Category: Interviews
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Archive: awate.on-forge.com Interview: Meles Zenawi Sizes Up The Region
According to the Eritrean regime, we have been on the verge of collapse, for what…ten years now! And these ten years happen to be, in the eyes of a neutral observer, the golden years of Ethiopia. We have been growing at a double digit rate for seven, eight years now. The country is stable from…
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Yemane Gebreab’s Transcribed And Translated Interview
The following is the text of the interview that Hassen Zeytuni of RT television conducted with Yemena Gebreab in the London studios; it was transcribed and translated by the Awate Team. The video clip of the interview can be found Here. Welcome. Eritrea is a state located in the Horn of Africa and these days it’s
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NEW: Network of Eritrean Women Into The Second Year
After so many years of struggle, Eritrea is still a crude patriarchal society. Little has improved on the rights of citizens; the status women is even worse. Considering the enormity of the Eritrean struggle for freedom, the achievements on gender issues are marginal. Women started to join the struggle starting in the late 1960s and
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An Interview With Dr. Berhan Ahmed
About 7700 miles away from his birthplace in Keren, Eritrea, Dr. Berhan Ahmed is now an established Australian politician and a social activist in Melbourne. The official website of “Voice for The West” introduces him as follows: “Berhan was born in Eritrea, studied agriculture at the University of Alexandria in Egypt, and came to Australia
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Presenting Master Painter Michael Adonai
Recently I had a lengthy conversation with master painter Michael Adonai. What was planned as a brief interview expanded and in the middle of the conversation, I discarded the list of questions that I had prepared and let the flow of conversation lead wherever it may. Below is an abridged version of the lengthy conversation
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An Interview With An Eritrean Icon: Ahmed M. Nasser
This interview with Ahmed Nasser was conducted by Saleh Younis. It was published at awate.on-forge.com on January 29, 2001. We are republishing it on the occasion of Ahmed Nasser’s death on March 26, 2014 ___________ Editor’s Note: Eritrea’s proud history has produced heroes and giants, visionaries and selfless patriots. This is why awate.on-forge.com feels no
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Interview With Eritrea’s “Freedom Friday” Organizers
The Eritrean Youth for Change (EYC) and Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC) are calling on Eriteans in Eritrea to “empty the streets” of Asmara this Friday. This campaign, which was initiated on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), was subsequently named Arbi Harnet (Freedom Friday) asks Eritreans in the Diaspora to call Eritreans in Asmara to
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Awate Archives: Interview With Abdella Idris
Abdella Idris, perhaps one of the most well-known leaders of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), passed away this week after a long bout of illness. As we have done with many controversial veteran combatants of our armed struggle, even those with whom we vehemently disagreed–as was the case with the late Ali Said Abdella–we attempt
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A Conversation With MP Arhe Hamednaca
The population of Yiker, a small village close to Elaberet, another small village, could not have expected the news that came out of Sweden last week. Good luck finding Elaberet in the map let alone Yiker. But against all odds, that small village, tucked in the hills behind Elaberet, is now part of the world
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Meet Mahmoud Jaber Debrom
Mr. Mahmoud Debrom is an artist who has depicting powerful images of traditional Eritrea. He is comfortable working with oil paints, water colors, pastel and pencil sketches across various styles including Abstract (Cubsism, Realism, Surrealism.) Awate.com has presented a few of his pieces depicting Eritrean culture; we will share his vast collection in installments. Anyone
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A Chat With Prof. Kjetil Tronvoll
On October 22nd, Professor Kjetil Tronvoll’s report, ‘The Lasting Struggle for Freedom in Eritrea’ was presented by the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights (OCPHR) at a seminar held at Håndverkeren in Oslo, Norway. The report, which was commissioned by OCPHR, was the result of two years of preparation by Mr. Tronvoll. Former Norwegian
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An Interview With Mr. Seyoum Ogbamichael
An Interview conducted with Seyoum O. Michael by Saleh Younis San Jose, California, June 21, 2001 [published June 29, 2001] Editor’s Note: His name is Seyoum O. Michael but everyone within ELF knew him as Seyoum Harestai (Seyoum the Farmer.) The “Harestai” monicker is due to the fact that he was the organizer of the