Monday, April 20, 2009

INFO....

If any one is looking on some background info about ERN economy, the Non-aligned movement news network has some dry facts. It is not an updated and complete, but can serve as a starting point. Here is the link...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Great Cartoons Peter

I found great cartoons by Peter Kahsai in meseley.net. Peter is a graduate of University of Asmara and a great artist. I had a chance to see one of his exibitions in Asmara.


To see more cartoons of Peter, click here

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Value of Education in Traditional ERN Society

I was reading an article in awate.com by Bereketeab Habtemariam and found an interesting story he relates. The story is about how village elders (traditiona leaders of Eritrea) value education. Since the article is not about value of eucation and the story is in the middle of the article, many people may not read the story if they didn't read the entire article. so I decided to give it another visibility here........

About a dozen years ago in Asmara, I remember meeting a former teacher by the name of Ato Gebremikael who told me this beautiful story. It was during the federal administration in Eritrea. At that time he was a fresh graduate of the then Teachers’ Training Institute and, as the rule would have it then, his first assignment was at Keshe’At, a village off the road to Zalambesa. He was the only and the first teacher to be assigned there. On his first day, as was customary, he was ushered into the house of the village chief where he meets the chief and the head village priest. The room, where the chief received his guests, was simply furnished with two locally made armchairs and low lying clay sitting-beds, clad wish sheepskin, extending along the inner walls. One of the armchairs was for the chief and the other for an honoured guest; others sat on the clay sitting-beds even if the guest armchair may have been vacant – village protocol. So, when Ato Gebremikael was received by both gentlemen, the village priest stands up and offers him the armchair he had been sitting on. In total amazement and shock, Ato Gebremikael refuses to sit on the armchair saying that would be an act of disrespect. But the village priest insists and, after the chief strongly expressed his agreement, Ato Gebremikael reluctantly accepts the offer and sits. Then, the priest gives him a piece of advice telling him that it was not because he was a teacher that the armchair was offered to him, it was rather because of the knowledge he carried in his head.


Such was the respect that our parents used to render to education and the educated. Next to a priest’s, himself an educated person, the positions of a teacher and that of a physician were revered in Eritrea. When they spoke, people listened and followed. Now! Who is not willing to listen and follow our elite group had it not compromised and undermine its own position?



To read the entire article, click here.
Question: This story demonstrates how leaders in traditional ERN society value education. How does the current leader value education? ---> "Ezom Temahirna Zblu Cheletat..."

President on Hunger Strike

Hunger strikes are a common means of getting attention and demanding justice by prisoners. But hunger strike by sitting President is worth of news. President Evo Morales of Bolivia went on a hunger strike this week when his country's congress rejected his new proposal. The president went on hunger strike for five days and ended the strike only after Bolivia's congress approved election code changes he had demanded. Read more on the story here


Question: What would PIA do if the Eritrean Parlament refused
to approve his legislation?

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Fighting in EU's Court: the Rulling

The opposition camp has lost the fight on EU's 122 million Euro aid plan to Eritrea. EU has decided to give the aid without any precondition despite all the cries from the opposition. I think this can be considered as the opposition's failure to convince EU than a victory by the pro-government efforts.

Monday, April 6, 2009

The Instruction on EastAfro.com

Here is the instruction on eastafro.com.....

ONLY FOR NETWORKING - NO POLITICS, RELIGION, REGIONALISM, or BAD LANGUAGE is allowed. VIOLATORS will be BANNED.



and another one....

What did you think about Maere Movie? Did it meet or exceed you expectations? What kind of movies would you like to see from ERI-TV next? Leave your non-political comments for the producers of Maere and ERI-TV below.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

The Top Blogs

If you are a fun of the blog sphere and wanted to follow some of the top blogs on earth, check the ranking of blogs by wikio.Among the thousands of blogs, those who make it to the top ranking are mostly political blogs with some technology and sport related blogs. check the ranking here.