Caring for Martyrs in the Post-Revolutionary Liminal Period: The ‘Revolutionary Grip’ on the Egyptian State

This article examines how the Egyptian state has recognized and cared for revolutionary martyrs' families during the liminal period extending from the 2011 revolution to the present day. Considering the post-revolutionary regime's efforts to end the revolution and establish a new order, how can we understand its sustained care of revolutionary martyrs' families? The article shows how the authorities' inconsistent policies toward the families of revolutionary martyrs impact their devenir (becoming), keeping them in a state of uncertainty that characterized post-revolutionary liminality. While the continuation of this care can be analyzed as a tool to contain these families and maintain control over the martyrological narrative, it can also be seen as evidence of a 'revolutionary grip' that permeates institutional logics, even within the counter-revolutionary space.