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What do you do when faced with exploitation of this scale? What you can.

On seeing the mother clad head-to-toe in black, seated in the hospital by her critically ill son, my immediate association was Victorian mourning dress, even though I intellectually understand that the niqab has a different purpose in her culture, and thus I ought to be mindful of that.

All excellent questions.

“There is a bigger scam at work here, which allows other scams against refugees to thrive. This is the grand scam of artificial nation-states, hard borders, rising walls, passport hierarchies and visa regimes- all built on the deluded notions of ‘purity’ vs the ‘other’ and of an ‘us’ vs a ‘them’

“The notion of ‘being realistic’ when talking politics is absolute nonsense. It has less to do with finding comprehensive solutions than it does with acquiescing to processes that are convenient for those in power”

Getting back at it!! I think I’ll buy this one its a good reference