Tag: political memory
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Who Owns the Legacy of the Martyrs?
Inspired by a Sufi parable and Dante’s imagery of flickering flames, this episode examines the meaning of sacrifice and political memory. Drawing lessons from Algeria’s civil conflict and Eritrea’s post-independence experience, it explores how ruling elites can appropriate the legacy of martyrs while genuine remembrance belongs to the people who continue to honor their ideals.…
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The Normalization of Self-Censorship in Eritrea
When self-censorship becomes pervasive, a society forfeits more than the right to open dissent; it forfeits the very conditions that make common knowledge possible – the shared awareness of what others know, think, and believe. In such an atmosphere, individuals can no longer reliably gauge the convictions of their peers or distinguish private doubt from…