Partisan or not, FBI is not a sign of a broken system. Remember J. Edgar Hoover?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 31, 2016


That did it. The wider world is finally convinced the American system is dysfunctional. Friday’s …

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US Mormons stand shoulder to shoulder with Muslims

by Rashmee

Posted on October 30, 2016 / The Arab Weekly


In the general caterwauling about rising Islamophobia in the United States, here is a key …

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Just say ‘no’ to violence: There’s a simple force in the Muslim Council of Britain’s message

by Rashmee

Posted on October 29, 2016


Last week, the Muslim Council of Britain, which describes itself as an independent non-sectarian umbrella …

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Thomas Mallon, Republican & novelist, says Hillary will be depressed if she wins

by Rashmee

Posted on October 28, 2016


Thomas Mallon matters – he’s a novelist who writes American historical fiction. Very well regarded …

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A simple solution to the fight against extremism

by Rashmee

Posted on October 27, 2016 / The National


Last week, the Muslim Council of Britain, which describes itself as an independent non-sectarian umbrella …

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Will tomorrow’s world be realism redux, liberal resilience or radical uncertainty?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 26, 2016


Harvard professor Stephen Walt offers three models of the future and you can take your …

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Iceland may be about to elect its self-confessed Bernie Sanders. Here’s why we should care

by Rashmee

Posted on October 25, 2016


Hands up, those who knew Iceland goes to the polls on Saturday, October 29. Both …

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A poem a day. Or how the oneness of the world – and self – can be poetically brought about

by Rashmee

Posted on October 24, 2016


Hannah Arendt, the theorist who looked deep into the heart of political darkness, once said …

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The unfulfilled Dabiq prophecy an omen for ISIS

by Rashmee

Posted on October 23, 2016 / The Arab Weekly


In the excitement over a new prophecy, an unfulfilled old one is receiving less atten­tion …

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The post-Brexit stiff upper lip should’ve quivered about Martin Roth’s imminent departure

by Rashmee

Posted on October 22, 2016


Martin Roth, the gifted German who served as director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, …

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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