I recently read the article, Non- Conformist Eritrea, authored by Ms. Ruby Sandhu, an international human rights lawyer. The article was well-written, thoughtful and perceptive, full of detail, balanced, and offered important background and context about Eritrea. Overall, I found the article to be a reinvigorating breath of fresh air; Sandhu debunks many of the tired clichés, nauseating stereotypes, and longstanding assumptions and distortions plaguing most mainstream coverage of Eritrea to provide a more accurate, reliable account of the country. Here, I elaborate on several points raised within Sandhu’s recent piece, primarily to extend the conversation and hopefully offer further clarity about these significant topics.
The silence of the International community over the actions of the defiant Ethiopia that obstructs the demarcation of the boundary according to the ruling of Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) given an April 22, 2002 is amongst the most atrocious crimes the world has witnessed.
April 13th will mark the 16th anniversary of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission’s (EEBC) final and binding decision on the Eritrea Ethiopia border. There is not much that can be said about the historical decision that has not been said before, but it would not hurt to re-iterate some facts:
Summary. A short visit to Eritrea in April 2017 resulted in several significant observations, including two new species for the country (Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni and Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus). In addition, the known altitudinal limits were extended for some others and minor range extensions were recorded for c.30 species. It is clear that there is still much to be discovered concerning the birds of this rarely visited country.
Theatre, one of the earliest practices of multipartite form of fine art, is one of the highest expressions of human’s brainpower in the history of man. The reincarnation of words, thoughts and ideas through characters realized by means of the actors’ unique sense of acting and talents in front of an audience pin points its origins to the time of the ancient Greeks and their amphitheaters.
As international trade grows by the day, travel and migration have increased and this is likely to raise the chance of microbes and pathogens to grow. This threatens people’s health. It is reported that 60% of human pathogens are of animal origin and 75% of emerging animal diseases can be transmitted to humans. In Africa, over 100 public health emergencies occur annually. Out of these 82 (78%) are infectious, 18 (17%) disasters, and four (4%) of chemical origin.
Ms. Abrehet Misghina’s, Finot, a novel about a high-school teacher, is a singular book for it forces readers to reflect on the choices they may make in their daily life, which ultimately determines whether people are fulfilled or not in life, as Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ and Somerset Maugham’s short story, ‘The Happy Man,’ do. Through Bruk’s story, the novel (which also relates another parallel story, Saba’s and Aman’s love story) raises and dramatises man’s search for meaningful and fulfilling experience, and for this reason I find it interesting.
I recently read the article, Non- Conformist Eritrea, authored by Ms. Ruby Sandhu, an international human rights lawyer. The article was well-written, thoughtful and perceptive, full of detail, balanced, and offered important background and context about Eritrea. Overall, I found the article to be a reinvigorating breath of fresh air; Sandhu debunks many of the tired clichés, nauseating stereotypes, and longstanding assumptions and distortions plaguing most mainstream coverage of Eritrea to provide a more accurate, reliable account of the country. Here, I elaborate on several points raised within Sandhu’s recent piece, primarily to extend the conversation and hopefully offer further clarity about these significant topics.
The silence of the International community over the actions of the defiant Ethiopia that obstructs the demarcation of the boundary according to the ruling of Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) given an April 22, 2002 is amongst the most atrocious crimes the world has witnessed.
Summary. A short visit to Eritrea in April 2017 resulted in several significant observations, including two new species for the country (Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni and Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus). In addition, the known altitudinal limits were extended for some others and minor range extensions were recorded for c.30 species. It is clear that there is still much to be discovered concerning the birds of this rarely visited country.
Theatre, one of the earliest practices of multipartite form of fine art, is one of the highest expressions of human’s brainpower in the history of man. The reincarnation of words, thoughts and ideas through characters realized by means of the actors’ unique sense of acting and talents in front of an audience pin points its origins to the time of the ancient Greeks and their amphitheaters.
As international trade grows by the day, travel and migration have increased and this is likely to raise the chance of microbes and pathogens to grow. This threatens people’s health. It is reported that 60% of human pathogens are of animal origin and 75% of emerging animal diseases can be transmitted to humans. In Africa, over 100 public health emergencies occur annually. Out of these 82 (78%) are infectious, 18 (17%) disasters, and four (4%) of chemical origin.