“Belonging is a fundamental human need that relates to feelings of being valued, accepted, respected and cared about by others.” (Australian Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative...) I am amazed, as many others, with the uneducated musings of some Eritreans on the comment section of www.awate.com, under the article USE: The United States of Eritrea, written by Ahmedin Osman and posted on November 28, 2016. The first most close-minded and unenlightened remark says, “Arabic has no root in Eritrea.” The second reads, “Muslims prefer their religion to national identity...” Is it enough to tell these folks: “Please do Eritrea a favour, and keep your mouths shut because Eritrea has enough problems to worry about?” Read more
Eritrea Symposium 2022, hosted by Eri-Platform in Frankfurt, Germany, during 15–17 April 2022, concluded with the official communiqué. The Eritrean people paid so much sacrifice for independence in pursuit of a better life of freedom, justice, democracy, and prosperity. In an ironic twist of history, however... Read more
“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!” (Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, 1869-January 30, 1948) Read more
On the occasion of Eritrean Detainees' Day, 14 April, a three-week event has been held from March 24 to April 14, 2022. Testimonies of victim-families and acquaintances were given on these days. The testimonies of victims and acquaintances are extremely difficult and unbearable to hear; they have been extremely traumatised by the crimes committed on their loved ones. They have no clue on the whereabouts of their disappeared loved ones. Due to the enormity of the detailed reports, it is very difficult to present it all here; please visit the Facebook page to hear all the testimonies. Read more