Last Tuesday I got a text message from my sister about an incident in north-west London where my aunt and little cousins live. At the time I had no idea how much the message would impact me or those I care about.
Edna Adan Ismail has chased soldiers toting automatic rifles out of her operating room. She’s been imprisoned under a military dictatorship and fought off hungry hyenas while evacuating the wounded from a war zone. But ask Edna how she would de