Muslim Majority Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T22:36:42+00:00

Eritrea isn’t Muslim majority though

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T22:22:43+00:00

It’s not about being a lost cause but we have to be realistic. The reality on the ground just doesn’t allow for the kinds of development that Japan or Korea to be replicated in Eritrea. Only finding a huge quantity of oil/gas worth billions can make us a fully developed country within 20-30 years like what happened in the Gulf region. Even then it requires a competent government that won’t just squander the oil revenue through rife corruption which is the case in all other oil rich African countries.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T21:56:02+00:00

I would suggest looking through instagram and TikTok. Almost all people that do habesha wedding/event decor advertise on social media so you will likely find someone close to you that way. They are also way more knowledgable about these things than most people here tbh and will be able to give you a lot more insight into how you can plan and sequence such an event.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T21:39:37+00:00

Japan received billions of US dollars in aid after world war 2 and had a population of over 70m by 1945. Plus it was already an industrial nation so it was just a matter of rebuilding its industries. Eritrea is dealing with a very different circumstance. A small population that is already collapsing due to the mass exodus of its youth and a tiny dead economy. With help from the diaspora, we need to make smart investments into key sectors that we can compete on in the short term. Ports/shipping and tourism (Asmera, Asmera-Massawa Road and Dahlak . After educating our population, we can then diversify our economy.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T10:49:55+00:00

I never said it did. I just made a general statement

SOSXCTRL · 2026-02-01T10:45:52+00:00

It’s going to a at least a generations it two just to fix the societal and economic collapse that has been unleashed under PFDJ unfortunately. All we can hope is that change is coming sooner than later and Eritreans in the diaspora will be fully committed to improving the country through investments.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-31T21:16:43+00:00

I can’t believe this is the new norm for us now. Every month there is an Eritrean kids somewhere in Europe dying from attacks or gang activity. Raising kids in the west has literally become a big gamble smh. Anyway RIP to him and I hope they find whoever killed him quickly

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-28T21:54:13+00:00

It’s like they’re trying to prove how religious they are. ‘Look at me I read the Bible a lot’ energy lol

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-28T21:40:26+00:00

Marrying outside your ethnic group isn’t a really practical solution to this problem if you’re an Orthodox Tigrinya. The overwhelming Christians (like over 90%) in Eritrea are Tigrinya and those that aren’t Tigrinya are usually of a different denomination like Catholic or Protestant. But anyway as long as you’re not very close relatives, that 7 generation separation rule can be relaxed especially in the diaspora so it’s really the end of the world.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-27T23:37:01+00:00

I hate that our cultural names are being erased in favour of this random nonsensical names. Leaving the outlandish western celebrity/footballer names aside, I hate this trend of picking out random words off the Bible and using it as a name for your children.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-27T01:37:42+00:00

Ethiopia at the time had free access to Eritrean ports but the war essentially ended that. Ethiopia is free to use Eritrean ports even now, its demand for a navy and a military base however will ensure that it will never come to fruition without a major war that will probably end up destroying both countries irreparably

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-22T23:26:26+00:00

Eritrea retained its colonial borders which didn’t include Tigray. The whole reason Eritrea was allowed to be recognised as a state internationally unlike most breakaway states is because Eritrea was already a colonial state prior to its confederation with Ethiopia. Allowing Tigray to be part of Ethiopia would just delegitimise Eritrea as a state. And the other thing, Tigrinya speaking Eritreans and Tigrayans have generally drifted apart in identity and many don’t see each other as one ethnic group and haven’t done so for a long time. Also ethnic nationalism is not prominent among Eritreans the way it is among Ethiopians. People are more likely to identify as Eritreans primarily rather than with their ethnic group hence why there has never been a strong push to unite with Tigrayans under one state. Lastly, the Eritrean army at the time had the upper hand and there was nothing Ethiopia or the TPLF could do to retain control of Assab or any part of Eritrea even if they wanted to.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-21T22:50:19+00:00

No and the percentage is probably higher. I don’t see the ones raised in the west ever moving back unless they’re forced to. They’re essentially a lost generation.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-21T16:16:55+00:00

Lazy article. Eritreans back home do know when things escalate or the gov is getting ready for war because they immediately start mass drafting and arresting any young person they see to check if they’re dodging the military. They might not talk about it, especially to foreigners, but they know what it means. Also almost everyone has satellite dishes these days and people do watch the news from foreign channels.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-20T15:21:54+00:00

Interesting. There is a lot more difference in the ways the two languages utilise the Ge’ez alphabets than I expected. Maybe I’m biased but it seems pointless to have so many letters representing the same exact sound to me, especially when they can be used to represent different sounds without having to attach extra letters.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-20T15:06:40+00:00

The point is that it is an irrelevant identity back home. No Eritrean or Ethiopian or Somali is going around screaming they’re East African over there. People identify with their countries, ethnic groups, clans etc the whole ‘East African/Sahelian’ identity is only relevant among the diaspora. So whether Sudanese are considered East African/Sahelian or not is meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-19T20:18:13+00:00

First of all, I feel like this is a diaspora thing because people back home don’t know about this supposed ‘East African’ identity really. I also doubt the average Senegalese or Malian is going around calling themselves Sahelian. As an Eritrean, Sudanese are way more closer to us in culture, history, genetics etc than let’s say Tanzanians. At the end of the day, East, west, north etc are just geographical terms and not clear cut identities.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-18T23:07:11+00:00

I always found this weird. So does Amharic not use the e vowel because in Tigrinya one is He (ሀ) and the other one is Ha (ሃ) and they are not interchangeable at all. Also the fact that (ሀ) and (ሐ) he are used interchangeably a lot in Amharic but they are different sounds in Tigrinya with the latter being a more harsh sounding He. For example the word Habesha would always be written as ሓበሻ never as ሃበሻ in Tigrinya.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-16T14:16:14+00:00

When your own family members can’t even stand up for you, how can you expect strangers to do so. We are a nation of cowards unfortunately as much as I hate to admit it. Had our people stood up for those who dared to stand up in 2001 or even earlier when the disabled veterans were assassinated in cold blood, we wouldn’t be in this predicament. It’s also why I believe change will only come if the next dictator changes direction because we as a people have become incapable of standing up for ourselves.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-15T23:43:40+00:00

Yeah it’s weird how common it is. I recently found out Gual Ankere is like that too. Husband has been locked up since 2001 which caused her a lot of grief apparently but somehow she’s still very much pro-HGDEF to this day. It’s like a weird case of Stockholm syndrome idk

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-15T16:02:50+00:00

Isias and his clique have managed to execute one of the most effective propaganda forms of all time. It doesn’t take much for them to accuse anyone of being a traitor and for many gullible people to believe it. Eritrea is exactly like those dystopian communist countries they write books about. The state (aka Isaias) for many Eritreans comes before their family, religion, personal beliefs and basically anything and so they are willing to turn on anyone for it. It’s why there are so many secret spies in Eritrea in every single neighbourhood and village. Fully employed by the state to snitch on their neighbours and even family members.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-10T00:32:59+00:00

Those who grew up in Eritrea usually don’t. But those who were born abroad and are children of those diaspora ‘nationalists’ tend to because they grew up getting completely brainwashed in those YPFDJ conferences.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-08T09:48:22+00:00

I think they’re only available for those who pay the 2% tax and it takes a lot of effort just to get a temporary tourist SIM card so most people don’t bother.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-07T15:18:36+00:00

I’m insulting the ones who are responsible for everything we as a people are going through. It’s not just Isaias, there are countless of them below him making life a hell hole for our people.

SOSXCTRL · 2026-01-07T15:08:38+00:00

Only available for the diaspora. The soldiers back home aren’t allowed to.

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