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Books
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
~ Toni Morrison
Haben: The deafblind woman who conquered Haravard Lawby Haben Girma
Building the Impossible: A Refugees Journey of Giving Back By Zebiba Shekhia
Zebiba chronicles her difficult life journey to build a girls school in an Eritrean refugee camp in Sudan. She is determined to make it happen, while overcoming impossible challenges. Zebiba herself is the very definition of resilience and this book is a refreshing read against the backdrop of despair and chaos.
Menghedi: Two Women. Two Journeys. One Hope for Freedom by Semhar Gebre
A Painful Season and a Stubborn Hope: The Odyssey of an Eritrean Mother By Abeba Tesfagiorgis
Well Read Black Girl By Glory Edim
The Light of the World By Elizabeth Alexander
The Challenge Road: Women and the Eritrean Revolution by Amrit Wilson
Art
Where there is a woman there is magic.”
~ Ntozake Shange
Film: Asmarina Project By Medhin Paolos
Film: Life is Fare By Sephora Woldu
Exhibit: I Told You Who Am I By Shushan Tesfuzigta
Design: Hagereseb By Zufan
Performing Arts: LuamWorld By Luam Keflezgy
Performing Arts: Fana Tesfagiorgis
Articles
I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
~Audre Lorde
