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Foreign shop-owners in South Africa are accused of selling counterfeit food and food beyond its sell-by date. These claims are driven by politically charged opinions, not evidence.
Framing xenophobic violence as a question of immigrant victimisation invites divisions between neighbours.
A survey shows 70% of South Africans feel immigrants pose a threat to the country.
Neil Sedaka’s song “The Immigrant” was a top hit in 1975, but today it seems even more relevant, as debates rage in the United States over immigration, repatriation and racism.
A survey of British Remain supporters living elsewhere in the EU after the referendum found feelings of shame and loss about what they felt their country had become.
Barack Obama was asked to give the Mandela Lecture because he represents what the global liberation struggle icon stood for. He struck the right chord.
At at time of rising hatred and nationalism, Jimmy Carter’s speech – a sermon that cautioned against excess, offers a counterexample.
Globalism has made it easier than ever to visit faraway places – and easier to never really leave home while you’re there.
Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.
As Canadians, we shouldn’t blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the rise of hatred here. He may have emboldened the so-called alt-right in Canada, but it was flourishing long before his election.
A lurch to the right in central Europe runs into a familiar obstacle: the tricky maths of coalition.
At a time when anti-immigrant sentiment was widespread, the Sacco and Vanzetti trial starkly divided American opinion and stirred up a violent backlash around the world.
Freedom, social progress and tolerance are Norwegian values, but not everyone there gets to enjoy them equally.
It’s more important than ever that the U.S. understand China. So why don’t our universities teach Chinese thought?
Unlike its neighbours, Iran’s different ethnic groups live in relative peace and harmony. Given terrorism is often spurred by ethnic conflict, will Iranians be spared further terrorist attacks?
It is a tall order to try to become wise. And the bad news is that it appears harder than many philosophers have thought.
The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It’s time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
While Costa Ricans pride their country for being an oasis of stability in Latin America, the nation has struggled with restrictive laws and social attitudes toward immigrants from Nicaragua.
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