Epiphany (Timket) Celebrated Nationwide
Epiphany (Timket) Celebrated Nationwide
Asmara, 19 January 2021 – Epiphany (Timket) was celebrated nationwide today 19 January under the restrictive Guidelines imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic. The observance at the Epiphany Holy Water spot that was conducted without the usually massive participation of the faithful was broadcast live on Eri-TV and Dmtsi Hafash from 7:00-9:00 local time. Read more
The beauty in Eritrean religious ceremonies
The beauty in Eritrean religious ceremonies
By Milka Teklom | It was 8 in the morning and I was rushing to get to my work place. I was running by the streets of Harnet Avenue. I decided to take a rest as I was panting. While I was taking a rest I took my phone out of my pocket to check if I could make it to work before 8.20 a.m. That’s when I realized it was the 19th of January. “Wow, it has already been a year!” I started to reminisce about the past. I looked around and found myself around Bahti Meskerem. That place suddenly made me nostalgic because last year at the same time and date that same place was crowded with people wearing white clothes. Read more
Mental Illness and Disorders: A Snapshot
Mental Illness and Disorders: A Snapshot
by Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion | Mental illnesses (also sometimes referred to as mental disorders) are conditions that affect an individual’s thinking, feelings, moods, and behaviors. They are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work, or family activities. Ranging in duration from temporary or occasional to long-lasting (which is called chronic), mental illnesses can impact an individual’s ability to function, substantially interfere with or limit major life activities, or affect how one relates to and interacts with others. Read more
ሓበሬታ ካብ ሚኒስትሪ ጥዕና
ሓበሬታ ካብ ሚኒስትሪ ጥዕና
ሎሚ 14 ጥሪ ኣብ መወሸቢ ማእከላትን ክፍልታት ተመላለስቲ ሕሙማትን ዞባታት ማእከል፡ ጋሽ-ባርካን ደቡብን ብዝተገብረ ናይ ላቦራቶሪ መርመራታት፡ 209 ዜጋታት ብኮሮና ቫይረስ ምልካፎም ተረጋጊጹ። ካብ’ዚኦም፡ 41 ኣብ ዞባ ማእከል ማለት 36 ኣብ መወሸቢ ማእከላት 5 ድማ ኣብ ክፍልታት ተመላለስቲ ሕሙማት ኣስመራ፣ 32 ኣብ መወሸቢ ማእከል ሻምብቆ – ዞባ ጋሽ-ባርካ፣ 136 ድማ ኣብ መወሸቢ ማእከላት ዞባ ደቡብ ማለት 78 ኣብ ሰንዓፈ፡ 14 ኣብ ዑበል፡ 13 ኣብ ማይ-ድማ፡ 12 ኣብ ዓዲ-ቐይሕ፡ 7 ኣብ ማይ-ምነ፡ 5 ኣብ ዓዲ-ዃላ፡ 4 ኣብ እንዳገርግስ፡ 2 ኣብ መንደፈራ፡ ሓንቲ ድማ ኣብ ዓዲ-ዀተዮ ተዓቚቦም ዝጸንሑ’ዮም። Read more
Book Review and Conversation with Amanuel...
Book Review and Conversation with Amanuel Biedemariam
By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion| Recently I read the book, The History of the USA in Eritrea: From Franklin D. Roosevelt To Barack Obama and How Donald Trump Changed The Course Of History, written by Amanuel Biedemariam, an Eritrean-American author. Published in August 2020, the book provides a broad overview of the US’ relationship with Eritrea over the decades. Here, I offer a brief review of the book and then a short summary of my recent conversation with the author. Read more