On July 25, 2025, after a long hiatus, I published my first column at Awate.com under the simple title Semere’s Sunday Perspective. We must reclaim the founding principles and vision of the Eritrean national liberation struggle—before they were contaminated by ideology, factional politics, and the distortions that later reshaped our national narrative. One Year Later: Why This Column Exists—And Why It Must Continue. On July 25, 2025, after a long hiatus, I published my first column at Awate.com under the simple title Semere’s Sunday Perspective. We must reclaim the founding principles and vision of the Eritrean national liberation struggle—before they were contaminated by ideology, factional politics, and the distortions that later reshaped our national narrative.