A comprehensive three-volume series documenting the 2020-2022 Tigray War in Ethiopia is released just ahead of the upcoming commemoration on November 3-4, marking both the start and ceasefire of this devastating conflict.

ቲልበርግ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ኔዘርላንድ ካብ 2020-2022 ዝፀነሐ ኩናት ትግራይ ኣመልኪቱከካይዶ ዝፀነሐ ብሰለስተ ክፋል ዘዳለዎ መፅናዕታዊ መፅሓፍ ኣብ ቅነ ዝኽሪምጅማር ኩናት ትግራይን ዉዕሊ ምቁራፅ ተኹሲን ዕላዊ ጌሩ

The three books can be downloaded here:


The Tigray War (2020-2022) may have claimed as many as 700,000 lives. Fought between the Ethiopian and Eritrean national defense forces and the Tigray defense forces, the conflict unleashed horrific violence on civilians, including massacres, sexual violence, and the widespread destruction of infrastructure. The war was marked by a communications blackout and siege, which prevented much of the world from understanding the full extent of the atrocities as they unfolded. This series brings to light the scope and depth of the suffering endured and calls for urgent international attention and action.

ኩናት ትግራይ ህይወት 700,000 ሰባት ዝቐጠፈ በሰላ ዘሓደገ ክስተት እዩ፡፡ እዚ ኩናትጥምረት ሰራዊት ኢትዮጵያን ኤርትራን ኣንፃር ሰራዊት ትግራይ ዝተኻየደ ኮይኑ ኣብሰላማዉያን ሰባት ዘስካሕኽሕ ግፍዒታት ጃምላዊ ጨፍጫፍ፣ ፆታዊ ዓመፅን ሰፊሕዕንወት መሰረተ-ልምዓትን ዝተመዝገበሉ እዩ፡፡ ኣብ ሙሉእ ክልከላ ስልኪ፣ ኢንተርኔትንኩለመዳይ ዕፅዋን ዝተኻየደ ኩናት ብምዃኑ ትኽክለኛ ሓበሬታ እቲ ኣብ ትግራይክፍፀም ዝፀንሐ ግፍዕታት በንፁር ከይፍለጥ ጌርዎ፡፡ እዚ ዉፅኢት መፅናዕቲ መፅሓፍዕምቆትን ስፍሓትን እቲ ሕብረተሰብ ዝሓለፎም ስቓያት ብመርትዖ ኣደጊፉ ዝሕብርንእዚ ጉዳይ ዓለምለኻዊ ቆላሕታን ግብራዊ ስጉምቲን ዝደሊ ከምዝኾነ ዝጠቅስ እዩ፡፡

Ethnographic and interdisciplinary
This groundbreaking series explores how the war has irrevocably transformed the Tigray region. Drawing on collaborative research between universities within and outside Ethiopia, these volumes are edited by researchers Mirjam van Reisen, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, and Munyaradzi Mawere, and published by Langaa RPCIG. The books employ ethnographic and interdisciplinary approaches to reveal the war’s harrowing impacts and the resilience of the Tigrayan people.

ኣብ ሜላ ኣፀናንዓ ሕብረተሰባዊ ኩነት ዝተደረኸን ኩለሞያዊን

እዚ ሱር-መሰረትን ሳዕቤናትን እቲ ኩናት ዝጠመተ መፅናዕቲ፤ እቲ ኩናት ከመይ ኩነታትክልል ትግራይ ብዘላቕነት ከምዝቐየሮ ፈቲሹ እዩ፡፡ ኣብ ሞንጎ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝርከባንካብ ኢትዮጵያ ወፃኢ ዝርከባን ብዝተገበረ ሓበራዊ መፅናዕቲ ብምድራኽ እዚ መፅሓፍብፕሮፌሰር መርየም ቫን ረይሰን፣ ዶ/ር ኣርኣያ ኣብርሃ መድሃንየን ፕሮፌሰር ሙንያራድዚማወሬን ዝተመረሐ ኮይኑ ብላንጋ  ኣርፒሲኣይጂ ተሓቲሙ፡፡ እዚ መፅሓፍ ኣብ ሜላኣፀናንዓ ሕብረተሰባዊ ኩነት ዝተደረኸን ኩለሞያዊ ማለት እውን ብዙሓት ዓውዲታትሞያ ዘለዎም ተመራመርቲ ዘሳተፈ ኣካይዳ ብምኽታል ዘሰንብዱ ሳዕቤናት እቲ ኩናትንህዝቢ ትግራይ ዝነበሮ ፀዋርነትን ዳህሲሱ ኣሎ፡፡   

Volume 1: “Tigray. The Hysteresis of War”
This volume delves into the war’s timeline, uncovering the deliberate planning behind it, as well as the massacres and targeted sexual violence inflicted on civilians. It highlights the use of hate speech as a weapon of war, suggesting that the atrocities committed may amount to genocide. The researchers call for an international investigation into these crimes, emphasizing the need for accountability. Using the concept of hysteresis, the book describes how the war has left a mark on Tigray that may prove difficult to reverse.

ቀዳማይ ክፋል፡ ትግራይ. ታሪኻዊ ኩናት ተፃብኦ

እዚ ክፋል መፅሓፍ ግዜ ኩነት እቲ ኩናት፣ ኮነ ተባሂሉ ዝተኻየደን ትሉምን ምንባሩከምኡ እውን እቶም ኣብ ትግራይ ዝተፈፀሙ ጃምላዊ ጨፍጫፍን ትሉም ፆታዊዓመፅን ሰኒዱ ኣሎ፡፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ተጋሩ ዘቕነዐ ዘረባታት ፅልኢት ከም መሳርሒ ኩናትዝወዓለሉ ብሓፈሻ ጀኖሳይድ ተፈፂሙ ዘብሉ ግፍዕታት ተዳህሲሶም ኣለዉ፡፡ እቶምተመራመርቲ ተሓታትነት ንምርግጋፅ ዘኽእል ዓለምለኻዊ ምርመራ ክካየድ ፀዊዖም፡፡ካብ ታሪኻዊ ኩናት ተፃብኦ ብምብጋስ እዚ ኩናት ንምሕዋዩ ከቢድ ዝኾነ በሰላ ምግዳፉዝሕብር ክፋል እዩ፡፡  

Volume 2: “Tigray. The Panarchy of War”
In this volume, the authors examine the devastation of Tigray’s cultural heritage and identity, including the destruction of ancient cultural sites and the systematic assault on Tigrayan identity. The book provides insight into Eritrea’s hidden involvement in the conflict and argues that the war has reshaped the dynamics of the entire Horn of Africa. Through the lens of Panarchy, the authors explore how the ripple effects of this conflict extend beyond Tigray’s borders, affecting regional stability and social cohesion.

ካልኣይ ክፋል፡ ትግራይ. ዞባዊ ፅልዋ እቲ ኩናት

ኣብዚ ክፋል ድማ ኣብ ልዕሊ ታሪኻዊ ሓድግታት ትግራይ ዝበፀሐ ዕንወት ብፍላይታሪኻዊ ቦታታትን መንነት ትግራይ ዝገልፁ እሴታትን ዕላማ ዝገበረ ኩናት ምንባሩ ፈቲሹኣሎ፡፡ እዚ መፅሓፍ ተዋሳኣይነት ኤርትራ ኣብቲ ኩናት ከምኡ እዉን እቲ ኩናት ኩነታትቀርኒ ኣፍሪካ ዝቐየረ ከምዝኾነ እዉን ይጠቅስ፡፡ ካብ ዞባዊ ፅልዋ እቲ ኩናት ብምብጋስሳዕቤኑ ኣብ ትግራይ ተሓፂሩ ዝተረፈ ዘይኮነስ ዞባዊ ርግዓትን ማሕበራዊ ወህደትንምዝራጉ የርኢ፡፡

Volume 3: “Tigray. War in a Digital Black Hole”
The final volume investigates the consequences of the communication blackout and siege, which left Tigray isolated from the world. The war’s invisible nature—during a time when international support was crucial—created immense obstacles for researchers, humanitarian organizations, and healthcare workers attempting to address the escalating crisis. The book highlights Eritrea’s role as a hidden perpetrator in the assault on Tigray’s healthcare system. Yet, amid these hardships, it celebrates the resilience and creativity of the people of Tigray, who developed innovative methods to stay connected and retain agency despite the digital isolation.

ሳልሳይ ክፋል፡ ትግራይ. ኩናት ኣብ ዕፁው በዓቲ

እቲ ሳልሳይ ክፋል መፅሓፍ ፅዕንቶ እቲ ትግራይ ካብ ዓለም ዝነፀላ ዕፅዋ ሜላታትመራኸቢ፣ ክባን ሳዕቤናቱን ፈቲሹ ኣሎ፡፡ ሕቡእ ባህሪ እቲ ኩናት ዓለምለኻዊ ድጋፍኣገዳሲ ኣብ ዝነበረሉ እዋን ተመራመርቲ፤ ሰራሕተኛታት ሰብኣዊ ረድኤትን ሰብሞያጥዕናን ነቲ ቅልውላው ንምህዳእ ዝገብርዎ ርብርብ ምዕንቃፉ ዝጠቅስ ክፋል መፅናዕቲእዩ፡፡ ብተወሳኺ ስርዓት ጥዕና ትግራይ ኣብ ምዕናዉ ኤርትራ ካብቶም ቀንዲ ተዋሳእቲምንባራ እውን የርኢ፡፡ ዋላ እኳ እዞም ከበድቲ ሓደጋታት ይግጠምዎ ህዝቢ ትግራይፀገማት ንምብዳህ ዘኽኣሎ ፀዋርነትን ዝተፈላለዩ ሓደሽቲ ሜላታት ብምጥቃምዉክልንኡ ከዉሕስ ዝገበሮ ፃዕሪን ዝፈተሸ ናይ መወዳእታ ክፋል እዩ፡፡    

These volumes are an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the impact of the Tigray War and the resilience of a people who, despite unimaginable hardship, have fought to retain their identity and hope for the future.

እዘን ሰለስተ ክፋላት መፅናዕቲ ሳዕቤናት ኩናት ትግራይ፣ ተፃዉሮ እቲ መንነቱንመፃኢኡን ንምዉሳን ዝተዋሰአ ህዝቢን ዝዳህሰሳ እየን፡፡ 

The research was supported by grants, including OKP-ETH-104886, OKP-EAR-104672 and A-AFM-2021-5293.

እዚ መፅናዕቲ ብ OKP-ETH-104886, OKP-EAR-104672 and A-AFM-2021-5293ዝተደገፈ እዩ፡፡

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For questions please contact:
Prof. Mirjam van Reisen: m.vanreisen@tilburguniversity.edu
ንሕቶታት ንፕሮፌሰር መርየም ቫን ረይሰን ብኢሜይል፡ m.vanreisen@tilburguniversity.edu ምርካብ ይከኣል፡፡ 

The books are available here:

ሰለስተ ክፋላት መፅሓፍ በዚ ዝስዕብ መጠወቒ ይርከብ

The books can already be found online here:

Book 1: https://raee.eu/1701-2/

Book 2: https://raee.eu/elementor-1706/

Book 3: https://raee.eu/tigray-war-in-a-digital-black-hole/

And here


Volume 1: “Tigray. The Hysteresis of War“
Volume 2: “Tigray. The Panarchy of War“
Volume 3: “Tigray. War in a Digital Black Hole“