime
If Eritrea is to have a better future, the regime that has been actively dimming that future has to go. I love Aklilu Zere’s writings but this article (http://www.ehrea.org/birth.php) from 2003 in particular, still rings in my head. It paints a clear picture of how Isaias and his murderous ways have been continuously destroying lives…
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British Council Eritrea Closing
The Eritrean chapter of the British Council, the United Kingdom’s international education and cultural exchange center, is closing by the end of 2011. The British Council—not to be confused with the British Consulate—is perhaps best known for its library services and has been in Eritrea since 1971. It is located just north of the Harnet/Denden…
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If I Were President Obama’s Advisor: Message To Isaias Afwerki
By: Anonymous Author The question on how best to bring about democratic changes in Eritrea has been a perplexing question that the author of this piece has been trying to address for a long time. The author was prompted to write this document after recently reading the July 30, 2011 letter President Isaias wrote to…
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إيثار للإغاثة تصل الى مخيم الخوخة المنسي
بقلم / عمر عثمان ديهيشي تلعب المنظمات الإغاثية والإنسانية دوراً كبيراً وعظيماً في حياة الناس وتخفيف معاناة الشعوب التي تتعرض للنكبات. وما قدمته وتقدمه هذه المنظمات لعقود من الزمن على قلته وإنقطاعه وعدم إيفائه بالضروريات الأساسية للاجئين من شعبنا في مناطق مختلفة هو محل امتناننا وتقديرنا. ومما يثلج الصدر ويبعث في النفس السرور أن هناك…
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ኢሳያስ ኣብ ውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ማይ ጣይታ ኮይኑ ክምድር ርኢና
ትማል 23 መስከረም፡ እቲ ጸርፍን ምቁንጻብን ዝኣመሉ፡ ኣባ ጃዊ ህግደፍን፡ ዓንተር ሃገረ ኤርትራ ኢሳያስ ኣፈዎርቂ፡ ዘይከምቀደሙ፡ ቅርዓት ዘየውጽእ ዘረባ ኣብ መበል 66 ኣኼባ ውድብ ሑቡራት ሃገራት ኣስሚዑ። ወያ ፈላጥ-ኹሉ፡ ንውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ‘ተስፋ ብዘቁርጽ ኣገባብ ዝኣረገ’ ኢሉ ድሕሪ ምግላጽ፡ እቲ ውድብ፡ ጥራሽ ጣቋ ዘይብሉ ናይ ሙዃን ሓደጋ የንጸላልዎ ምህላው ኣጠንቂቁ፡፡ ዋላ እኳ ብንጹር ከሙኡ ኢሉ…
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In A Twist, Isaias Afwerki Gives A Subdued Speech
On September 23, in an uncharacteristic twist, Eritrean strongman Isaias Afwerki, whose trademark is insults and put-downs, gave a subdued speech at the UN’s 66th General Assembly’s General Debate Session. To be sure, he referred to the United Nations as “hopelessly outdated” and warned that it “risks becoming totally irrelevant.” He was also not sparing…
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Eritrean Activists to Protest Isaias Afwerki in New York
By EYSC September 21, 2011 – Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC), a world-wide network of pro-democracy Eritreans, today announced that it will join several advocacy groups to denounce Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki during his New York visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Plans are underway for protest demonstrations to be held at…
