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Celebrations of “Kudus Yohannes” in Eritrea
Two little kids came toward me chanting “hoye hoye” holding burning torches made of dry wood sticks. They laid…
Rain,Oh Rain
When my friends and I were recently discussing ‘Things Fall Apart,’ by Chinua Achebe, one of the most widely read…
Eritrean proverbs: compressed words of wisdom
Like many countries, Eritrea’s popular proverbs and sayings tell a lot about its people. Acquiring proverbs and…
Eritrean ‘Manjus’-Lioness of the Jungle
The girl keeps checking her wristwatch now and then. Maybe it is something she ate at lunch, but unusually her…
Respecting Eritrean National Symbols
National symbols unite people by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of a nation’s people, values,…
National Unity: Eritrea’s core value for peace and stability
As countries around the world confront the seemingly intractable problems of social disintegration, institutional…
The Mystical appeal of the Red Sea throughout Eritrea’s History
The Greeks called it the Red Sea after watching the brownish color of its shores, probably due to a special variety…
Nakfa: a symbol of resilience
Liberated on 22nd March 1977 by the EPLF, Nakfa is the national symbol of Eritrea and a foundation for Eritrean…
As Unsharpened Millstone can’t Grind
‘Time is gold’ is a good example of the fact that attitudes influence the lives of nations. I think this is the…
Salina and Sigalet – Symbols of Selflessness
Every nation is indebted to its fighters. The contribution of its fighters is such that no nation, whatever it…
ሓርበኛ ኪዳነ ህዳድ
ታሪኽ ሓርነታዊ ቃልሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ክትትርኽ፡ ኣብ ቀዳመይቲ ምዕራፍ ንሓምድ እድሪስ ዓዋተ ክትጠቅስ ግዴታ እዩ። ምስ ሓምድ ተኣሳሲሩ ድማ፡ ኪዳነ ህዳድ ምዝካሩ ዘይተርፍ’ዩ።…
Checking the Spread of Viruses – a Lesson from an Eritrean Community
The world is no stranger to plagues and pandemics. It has seen many in the past, and it is expected to have new…