Port au Prince: The city liveability index probably just won’t work here
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2014
Everyone always tells me about Port au Prince’s liveability “back then”, before the earthquake…
Read More‘Port au Prince’s problem is Port au Prince?’ D’accord, say French
by Rashmee
Posted on January 30, 2014
Some have expressed surprise at Haiti’s finance minister, Wilson Laleau’s frank lament in my …
Read MoreTara Sonenshine and geographical confusion: Journey without maps
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2014
Tara Sonenshine, formerly of the US Institute of Peace and more recently the State Department’s …
Read MoreHere’s how and why Port au Prince, Haiti, uses its head – of broccoli
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2014
It was this recipe that reminded me I might have to wait awhile to roast …
Read MorePort-au-Prince: collision of ideals and aid have yoked progress
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2014 / The Guardian
In a post-earthquake city that has seen coups, invasions and disease, redevelopment is either going …
Read MoreMeerut: Is agriculture the only culture in so old and historic an Indian city?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2014
In Meerut, someone once said with acid humour but not a great deal of originality, …
Read MoreCulture conundrum: Justin Bieber rampage may have al-Qaeda links. Go figure
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2014
“Justin Bieber rampage may have al-Qaeda links, terrorism analysts warn”. So goes the headline. …
Read MoreThe Burns Blessing for Port au Prince, Haiti: fare thee weel awhile
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2014
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we …
Read MoreOde to openness? An unbuttoned La Maison Blanc, rather than the White House
by Rashmee
Posted on January 24, 2014
As French President Francois Hollande met Pope Francis today (Friday), my thoughts turned to a …
Read MoreAtlanta, the old ‘New South’, & its mayor have a soft touch, hard head
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2014
Mayor Kasim Reed’s rather full face beams at you, moon-like and round, at Atlanta’s entry …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK