Next year is full of good omens for India-Pakistan

by Rashmee

Posted on December 31, 2015 / The National


It rarely happens that a photo opportunity for the internet age is tailor-made for a …

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Things to look forward to in 2016: Can Finnish national income work?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 30, 2015


Finland is planning to give its 4.9 million adult citizens a national basic income – …

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The imperial baths at Carthage were the third largest in the Roman world

by Rashmee

Posted on December 29, 2015


On to the Baths of Antonine, built 2,000 years ago when Antoninus Pius became emperor. …

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The Acropolium, Carthage. African ambition; relics of that Crusader zeal

by Rashmee

Posted on December 28, 2015


On to the Saint Louis cathedral, now known as the Acropolium and no longer used …

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Carthage Musuem has enormous potential. When will it achieve it?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 27, 2015


If you’re visiting Carthage, it’s considered appropriate to start at the Museum, on the peak …

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To Carthage then I came. The great city that became a metaphor

by Rashmee

Posted on December 26, 2015


Carthage has a powerful hold on the imagination. Founded in the 9th century B.C., …

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This Christmas it’s Tunis cake, British favourite that’s back in fashion

by Rashmee

Posted on December 25, 2015


The revival of Tunis cake is a puzzling thing. Not because it’s unpleasant – what’s …

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December brings crucial but overdue agreements

by Rashmee

Posted on December 24, 2015 / The National


The year is ending with a burst of activity among nations seemingly united by the …

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Tunisia marks Prophet’s birthday with a unique dessert, Assida zgougou

by Rashmee

Posted on December 23, 2015


Tomorrow, December 24, is the prophet’s birthday and Tunis is alive with anticipation. That it’s …

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Things to look forward to in 2016: Fresh secrets of Tutankhamun’s tomb

by Rashmee

Posted on December 22, 2015


It was in November 1922 that archaeologist Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun’s tomb. Mysterious stories swirled …

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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