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Tunisia: what now for the birthplace of the Arab Spring revolution?
Riots, political vacuum and mass migration — these are just some of the problems now gripping Tunisia, birthplace of the so-called Jasmine Revolution, as it struggles to move towards democracy. As other countries in the region emulate Tunisia in the Arab Spring revolt, what happens here could be indicative of the future of others. Read
War and Peace: the confessions of General Butt Naked
Read my Mail on Sunday interview with Liberian ex warlord General Butt Naked. A brutally honest confession of his past cannibalism, child sacrifice, use of child soldiers and the mass murder of thousands. A terrifying and remarkable story from a man who now lives as an evangelical preacher.
The search for medicine’s holy grail: exclusive report on world first in stem cell human trial
Read my Mail on Sunday special report on a world first in stem cell therapy: a UK-based human stem cell trial for curing strokes. Is this the beginning of the end of the search for medicine’s holy grail or a catastrophe in the making?
Read my special report on “The Eton of Islam”
Inside the Eton of Islam. Read my exclusive report for the Mail on Sunday on Britain’s Deobandi madrassas whose ideology first inspired the Taliban.
Indian Summer Literary Festival on terror threat
July 31 2010: Indian Summer Literary Fest discusses terror threat in Afghanistan. I joined a discussion that included historian Charles Allen, Sir General Michael Rose and Lord Meghnad Desai. See blog or events for more.
Reviews
"Brave, enlightening and sobering, a must-read for anyone interested in modern India," Read review of Holy Warriors at The Observer
"Fernandes movingly captures the sombre, embattled mood of this population in 'countdown mode'," Read Review of The Last Jews of Kerala at The Times
"Sharp witted and straight talking. Fernandes offers a valuable reminder of the dark side of the economic miracle that is modern India," Read the review at the Guardian
"A dazzling history, well recounted by Edna Fernandes in this pacy, fascinating account of a Jewish settlement little known in the West," Literary Review on The Last Jews of Kerala
"Witty and incisive, Holy Warriors offers a compelling insight into the imperiled state of India's secular ideal,' ( Read review at the Telegraph)
"Fascinating. The story is compelling, the author's reporting of it assiduous. Indeed, she has unearthed gems," Read review of The Last Jews of Kerala at The Economist