Eritrea

the movement doesn’t stop there, the Arbi Harnet movement then smuggles these newspapers to the outside world and keep the Eritrean diaspora informed about what is happening in the country. This form of social activism is vital in countries like Eritrea and North Korea where human rights issues can’t be investigated. It’s a form of grassroots social activism that uses the media and community uprising in the form of news sharing to protest against a brutal dictator and his repressive

In 1881, a religious pioneer named Muhammad ibn Abdalla declared himself the Mahdi, or the "normal one," and started a religious campaign to bring together the tribes in western and focal Sudan. His supporters went up against the name "Ansars" (the adherents) which they keep on using today and are connected with the single biggest political gathering, the Umma Party, drove by the relative of the Mahdi, Sadiq al Mahdi. Exploiting conditions coming about because of Ottoman-Egyptian abuse and maladministration

born and raised in Eritrea, our traditions and cultures can have very strict views on certain issues and beliefs in our society. We have many strong taboos and laws back home and breaking one can be extremely objectional in society, thus leading to harsh punishments. Homosexuality is considered as one of the biggest taboos in Eritrea. People still have so many wrong assumptions about homosexuals based on different motives. Having spent almost two decades of my life in Eritrea, my opinions and beliefs

from the country of Eritrea; they fled from the Eritrean-Ethiopian civil war-- as the people of Eritrea fought for their independence from Ethiopian rule. My parents, along with thousands of others, sought political asylum and eventually found refuge in the United States. My parents recount their experiences of having to stealthily travel from camp to camp and entering neighboring countries that forced them to assimilate for the sake of their safety and survival. Currently, Eritrea continues to experience

you on behalf of Mussie Eyob, an Eritrean Christian who is being detained in Me’etr prison. In February 2011, while living in Saudi Arabia, he was arrested for the "crime" of telling Muslims about his Christian faith. Then, after his deportation to Eritrea in November of the same year, he disappeared into the vast Eritrean prison system. Mussie Eyob is not a threat to the government or to any individual since his only "crime" is his belief in the Christian faith. In spite of that, he has been imprisoned

Eritrea is most known for military recruitment of children. Even though Eritrean law prohibits the recruitment of children under age 18 into the armed forces, there may be children enrolled in the Government's compulsory military training program ("Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Eritrea." ). Gaps in the legal framework exist, including a lack of specific penalties for employers of children

Afar people that were known as Danakil, were located in Djibouti, they also migrated from Ethiopia and Eritrea because of displacement of rains for their herds. Afar people were divided into two tribes, Asaemara and Adaemara. Asaemar were nobles and imperial and they lived near the beach while the Adaemara lived on the mountain. Afars people have different tradition and culture unlike Issas tribes, for instance an afar girl must be married at age of ten and marriage between cousins were obliged.

population of about six million has had a lot of issues in providing the proper form of education for all due to different circumstances. Financial, political, and the never ending of gender equality battle have affected education in Eritrea in one way or the other. Long before Eritrea gained its independence, women's position in society was limited to the roles which were acknowledged as a norm for women; housework. The customarily recognized role of women would restrict girls from going to school from the

and everybody no matter where in the world should have access to these necessities. These refugees are being hosted in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have come from countries such as South Sudan, DR Congo, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea, Burundi and even Yemen.

to many thriving cultures and customs from all around the world. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini the main character Amir is from Afghanistan and there we learn much about the Afghani customs and ideals. I am from the East African nation of Eritrea and there we have many different ideals on courtship and marriage, education and careers, and adoption compared to those of Afghanistan’s. There is an even bigger contrast in ideals when it comes to their tradition’s impacts on genders. Marriage