The Craft of Neutrality in Beautifying Graves: Hamdok’s Alliances and His Comrades

The Craft of Neutrality in Beautifying Graves: Hamdok’s Alliances and His Comrades Dr. Amgad Fareid El-Tayeb “ Knowledge is not innocent. It is saturated with power, and is always used in the service of or resistance to domination.” Edward Said, Orientalism In the current era of Sudan ’ s collapse, this statement resonates with unprecedented urgency. Words are no longer mere vessels of meaning; they have transformed into weapons in the very battle for existence. They are harnessed to justify sieges, normalize massacres, or fabricate a false political sanctity around alliances stained with blood. Here, veiled discourse proves more perilous than bullets, as it meticulously prepares the moral and symbolic groundwork for atrocities committed under the guise of neutrality or political realism. Since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), civilian factions have descended ...