The pleas from Sinai
Tears challenge my eyes Sadness defies my feelings Rage provokes my emotions The pleas knock on my conscience Depression tests my psyche I negotiate the bends of my thoughts On this issue I am more than an Eritrean More than an African I am
Tears challenge my eyes
Sadness defies my feelings
Rage provokes my emotions
The pleas knock on my conscience
Depression tests my psyche
I negotiate the bends of my thoughts
On this issue
I am more than an Eritrean
More than an African
I am at large, human
I wish I had wings
To fly there
Wish I could hug
Each one
Comfort them
Be there, save them
I will stay focused
The least I can do is
Be a voice
I am stunned
I am speechless
Dr Mohamed Kheir Omer
Maazza November 2, 2011
This is beautifully said. How can we revolve on the idea to save them from where we are using concrete ways? Can we unite to help them and treat this emergency with the highest priority. Can somebody come up with a workable idea? After all money is what it is all about. Can we raise the funds? If so how? I know Ahmed Saleh promised to contact Al Jazzera for disclosing this outrageous inhuman activity to the world. CNN as well has a free from slavery docu program. but as a matter of urgency, what can we do to help?
Mediocrity is a plague November 2, 2011
Maaza,
As the events in Libya subside, the major news media could pick up the sad events in Sinai if we push harder to have it exposed to the world. I would say, it would have a larger leverage say, if Assenna contacts CNN or Anderson Cooper in particular to expose in his program the unimaginable cruelty as Anderson Cooper is gutsy in travelling extra miles to get to the bottom of just-in news events. One thing that is absolutely for sure is, 2012 will herald the end of PFDJ rule where this time around, Assenna will be flooded with congratulatory messages as we celebrate the demise of a tyrant. This is how it will be played out: Disgruntled middle ranking military personnel will garrison themselves in a bid to break chain of commands. As tensions rise high up, the Generals will be divided on how to handle the impasse where some of the Generals will side with the renegades. In the meantime, Isaias will try to blackmail and vilify some of the cabinet ministers and other high ranking military personnel as he tries to nip them in the bud. Given the already effected sanctions, people will have an incentive to take it to the streets and demand for a change. In the mean time, Isaias will flee the country as he has learned a lesson to read the signs of pending demise where Gaddafi failed to do so.
ahmed Saleh November 2, 2011
Maaza haftey
I already contacted CNN and other News paper. Even though I don’t have enough free time
I have a plan, if I succed it is good news, otherwise I’m not gonna get a rest, inside of me is hurted already.
Any finnancial help needed to help them I am in.
Maazza November 2, 2011
Ahmed Abi seb, me too, I am in for any financial help.
ahmed Saleh November 2, 2011
Dr Mohamed Kheir
I know you through your previous articles, you are one of those our scholars
I admire because of your positive teachings. I beg you to contact with your
connections to get attention and investigate on this case . Any cooperation
from us, majority we are ready. thank you.
Abdi November 2, 2011
@ Ahmed
well done ahmed and ALLAH/God bless you,
im in for any financial help plus if any one can send me a well written awareness campaign i can print it and distribute it on my expenses.(London and destinations in Eu )
Abdi November 2, 2011
Corr, some destinations Eu
ahmed Saleh November 3, 2011
Abdi
thanks you for your positive response. Even we disagree on opinions
don’t forget all of us are for our people’s cause. One day we will agree
that we are the children of our ERTREA.
Hydar November 2, 2011
A Saleh…. good job….. Please add me in your list.
eritrawit November 2, 2011
Dr. Mohamed Kheir
“Tears challenge my eyes
Sadness defies my feelings
Rage provokes my emotions
The pleas knock on my conscience
Depression tests my psyche
I negotiate the bends of my thoughts
On this issue
I am more than an Eritrean
More than an African
I am at large, human…..”
Well said Dr. May thier sole rest in peace and condolences to thier family and all of us conserned Eritreans.
Barentu November 2, 2011
“…The price tag on a kidney or part of a liver comes to just a couple thousand dollars, a small fee considering the risks involved. But in a country where 40 percent of the population lives on $2 or less a day, to the most destitute here it’s more money than they may make over the course of several years.
“Most of those seeking organs on the black market are Arabs from the region, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health. They connect with traffickers who, in turn, source donors from among Egypt’s poorest citizens.
The Ministry first caught wind of the problem in 2006 when a small number of cases were reported to the authorities. The ministry, working with the country’s security forces, launched a series of raids on suspected clinics and made a number of arrests.
“The other controversy surrounds the use of organs from executed criminals. Though it is unclear how many executions take place in Egypt each year, legalizing the use of a convict’s organs, with or without their consent, would seriously boost supply on the legal market, Shahin said. Several religious clerics have recently spoken out in favor of the measure.
“They are saying that when [convicts’] organs are taken, they’re compensating for the bad they did,” said Shahin, paraphrasing some in the religious establishment.”
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/egypt/090407/organ-trade-endangers-egypts-poorest
Abdi November 2, 2011
You could have done better than just a Pleas of poetry,for the title you hold,doc.
I suggest if we can stop our bro/sis from where they start their journey (Sudan),if we can make awareness campaign,distribute leaflets in Sudan which explain the risks and convince them not to think about Israel if Sinai is the only road to it and not to trust no smugglers regardless their nationalities including eritreans.we can do this through the embassy,offices of oppositions or through concerned eritreans.
Its helpfull to contact news agents and humanitarian Orgs to sue it
in a higher level.
Huluf November 2, 2011
Abdi,
Where is the DIA , Higdef on this…this is huge diplomatic issue…we have an Ambassador sitting and lieing like you do…The so called governoment but Mafia has not even opened their otherwise filthy and big mouth.
Abdi, how about you write to this failed governoment and appeal as much as you pray Issayas nzelealem…now step it up instead of judging a POEM.
You are such a coward and hypocrite.
Abdi November 3, 2011
Huluf
hulul,zgeberka gerka Mechem eta coward ammaliskaya.
As an eritrean Im doing what i can afford,so stop ur nonsense,where is PIA and stuff,it says”keep your friend close and ur enemy closer”so you should know about PIA more than i.
And show us in action your eritreanism,
Im right poetry won’t save nothing. If gospel and poetry help jebha would have been ruling the country for the many they write every day.
we need action right now, leaving our differences away.
haben November 3, 2011
who blame this, MAHEBER ANDENET, and meles in addis togther, they smuggling people from thier country for thier interest. look what happen now.
Abdi November 3, 2011
Haben
haftey/wey
lets put who/how it was caused aside and act together, lets focus on this awareness campaign and stop it from happening again.nezi TeTew ms ‘belna nerkbelu eina ktE.
Barentu November 3, 2011
There is a lot of information about Middle East’s largest human organ trafficking center which happens to be Egypt. I will post it for the blinds and cowards to see. There is even draft legislation made by Egypt’s parliament.
Do not expect the Egyptian regime to do a full investigation about poor African refugees who are often seen and treated as slaves in the Arab world. Some of the following quotes were made by Egypt’s Ministry of Health:
“Most of those seeking organs on the black market are Arabs from the region, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Health. They connect with traffickers who, in turn, source donors from among Egypt’s poorest citizens.
“The Ministry first caught wind of the problem in 2006 when a small number of cases were reported to the authorities. The ministry, working with the country’s security forces, launched a series of raids on suspected clinics and made a number of arrests.
“The other controversy surrounds the use of organs from executed criminals. Though it is unclear how many executions take place in Egypt each year, legalizing the use of a convict’s organs, with or without their consent, would seriously boost supply on the legal market, Shahin said. Several religious clerics have recently spoken out in favor of the measure.
“They are saying that when [convicts’] organs are taken, they’re compensating for the bad they did,” said Shahin, paraphrasing some in the religious establishment.”
Mohamed Kheir November 3, 2011
Thanks all for the initiatives. Appeals have been sent by members of the EYSC FB and other FB groups to all major news agencies, to major media outlets in the countries of residence, to the African commission on Human and Peoples Rights, major newspapers in Africa such as Mail & Guardian (South Africa), Monitor (Uganda), East African Standard (Kenya), Allafica.com, Arab News Media, MPs and others. Let us all spread the word, all over
ahmed Saleh November 3, 2011
Dr. Mhd Kheir
Thank you, it sends a little relieve to hear that . I never give up on my people and I beleive majority
are good people. ALLAH bless you, so long!
hideate November 3, 2011
You all like fire fighting..!!why not focus on the main source of the problem, the ill advised policy of HGDEF and cast it to where it belongs…. then our brothers and sisters do not have to pass this though this nightmares, and we all are spared from crying day in day out in the countries where we took refuge.