Eritrea is invisiblized by its detractors. U.S. foreign policy, Western strategic alliances and media propensity to cover Africa only when and where there is a dramatic crisis, conspire to invisiblize countries like Eritrea. The scholar and linguist Noam… Read More
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Eritrean Cooking weaves rich relationships and recipes together to frame a dream that the world can find a more peaceful path.
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Posted on March 10, 2014 by Amanuel
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Shortly after dusk, the hyenas emerge from the mountains and creep toward the edge of the village of Senafe, Eritrea. They announce their presence with a distinctive yipping call. It is an eerie sound that has been compared… Read More
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What would it mean if we were to practice the act of Gursha in our relational life?
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Posted on September 24, 2013 by Amanuel
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Wisdom poured from a bent tin can
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Visiblizing Eritrea — Africa is not a Country: Eritrea is.
Posted on May 23, 2014 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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Eritrea is invisiblized by its detractors. U.S. foreign policy, Western strategic alliances and media propensity to cover Africa only when and where there is a dramatic crisis, conspire to invisiblize countries like Eritrea. The scholar and linguist Noam… Read More
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From Peace Making to Injera Making
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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Eritrean Cooking weaves rich relationships and recipes together to frame a dream that the world can find a more peaceful path.
Category: Blog Tags: conflict, cookbook, east africa, eating from a common dish, eritrea, Eritrean Cookbook, Eritrean cooking, global conflicts, injera, peacemaking, relational presence, relationships, samuel mahaffy, Taos Institute, teff flour, Tilburg University
Making Peace with the Laughing Hyenas is no Laughing Matter!
Posted on March 10, 2014 by Amanuel
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Shortly after dusk, the hyenas emerge from the mountains and creep toward the edge of the village of Senafe, Eritrea. They announce their presence with a distinctive yipping call. It is an eerie sound that has been compared… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: africa, demented, east africa, eritrea, ethiopia, hyena man, hyena man of harar, hyenas, indigenous wisdom, laughing hyenas, listening together, narrative traditions, peacemaking, reflective practitioner, relational listening, resiliency, samuel mahaffy, Senafe, somalia, war on terror
‘Gursha’: The East African Ceremony of Feeding One Another
Posted on November 15, 2013 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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What would it mean if we were to practice the act of Gursha in our relational life?
Category: Blog Tags: ceremony, east africa, eritrea, ethiopia, feeding one another, gursha, injera, relational being, relational presence, relationship, samuel mahaffy
Wisdom Poured from a Bent Tin Can: The Enduring Art of Making Injera
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Amanuel
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Wisdom poured from a bent tin can
Category: Blog Tags: african breadmaking, bent tin can, breaking bread together, community conversations, eating from a common dish, eritrea, Eritrean, give us this day our daily bread, indigenous wisdom, injera, mogogo, relational, relational practice, relationships, samuel mahaffy, seattle Washington, Senafe, teff flour, transmission, wisdom