Column: Parallels to atomic bombing 80 years on

On Oct. 24, 2023, Omar El Akkad, an Egyptian-American journalist and novelist, posted on X, formerly Twitter: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” The post was expanded into a book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” published earlier this year. Interspersed with reflections on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza are reflections on his own and his family’s history. As an Arab and a Muslim, El Akkad muses about how he might respond when told, “Go back to where you came from.”

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