Category: Articles
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The Road To NCDC: Challenges And Opportunities
These are the main highlights of the presentation I gave in a seminar in Birmingham on 09.07. 2011. The seminar was organized by Eritrean Cultural Forum in Birmingham: Stock assessment: Our basic background: What? -Will always be part of us How we dealt/ deal with it? -Our experience How does it look? Where we stand?
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The Past & The Future: Important But Not Urgent Questions
The human brain is designed in such a way that is responds to external messages according to their importance and urgency. The ability to understand and analyze those messages depends on how every individual’s mental capacity is prepared. Education, culture & I.Q Once the brain gets the message, it applies certain criteria to classify those
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Below Passing Mark
A close friend of mine has prompted me to write this article. He was a PFDJ passionate member. I think he still is; though he started to disagree on some points with his party members. I believe he is not an active member anymore like he uses to be. We used to talk on politics.
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Regionalism, Identity And Political Organizations In Eritrea
This is a speech that was presented at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville Maryland on June 25, 2011. Panelists presented their speech on an array of topics pertinent to Eritrea’s Path towards Democracy. The main issues that were presented by the panelists were: Diversity Management in Nation Building, Religion and Languages in Eritrean
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Where To Go & How To Get There (Part III)
By : Eritrean Unity Movement Part I exposed the branches of the YPFDJ across Europe. Part II exposed the self assessment done by YPFDJ on the 7th Conference on how they intended to control the Eritrean communities and youth in Europe. It presented their weaknesses, strengths and opportunities as they defined it. Part III shows
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Myth Of PFDJ Demonstration In Oslo And NRK, TV2
Ever since the Eritrean Unity Movement in Norway began to expose the YPFDJ they have been trying hard to improve their image and to attract media attention in Norway. They incited hatred and mobilized for a demonstration against Norwegian media particularly against NRK and few individuals who according to them tarnish Eritrean identity, history and
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The Past & The Future: Versions Of History
One of the most difficult political hurdles that blocks creating and shaping a common future is the failure to reconcile with the past. Eritreans are not only writing with different alphabets, but also reading different versions of their history – a case in the point is the chapter of the armed struggle? If you ask
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Exposing the YPFDJ (Part II)
By: Eritrean Unity Movement This part exposes the self assessment done by YPFDJ on the 7th Conference on how they intend to control the Eritrean communities and youth in Europe. It gives their weaknesses, strengths and opportunities as they define it. It was prepared by the PFDJ in collaboration with some cadres of the YPFDJ.
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If The Camel Was To Speak
Unity, equality and social justice (which I will subsequently refer to them as “trio”) are some of the empty slogans of the deceptive regime in Asmara. They pronounce them everywhere. In their media and public meetings. Inside and outside Eritrea, particularly during festivals. As usual the “trio” had its lion’s share during the 20th independence
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YPFDJ: PFDJ’s Overseas Propagandists
“Propaganda is neutrally defined as a systematic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions and actions of specified target audience for ideological, political or commercial purposes through the controlled transmission of one-sided messages (which may or may not be factual) via mass and direct media channels. A propaganda organization employs
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The ‘Slaying Of Osama By Obama’: A Matter Of Perspective
As I was reading the current pages of Awate I came across Mr. Semere Habtemariam’s well written article “The Slaying of Osama by Obama” which I found very interesting but somewhat a little disconcerting. The article written by obviously a non Moslem seems to be aimed not only at chastising America for its wrong strategy
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Reflections On Semere Tesfai’s Article
It took me a long time to grasp the central idea of the article written by Semere Tesfai: Making A Case For Political Immunity And Nonviolent Regime Change. The reason was not because it was too long, complicated or boring. No. The reason was because it was too simple and logical. Simple and logical is
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Past & Future: Is Tigrigna domination A reality Or Myth?
After the Independence of Eritrea, the PFDJ failed to create and build a state for all Eritreans and a perpendicular division within the Eritrean society followed: 1- The state is supported by almost 90% of ethnic Tigrigna. 2- The opposition is supported by almost 90% of Eritrean Moslems (almost the same ratio as it was
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A Call For Action To The Eritrean People
Eritrean American Public Forum: Dallas-Fortworth Dear Compatriots, At a time when the tide of freedom and liberation from tyranny is engulfing our region. At a time when the oppressed people across our region are dismantling tyrannical regimes, Eritrea cannot afford to be a bystander and not ride the waves of change. This is a time
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The Spirit Of May: From Celebrating Freedom To Tightening Serfdom
As an Eritrean citizen who lived and closely observed the PFDJ regime’s tyrannical rule for a couple of years, one hardly resists the temptation to write acrimoniously against it. More than any other moment, the independence day of Eritrea even spurs enormous outrage and indignation that drives one to furiously lambast the regime. However, for
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A Big Blow To The Young And The Old PFDJ
By: Eritrean Unity Movement in Norway ( member, Network of Eritrean Civil Societies in Europe) Last April 21-24, the so-called Young People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (YPFDJ) held its 7th Conference annual in Oslo, Norway. The conference was attended by senior PFDJ (Eritrean government) officials who set the agenda and directed the discussions: Among them
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Making A Case For Political Immunity And Nonviolent Regime Change
There is no nice way of saying it. You can’t put positive-spin to it. Advocating regime change using violence is advocating civil war and everything that comes with it – bloody war, mass internal displacement, destruction of the Nation that could put it decades back, flow of refugees to neighbouring countries and beyond…followed by decades
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State Vs. Regime Security: History & Structure Of The Eritrean Security Services (Part II)
The security services and the military institution are the two main organs that we need to focus on in our struggle for regime change; they are the main pillars on which the Eritrean dictatorial regime depends for its survival; and we should be very clear on how to deal with them in future democratic Eritrea.
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Eritrea 20th Birthday: Time For Reflection!
“Those languishing in prison, those just out of prison, and the relatively free…” -A ‘’deranged’’ lady’s demographic classification of the Eritrean population into three groups. (Adi-Keih, 2005) A profoundly dismayed, sad, outraged, and silently suffering society with in Eritrea is in a state of what might be called ‘’cerebral cortex shut down’’, a trance-like self-preserving
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Rumors Of War- A Call To All Higdefites
It never occurred to me that a Higdefite would be concerned about the national security of Eritrea. I believed then, and I still do, that Isaias is bent to destroy Eritrea with the active collaboration of his followers. I told the Higdefite that I was surprised and why. In a normal situation, it is not…