Wednesday 9 July 2025
Mohamed Kheir Omer is an African-Norwegian researcher and writer based in Oslo, Norway. He is a former member of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF). He can be reached at X/Twitter.
Articles by the Author
Politics
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Getachew Reda’s recent falling-out with his former comrades in the TPLF has brought him back into the spotlight of Ethiopian politics. Mohamed Kheir Omer takes a step back to reflect on his turbulent political career. …
Getachew Reda’s recent falling-out with his former comrades in the TPLF has brought him back into the spotlight of Ethiopian politics. Mohamed Kheir Omer takes a step back to reflect on his turbulent political career. …
Art
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A legendary voice of Eritrea’s Tigre-speaking people, Idris Wed Amir turned heartbreak and hardship into lyrical brilliance — shaping a cultural legacy that endures to this day. …
A legendary voice of Eritrea’s Tigre-speaking people, Idris Wed Amir turned heartbreak and hardship into lyrical brilliance — shaping a cultural legacy that endures to this day. …
Politics
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Despite the rising rhetoric and troop movements, a war between Eritrea and Ethiopia does not appear imminent, though the risks remain high. …
Despite the rising rhetoric and troop movements, a war between Eritrea and Ethiopia does not appear imminent, though the risks remain high. …
Opinion
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Asmara, a city sculpted by Italian colonialism, stands as a paradox—both a relic of its oppressive past and a modernist marvel frozen in time.…
Asmara, a city sculpted by Italian colonialism, stands as a paradox—both a relic of its oppressive past and a modernist marvel frozen in time.…
Art
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Abubakar Asheikh navigated political upheaval and migration to expand his musical repertoire and become an icon of Eritrean and Ethiopian music.…
Abubakar Asheikh navigated political upheaval and migration to expand his musical repertoire and become an icon of Eritrean and Ethiopian music.…
Politics
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Eritrea and Sudan have a long and complex history of using proxies to interfere in each other’s internal affairs. The civil war in Sudan represents a continuation of this often fraught dynamic.…
Eritrea and Sudan have a long and complex history of using proxies to interfere in each other’s internal affairs. The civil war in Sudan represents a continuation of this often fraught dynamic.…
Culture
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Author and researcher Mohamed Kheir Omer reflects on the life and work of the musician Tewolde Redda.
Tewolde Redda is one of Eritrea’s most prominent artists, renowned for his commitment to the people’s cause. His legendary song Shegey Habuni (Give Me My Torch), first performed in 1965 at…
Author and researcher Mohamed Kheir Omer reflects on the life and work of the musician Tewolde Redda.
Tewolde Redda is one of Eritrea’s most prominent artists, renowned for his commitment to the people’s cause. His legendary song Shegey Habuni (Give Me My Torch), first performed in 1965 at…
Art
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Osman Abdulrahim is considered one of the pioneers of modern Eritrean music but his influence also extended to politics where his verses stirred the Eritrean liberation movement.
As a songwriter, composer, and singer, Osman Abdulrahim’s journey over the span of 60 years was far more…
Osman Abdulrahim is considered one of the pioneers of modern Eritrean music but his influence also extended to politics where his verses stirred the Eritrean liberation movement.
As a songwriter, composer, and singer, Osman Abdulrahim’s journey over the span of 60 years was far more…
Thoughts
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The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa
Following World War II, the Four Power Commission (FPC), consisting of Great…
The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa
Following World War II, the Four Power Commission (FPC), consisting of Great…
Thoughts
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Mohamed Kheir Omer recalls his memories of khalwa, the setting of his traditional Quranic education, in Eritrea
Like most Eritreans born into Muslim families, my first steps into education began in a Quranic school, or khalwa, in the late 1950s. This was long before George Bush’s so-called War on…
Mohamed Kheir Omer recalls his memories of khalwa, the setting of his traditional Quranic education, in Eritrea
Like most Eritreans born into Muslim families, my first steps into education began in a Quranic school, or khalwa, in the late 1950s. This was long before George Bush’s so-called War on…