Like many Eritreans, I grew up in an extended family that included siblings, cousins and grandparents. Whether I know it or not, all of them, I am sure, have left their indelible impressions on me; none more so than my grandfather, Ahmed Younis.

My grandfather, Allah yerHamu (RIP), was a grand man. Born and raised in Keren, he spoke in a peculiar "tigre-ized tigrigna"--not exceptional for people who grew up in the multi-ethnic hotbed known as Keren--but a head-turner in my hometown of Asmara. Read more ...

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• Chapter 2: Democracy Now
• Chapter 3: Government & The Economy
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• Chapter 5: Government & (In)Justice 
• Chapter 6: A Call To Disengage From Sudan 
• Chapter 6 1/2: Intermission 
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