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The Pleasures of the Old Town
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:02 | Written by Abrahaley Habte |
  
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The Pleasures of the Old Town
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:02 | Written by Abrahaley Habte |
Last Updated (Wednesday, 20 February 2019 11:44) |
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Outside the Ministry of Education, in Asmara, a man and a woman stood, the former training his camera on the street opposite.The woman, probably his wife or his assistant, stood by a still camera in her left hand.
Man is an historical animal with a deep sense of his own past” said Geoffrey Barrowclough. History is the most important product which the chemistry of the mind has concocted. In order to understand the present it’s imperative to study history and to predict the unknown future by understanding the present.
It’s often said in the Mahaffy family that a precondition for marrying into the clan is having a love for Eritrean food. Fortunately, that’s true for me, even though I grew up on a Minnesota farm where the diet leaned heavily toward bland.
The term vernacular architecture commonly refers to structures built by people whose design decisions are influenced by traditions in their culture.
Each year, in the month of February, Massawa takes center stage in the heart of Eritrea as it commemorates Operation Fenkil.
Deciding to temporarily move to Eritrea a few months ago was the most spontaneous decision I have ever made. I was a fresh college graduate not entirely sure which direction I wanted to take my life in. A very privileged problem to have, I know.
The development of the complex societies that flourished in the Horn in general and the Eritrean landscape in antiquity involved new ways of organizing and conceiving of space.