Edward Said, Reflections on Exile. Exiles look at non-exiles in resentment. They belong in their surroundings, you feel, whereas an exile is always out of place. What is it like to be born in a place, to stay and live there, to know that you are of it, more or less forever? To make use of water. Joseph Smith, Natnael Moges, Rahwa Habte, Eyobe Alemu, Shiwanesh G.

The Mind Can Never Break Away From the Journey. Selfies are revolutionary, especially for myself, a second-generation American of Eritrean descent. the new, new is a self-made prophecy that touches on the formation of diasporic identity through traditional and modern fashion. this post also features a mini-tutorial of the albaso hairstyle which is traditionally worn by Eritrean women of the Tigrinya tribe. An evening with a young Eritrean.

India through the eyes of an Ethiopian. Being in India made me realize the limited view people have of Africa, for example most Indians assume I am from South Africa.