Even a President Sanders couldn’t make the US more like Denmark. Here’s why

by Rashmee

Posted on February 29, 2016


Even though his case may be considered hopeless by some, Bernie Sanders’ attempt at candidacy …

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What to expect from European countries’ race to close borders? Drownings

by Rashmee

Posted on February 28, 2016


The most terrible stage yet of Europe’s refugee crisis might have just begun. Fed up …

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Beyond Zarif’s mannerisms

by Rashmee

Posted on February 27, 2016 / The Arab Weekly


In early February, I sat some 15 feet away from Iranian Foreign Minister Moham­mad Javad …

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Europe’s Hoaxmap

by Rashmee

Posted on February 26, 2016 / The Arab Weekly


At some point in Europe’s refugee crisis, someone was going to say it. The unsayable, …

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Apple case is not about privacy, it’s about crime

by Rashmee

Posted on February 25, 2016 / The National


By tomorrow, Apple, one of America’s most valuable brands, will have to explain why it …

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Apple’s magic key problem, the dungeons and dragons fairytale solution

by Rashmee

Posted on February 24, 2016


Is it just me or does Apple seem to be on the wrong end of …

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Tunisia in the time of emergency: A Sunday that murmurs peace

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2016


On Sunday, February 21, Tunisia said it would extend the nationwide state of emergency imposed …

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Clearer skies over the Maghreb? No. Airstrikes aren’t a strategy

by Rashmee

Posted on February 22, 2016


It’s a brighter weekend than before here in the Maghreb. Supposedly. Ten degrees Celsius in …

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#NYFW Fashion no longer meant to dress up reality but to help us survive it

by Rashmee

Posted on February 21, 2016


It was New York Fashion Week and no one mentioned that clothes are becoming big, …

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South Carolina vote & an evangelical radio talkshow host’s agony over Trump

by Rashmee

Posted on February 20, 2016


In the countdown to the South Carolina primary, The Donald’s stubborn dominance of the polls …

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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