This convoluted procedure has made it nearly impossible to get a history book published; yet on the very rare occasion when someone succeeds, the inevitable response is, “Who are you to write our history?” Be it an article for international media or a research work, anyone who attempts to write on Eritrea is ostensibly
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Despite the fact that the majority of the youth are in the military and even all civilians are armed since 2012, most international correspondents have been puzzled by the lack of crimes and violence. Of course Eritreans have been armed for generations and everyone is tired of guns. Repercussions of armed robbery or killings are
Abraham T. Zere* With the Eritrean government’s dismal failure to live up to high expectations, and a hopelessly polarized diaspora community, we’ve reached a vile state where seemingly any casual observer can suddenly turn into an Eritrean expert and even be celebrated among the Eritrean diaspora. This trend, unfortunately, is devolving into self-hate and an