Globalization 2.0: Multi-national markets, transnational threats
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2014
“Globalization, as many have recently noted, is in retreat”. That’s the opening sentence of Martina …
Read MoreWorkers of the world, you have lots to lose with unlimited holidays
by Rashmee
Posted on September 29, 2014
Floaters, full-timers, high-fliers, suits, listen up. Richard Branson’s holiday largesse for his personal staff – …
Read MoreOpen letter to the West from Islamic State. Read with a straight face
by Rashmee
Posted on September 28, 2014
“Dear The West,” starts this spiffing cartoon in The Guardian, which manages to burn both …
Read MoreHaiti underlines why Fukuyama isn’t so sure about democracy any more
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2014
Haiti’s stubborn political clump – that congealed mess of promises, platitudes and passive inaction …
Read MoreFrom suf to sofa: Word journeys & the great cloud of Arabic in English
by Rashmee
Posted on September 26, 2014
Sofa, alcohol, giraffe, ghoul…just a few examples of how we speak Arabic when we express …
Read MoreThe Scottish vote on independence was never about the end of history
by Rashmee
Posted on September 25, 2014
Exactly a week on from the referendum, time for a more standback view of the …
Read MoreWhat makes a city great? A low percentage of purloined art in museums
by Rashmee
Posted on September 24, 2014
What makes a world city great? Some might say the percentage of art in its …
Read MoreThe Riot Club: A parody or posting flaws in great British class system?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2014
‘The Riot Club’, the new film about Latin drinking games and debauchery by 10 historically …
Read MoreCEO, Afghanistan! Is this a ‘real country or just acting like one’?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2014
Any friend of Afghanistan must fear for its future. It is to have a CEO, …
Read MorePope Francis in Albania: Thumbs up for Mother Teresa’s poverty theology?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 21, 2014
If I were 20, I’d probably say “Pope Francis is cool”, but because I’m …
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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