The first time that I heard the term ‘epistemological violence’ was at a conference on multilingual nationalism hosted by the Addis Ababa University School of Federalism in the capital city in 2019. Because epistemological violence works both ways. His brand of epistemological violence puts Awol on the vanguard of the new wave of victimization that could haunt Oromia, and Ethiopia, for another 100 years. I wonder if he could have helped stem the tide of ethnic violence while it was still stoppable? Or will he defend his position until it is too late, a 21st century perpetrator of the epistemological violence of his own making?

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2020 09:22 UTC