#IndianWomen: Safer if underdressed mannequins are banned?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2013
What won’t India try, in its attempt to stop thinking about sex? Ban underwear-clad …
Read MoreJohn Kerry: Modest boastfulness vs boastful modesty?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2013
Was John Kerry being modestly boastful or boastfully modest while talking to young Ethiopians in …
Read MoreEdmund Hillary, 1953: It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves
by Rashmee
Posted on May 29, 2013
“I was naturally very pleased to get there, you can imagine we had some difficulty …
Read MoreAustralia: Is it idiotic to be the happiest in the world?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 28, 2013
“Happy! Do you take me for an idiot?” Charles De Gaulle famously replied when a …
Read MoreDoes history matter in #Haiti? Can phrenology foretell a people’s success?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 27, 2013
Reading Amy Wilentz’s passionately argued post ‘Does history matter in Haiti’, I was reminded of …
Read More#IndianWomen: Life and love like Hindi film, #IshkqInParis
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2013
It’s been ages since I saw a film (Lincoln was the last and that was …
Read MoreSos Lay smells strong – be it Levantine or #HaitianCreole
by Rashmee
Posted on May 25, 2013
John Kerry’s turkey shwarma got me thinking about the food of the Levant, which naturally …
Read MoreJohn Kerry takes a turkey shwarma & sides in Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 24, 2013
Finally, a US secretary of state with diplomatic skills so subtle they go almost unnoticed?…
Read MoreChief of the band
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2013 / Foreign Policy
From showman to president, Haiti’s Michel Martelly insists he’s in charge. But can he lead …
Read MoreFBI shoots dead Orlando Chechen; Woolwich attackers shot but still alive
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2013
Wider than the Atlantic Ocean. Deeper than the cultural underpinnings of different ways to spell …
Read More
Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK