December 9, 2008 – 3:35 am
The Frontline Club in London is hosting a reactive debate to the Mumbai terrorist attacks on 16th December 2008 at 7pm. I will be joining a panel including David Loyn (BBC) and Vikram Dodd (Guardian), chaired by Owen Bennett Jones (BBC).
What will these attacks mean for the ongoing “war on terror” and will India now be seen as a soft target? Will deteriorating relations between Pakistan and India be brought closer by a new co-operation to work together in the aftermath of the attacks and a joint desire to bring the perpetrators to justice? Or will these attacks simply fuel the existing tensions between these two nuclear powers?
December 1, 2008 – 3:36 am
Just one week ago, Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel was symbolic of all that was best about the newly resurgent India: the glamorous playground of the beautiful, the powerful and the rich. In its opulent surroundings one could find Arab princes dining alongside Bollywood starlets and billionaire businessmen
Today the Taj’s blackened domes and bullet riddled marble corridors tell a very different and much older story of India: one of Islamist terrorism striking at the heart of the world’s largest democracy. It has revived tensions with the old enemy Pakistan as India points the finger of blame at Pak-based militants.
Much is at stake: India’s reputation as a safe destination for foreigners; Hindu-Muslim relations within a country periodically plagued by bloody religious riots; and a new freeze in relations between the nuclear armed rivals.
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October 15, 2008 – 11:20 pm
6.30pm at The Nehru Centre, Mayfair London. Edna Fernandes discusses her new book The Last Jews of Kerala. (more…)
October 15, 2008 – 10:30 pm
Holy Warriors was shortlisted for the 2008 Index on Censorship TR Fyvel prize. The book was one of four chosen from around the world. See Freedom of Expression awards.
October 15, 2008 – 9:31 pm
Edna Fernandes’ article “Faith Healers” explores Blair’s effort to champion global interfaith dialogue. Also see my article “Allah’s Ambassadors“, giving unique insight into the Darul Uloom madrassa, spiritual birthplace of the Taliban.
October 15, 2008 – 8:35 pm
Edna Fernandes talks to BBC Radio 3’s Matthew Sweet on Nightwaves about The Last Jews of Kerala.
