The Unsettling Resurgence of Xenophobia in a Globalized World
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, one might expect barriers of prejudice and fear to crumble. However, recent events paint a different picture, revealing a disturbing resurgence of xenophobia, the fear or hatred of anything perceived as foreign or strange. This ancient prejudice, with its roots in the Greek words xenos (stranger) and phobos (fear),…