Reflection on the North Star
[Awate - Eritrea] - 2/10/2025
Last week, I had the privilege of joining a group of friends to read and reflect on Mekonen Tesfay’s book The North Star: The Biography of Dr. Fitsum. Here is the reflection I shared with these avid readers and writers. The North Star by Mekonen Tesfay is a familiar and heart-wrenching Eritrean (…)
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