Start-ups, solar power: Here’s what you didn’t know about Saudi Arabia 2014
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2014
The Saudis just have to diversify. Into solar power, poultry, dairy, petrochemicals and innovative technology. …
Read MoreHamlet hits Haiti: Elections to be or not to be, that is the question
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2014
The Globe came to Haiti this past week. On Thursday, August 28, the London Globe …
Read MoreWhy linguistic nationalism can never be good news, even if it is in English
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2014
Back in 1919, US President Theodore Roosevelt had a dream. That America have “but one …
Read MoreEast is East and West is West: Here’s why Indian plumbing is often leaky
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2014
Ever wondered why a master plumber costs the earth (or at least $125 an hour) …
Read MoreStarry, starry night: From Van Gogh to hit song to tourist attraction
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2014
Remember when “starry, starry night” was just a line from Don McLean’s hit tribute song …
Read MoreI feel therefore I am. Is EI well placed to win the intelligent hiring war?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2014
Everyone’s saying really good things about Emotional Intelligence (EI) these days. Here in D.C., they’re …
Read MoreIrish Islam growing fastest in Europe? So how was the UK displaced?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2014
Islam has become the fastest-growing religion in Ireland, according to reports. It’s supposed to signal …
Read MoreThe original ‘Islamist’ challenges Saudi Arabia’s ‘half-in, half-out’ stand
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2014
Ed Husain is on a mission – against Saudi Arabia’s “half-in, half-out posture” towards Sunni …
Read MoreBacon instead of buttered toast. An ode to the gluten-free lifestyle from 1863
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2014
McDonalds makes the Atkins diet easy to follow, says John McDougall, the California-based author of …
Read MoreAgainst the grains: What’s the science of the gluten-free, anti-carb diet?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2014
Are modern humans really Pleistocene hominins under the skin, asks New York science and health …
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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