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This Land Is Their Land

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Suketu Mehta Illustration by Owen Freeman | September 12, 2017 | Foreign Policy Immigration is inevitable. When will the West learn that it promises salvation — not destruction? On Oct. 1, 1977, my parents, my two sisters, and I boarded a Lufthansa plane in the dead of night in Bombay. We were dressed in new, heavy, uncomfortable clothes and had been seen off by our entire … [Read more...] about This Land Is Their Land

All Is Not Forgiven: South Africa and the Scars of Apartheid

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Sisonke Msimang | January/February 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs In old black-and-white photographs, the antiapartheid activist Ahmed Timol looks elegant, with an open face and a ready smile. One classic shot captures him midstride. Clad in dark sunglasses with a pipe dangling from his mouth, he has the dashing air of a 1950s film star. Shortly after that photo was taken, … [Read more...] about All Is Not Forgiven: South Africa and the Scars of Apartheid