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For Social Justice, Unity and National Sovereignty: IWD 2012 Celebrated in Eritrea like Never Before

by Rahel Weldeab | April 1, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Where the grand majority of countries around the world acknowledge International Women’s Day in a gesture similar to Mother’s Day, giving small gifts to the women in their lives, this occasion is an o … Read More»

Poem to the Eritrean Mother

by Rahel Weldeab | March 12, 2012 at 1:28 AM

When the oppression began, you knew things were going to be bad That there would be pain, suffering and agony, that the journey ahead would be sad But from the beginning you knew what to do … Read More»

Maybe Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Be Part of Peace Processes

by Rahel Weldeab | February 14, 2012 at 9:52 AM

U.N. … Read More»

Finding meaning in life in the midst of conflict to build a future of peace in the Horn of Africa

by Rahel Weldeab | January 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM

Just about all of my close friends had left the country on an evacuation a couple of weeks before 23 May 2000. … Read More»

Not a woman leader but a leader who happens to be a woman: Saba promotes the Horn of Africa’s potential for peace

by Rahel Weldeab | December 13, 2011 at 12:14 AM

She doesn’t consider herself a woman leader, a feminist or an activist. … Read More»

Dying to get my innate female wisdom back!

by Rahel Weldeab | October 3, 2011 at 11:22 PM

What is my personal vision for my life? … Read More»

Intriguing story of the power of the feminine: A mother's love amongst the rubble

by Rahel Weldeab | September 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM

This story could have been circulating around for a long time, but I’ve only come across it recently. … Read More»

The real challenges is using Web 2.0 to bring about change on the ground

by Rahel Weldeab | September 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM

The challenges and barriers to creating change in my community are MANY! … Read More»

As an African woman, I'm genuinely heart broken: Kenyan Nobel laureate Maathai dies

by Rahel Weldeab | September 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM

I'm genuinely heart broken to hear that Mrs. Maathai has passed away! This amazing woman was the first African woman Nobel Peace Prize laureate. … Read More»

A feminist clears her name using the same Web 2.0 tools that tried to degrade her

by Rahel Weldeab | September 19, 2011 at 10:29 PM

I had applied to be a Voice of the Future correspondent a year ago and decided to apply again after experiencing a certain situation during the call for 2011 applicants. … Read More»

Web 2.0: Empowering those who don’t have access to it

by Rahel Weldeab | September 12, 2011 at 10:38 PM

I have been an active user of Web 2.0 for quite a while now, and I have to say I’m not entirely convinced by it. … Read More»

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