{
  "id": 15128607,
  "title": "Ahmed Timol’s journey from Hajj to the underground struggle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ahmed-timols-journey-from-hajj-to-the-underground-struggle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/opinion/2026-10-17-ahmed-timols-journey-from-hajj-to-the-underground-struggle/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ahmed Timol left South Africa in December 1966 to perform the Hajj, beginning a journey that deepened his political commitment. In London, the teacher stayed with Aziz and Essop Pahad, taught immigrant children and met Ruth Longoni at an anti-nuclear march. His involvement with the South African Communist Party led to political and underground training in the Soviet Union, followed by further…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}