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Eve Fairbanks

Best Article Religion

Behold, the Millennial Nuns

An attempt to understand why, after 50 years of decline, more and more young women are suddenly embracing religious life.

Eve Fairbanks Huffington Post Highline Jul 2019 35min Permalink

World

Dry, the Beloved Country

A dispatch from Cape Town, where surprising things can happen when it feels like the world is about to end.

Eve Fairbanks Huffington Post Highline Apr 2018 30min Permalink

Politics World

Why South African Students Have Turned on Their Parents’ Generation

Inside a movement.

Eve Fairbanks The Guardian Nov 2015 20min Permalink

Politics World

José Mujica Was Every Liberal's Dream President. He Was Too Good to Be True.

The disappointing tenure of Uruguay’s great lefty hope.

Eve Fairbanks The New Republic Feb 2015 20min Permalink

World

"I Have Sinned Against the Lord and Against You! Will You Forgive Me?"

Adriaan Vlok, a former apartheid leader, seeks redemption.

Eve Fairbanks The New Republic Jun 2014 20min Permalink

World

A House Divided

Why the integration of a South African university didn’t last.

Eve Fairbanks Moment Jun 2013 25min Permalink

World

"You Have All the Reasons to Be Angry"

The fight for South Africa’s future.

Eve Fairbanks The New Republic Mar 2013 20min Permalink

World

The Healer

After a racial hazing incident, the first black head of South Africa’s University of Free State confronts the myths of the reconciliation era.

Eve Fairbanks The New Republic Jun 2010 20min Permalink