The dying year in review: Is this your listicle for 2016?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 31, 2016
Most people don’t talk about world news events when asked to list their key memories …
Read More‘No, you can’t’, President Obama, you can’t magic up Israeli-Palestinian peace. But you tried
by Rashmee
Posted on December 30, 2016
Are you thinking that President Obama is up to a lot of pointless posturing? That …
Read MoreWill 2017 be the turning point for robots and jobs?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 29, 2016 / The National
A new year generally starts off a bit like a shooting star, trailing a dazzling …
Read MoreWhat do Trump’s generals believe in? (Clue, both proper nouns start with an ‘I’)
by Rashmee
Posted on December 28, 2016
The retired generals picked to staff US President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet really believe that Iran …
Read MoreWhat’s the problem with having a glitter of generals in a civilian government?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 27, 2016
“At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we’re all Generals. Only …
Read More25 years ago today, the Soviet Union disappeared. Watch what’s coming in its place
by Rashmee
Posted on December 26, 2016
Today, 25 years ago, the Soviet Union officially became a relic of history. Its hammer …
Read MoreThe US can no longer pretend to be an honest broker
by Rashmee
Posted on December 25, 2016 / The Arab Weekly
Even before he enters office, Donald Trump’s tell-it-like-it-is team is doing a lot of straight …
Read MoreNo need for a #Trump #FauxCrusade. Christmas is merry enough in US & elsewhere
by Rashmee
Posted on December 24, 2016
Given that Donald Trump has done a good job of stoking the anger of America’s …
Read MoreHey Washington Post, Allahu Akbar isn’t an ‘Islamist slogan’, it’s said by every Muslim
by Rashmee
Posted on December 23, 2016
Here is a sentence that should concern everyone who wants factual reportage, accuracy and the …
Read MoreWhy do we put so much expectation on Facebook?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 22, 2016 / The National
When the year draws to a close, Facebook will begin its second decade as a …
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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