Negarit 322: Emergency – A Fresh Cup of Coffee
A deep dive into Rousseau's Social Contract and how it applies to the diplomatic impasse between Eritrea and…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar4 min read
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Civilian and Military Brigades
An examination of Eritrea’s long history of organizations, movements, ethnic and linguistic politics, and the recurring tendency to multiply groups rather than build effective structures. Drawing on personal experiences in Bahrain, the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Who Owns the Legacy of the Martyrs?
Inspired by a Sufi parable and Dante's imagery of flickering flames, this episode examines the meaning of sacrifice and political memory. Drawing lessons from Algeria's civil conflict and Eritrea's post-independence experience, it…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Lies Define The PFDJ
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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How Eritrean PFDJ Propaganda Twists Routine Diplomacy
"A YouTuber presented the two messages as proof that the U.S. was warming up to Eritrea. He interpreted every word as though it were divine scripture." "Had the audience listened or read…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar4 min read
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Shariati’s Rooster; Honey budger Eritreans (Seramat)
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Wobbly Thrones of Tyrants and Echoes of Empires
Ancient empires ruled with swords—today's regimes rule through propaganda, proxies, and fear. From Baathist Iraq to Abiy’s Ethiopia,…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Dear Brezidenti, Is The PFDJ A Fairy?
Growing up, my old aunt was bedridden. I used to visit her in her room, which had a…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Too Many Lemons to Carry
Dear Friends of Awate and Negarit (please scroll down for details), When we launched the 2024 fundraising in…
Awate Team2 min read
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Like Rip Van Winkle!
How long has it been since you left your home country? Are your memories intact? Do you have…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Biniam Girmay: He was ours and he’s still ours
The three-card Monte, known to us as Telate-werega, is a classical swindling trick. There is also the wheel…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Is PFDJ Honest or It’s a Gimmick?
“Farmers work the land; Merchants trade in the market (freely).” That profound saying is attributed to the first…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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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…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Negarit 200: The Game Is On
In the previous Negarit, we talked about the three stages of the revolution or movement Stage 1: is…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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A Message To Tigrayans
A fed-up worker decided to quit his job. He approached his boss who was standing behind a workbench,…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar11 min read
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Gilgamesh or Gilgamesh?
Hormuz Rassam was well known in Europe after he made important archeological discoveries in Iraq between 1877-1882. He…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Get Prepared Before The Flood Arrives
In the Senhit region, all the way to the West, there are rock mounds, there are ancient conical…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
