50 years on - Feb 2 marks Idi Amin's tyrannical leadership of Uganda. Murdered half a million people and expelled thousands of Ugandan Asians. My novel follows one such victim. Feature on bit.ly/3r5k70S #HARO Help a Reporter Out #IndianDiaspora #Ugandans #eastafricanasians

50 Years On From Idi Amin of Uganda – The Indian Diaspora Will Remember Him Well story.cd/AAPvBO via PRWeb HelpAReporterOut Ind The Times Of India

Here we go again. The government has the bright idea of opening pubs in April with NO alcohol. This will cheer you up - or not, as the case may be...youtube.com/watch?v=7cKPch…

Wonderful Desiblitz DESIblitz ® have been so kind and done a fab article. Read here: desiblitz.com/content/author…

Brilliant interview on Dolar Vasani with Dolar Vasani recounting her story of life in Uganda and coming to the UK at the age of twelve. I would love to have listened to this podcast before writing my book. #Uganda #Refugees #IdiAmin

Really enjoyed this All Possible Plots by Major Authors. Hilarious! the-fence.com/issues/issue-4…

Looking forward to reading this. Thank you Claire Duende . #uganda #memories

Really enjoyed listening to the podcast interview with Neema Shah about her book Kololo Hill Dolar Vasani

As it's World Refugee Day this Sunday I would like to give a shout out for Dolar Vasani and her brilliant podcast Dolar Vasani. Fascinating and tragic memories of Uganda during the expulsion in 1972 #Uganda #EastAfrica

Thank you lovely Shoily for your review on The Fortunicity of Birdie Dalal on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=AFXakW… and review on Instagram @bookclubbyshoily

Malala Yousafzai : I Survived the #Taliban. I Fear for My #Afghan Sisters. nytimes.com/2021/08/17/opi…

Thanks to hessam nabavi for making this photo available freely on Unsplash 🎁 unsplash.com/photos/HJyT-uU…

Looking forward to talking about my book The Fortunicity of Birdie Dalal and how the plight of Ugandan Asian refugees sparked its creation.

When I wrote my novel my editor pulled me up on a repetitive error. 'Too much passive voice,' she said. But how to avoid? When you're living life as a refugee you're living life in the passive voice. #Refugees

UKMFA remain deeply concerned by the possible Covid vaccination of 12-15 year olds. We have written the attached, evidence based letter to the 4 CMOs expressing that concern. ukmedfreedom.org/open-letters/u…

If you’re in the Falmouth area tomorrow (Sunday 17th) why not drop into The Terrace Gallery, Penryn and listen to one of the book talks as an adjunct to #FalmouthBookFestival I’ll be on at 11 am with book signing. Other authors on each hour

youtu.be/xDkWkyw9-wo British Ugandan Asians at 50 / BUA50 UG2UK50 Uganda Studies Group Claire Duende BBC Woman's Hour #migration #Uganda

Thank you Dolar Vasani Dolar Vasani for interviewing me for your wonderful series commemorating the traumatic events of 1972. youtube.com/watch?v=2b8fG8… #TheFortunicityofBirdieDalal @DolarVasani

Today is the international day of recognition for #ALS and #MND I've written a homage to my friend Angela who was so brave in her battle with Motor Neurone Disease. bit.ly/3QCAOhp #MNDAwarenessDay

I'm offering the audiobook version of The Fortunicity of Birdie Dalal FREE until the end of 2022. This is to mark the 50th anniversary since the Ugandan Asian expulsion Available on YouTube, GooglePlay and Kobo. Happy listening!