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maxwell  ·  3683 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I Am Moved by this "Cartoon"

That was wonderful. The "you are home" posters made me a bit teary-eyed. It reminds me of the Ahmed Zaoui case in NZ. An Algerian refugee was detained as a suspected terrorist, causing a massive split in public opinion. He was ultimately released and given NZ residence (after several years in prison) and upon release he was included in the music video for Welcome Home — a song by a prominent Kiwi musician that's pretty much about how we're an immigrant country and we welcome all people.





rraaarr  ·  3682 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Damn you Dave Dobbyn. STOP MAKING ME CRY.

briandmyers  ·  3683 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love that song so much. It came out just after I got my citizenship and I associate the two in my mind. I didn't realise Zaoui was in the video, thanks for that.