TSAHAYE N. MAEKEBAY wrote:
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> I still have a vivid memory when one day our high school
> history teacher, named Mohamed Nur Faid, told us that Arabic and
> Tigrina are the two national languages in Eritrea. I asked him two
> questions. The first one was "How come Arabic is our national
> language while we do not have people whose first language is Arabic?"
> And the second question was " What is a national language anyway? And
> if a country is going to choose its national language, should it be
> from its own languages our imported one?" Guess what his answer was,
> he asked me, sarcasically, if I am one of those who do not like
> Arabic language to be one of our national languages.
> The whole class divided into two: those who said Arabic should not
> be our national languag and those who supported it be. The argument
> was so intense that our science teacher has to cancel his class and
> spent advising us to agree on big issues and ignore smaller ones.
> Now the issue seems to be back in dehai again. Saleh Gadi talked
> about it but he did not give enough explanations about why and how.
> So before I get into these difficult matter, I would like to ask
> Saleh and others why should I prefer Arabic as my national language
> over Tigre. I do not want to hear that Arabic is used in religious
> things. I need clear and honest explanations.
> I hope some of my used to be high school class-mates are
> following this dicussions.
> Looking forward!!
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SALAM DEHAI,
I kept resisting my self to respond to the language issue on dehai,
because it is made-up issue and I believe we have strong enough asset
of National awareness that can defeat such history blind views, which my
risk the national unity, it seems I wasn’t quite right.
TSAHYE MAEKBAY mentioned that his class was divided in to two, now the
country about to be divided in to two. It seems to me a logic result
for non-logic attempt to impose prejudicial ideas.
The Arabic language in Eritrea is a choice of half of population and no
body has the right to deny this choice which related directly to the
unity of the country, if any one has a doubt the solution is referendum
before things goes worth.
I am attaching some information about Eritrean press(1928 - 1954), which
was copied from a dissertation of MA degree in Diplomatic studies from
THE DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY OF LONDON, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND POLICY SIENCES,
on
THE VIABILITY OF AN INDEPENDENT ERITREAN STATE (appendix 6)
by MOAZ AHMED MOHAMED (not Eritrean).
A- THE INDEPENDENT PRESS:
1- Daily Journal Est.(1928) Lang. (Arabic, Italian and Tigraynia).
2- Eritrean Gazette Est. (1953) Lang. (Arabic).
3- Eritrean Weekly Journal Est. (1934) Lang. (Arabic).
4- Monthly Magazine Est. (1944) Lang. (Arabic).
5- The Imperial Post Est. (1936) Lang. ( Arabic).
6- The military Journal Est. (1934) Lang. (Arabic).
7- The Times (AL-AZMINAH) Est. (1953) Lang. ( Arabic and Tigraynia).
8- Weekly Arabic Post Est. (1944) Lang. (Arabic).
B- POLITICAL PRESS:
1- Eritrean Light (pro-Italy party) Est. (1947) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
2- Eritrean Unity (Independence Bloc) Est. (1950) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
3- Ethiopian Journal (Unionist party) Est. (1947) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
4- Free Eritrea (New Eritrean party) Est. (1949) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
5- Islamic League Voice (Islamic League) Est. (1947) Lang. (Arabic).
6- The Voice of Eritrea (Islamic League) Est. Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
7- The Union Journal (Unionist party) Est. (1954) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
8- Unity and Progress(Progressive party) Est. (1952) Lang. (Arabic and
Tigraynia).
C- COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL PRESS:
1- Asmara Magazine(Cultural) By ‘Mohammed Rabaa’ Est. (1947) Lang.
(Arabic).
2- Chamber of Commerce Journal By ‘Eritrean Chamber of Commerce’ Est.
(1951) Lang. (Arabic, English and Tigraynia)
3- Cultural Minaret By ‘ Shale Abdulgader’ Est. (1954) Lang. (Arabic).
4- Eritrean Economic Magazine By ‘Nomadini ’ Est.(1951) Lang. (Arabic
English and Tigraynia).
I believe any interested person can obtain this information from any
major library .
This is very small part of history, which some people try to ignore.
At the end of this post the question is TO WHOM THIS PRESS WAS SPEAKING?
ANDEGO
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