Syria operation was a giant sandwich board for Russia. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2017
Do you too get the sense that the Russians consider Syria to be a giant …
Read MoreBelgium’s idea of the Islamicate world laid bare at one of its most important museums
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2017
At the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels, one of Europe’s largest, there is a beautiful if …
Read MoreIs there a Trump in the house to speak up for Muslims?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
America’s Jews have their protector, one Ivanka Trump, the US president’s older daughter and a …
Read More1,400 years before Trump the wall was celebrated as a beautiful way to feel secure
by Rashmee
Posted on February 25, 2017
The idea of walls – Donald Trump’s proposed “beautiful” build along Mexico; Israel’s 708-km separator …
Read MoreBlair’s case for a balanced Brexit 48-52 has to be made by someone. Who will do it?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2017
I’m with Bagehot, The Economist column on British life. Former prime minister Tony Blair …
Read MoreTrump presidency provokes unlikely cultural boom
by Rashmee
Posted on February 23, 2017 / The National
Donald Trump really is good for business but not in the way you might think. …
Read MoreCalling all charming Muslim men. Tiffany is the only Trump in the house to woo
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2017
Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s oldest daughter and a convert to Judaism for love …
Read MoreFake news? Socrates gives it the finger. Lessons for the mainstream media
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2017
A piece in The Guardian the other day made a key point about the angst …
Read MoreChina finds a new use for coal? A bit of blacking on Kim Jong Un’s face
by Rashmee
Posted on February 20, 2017
Will coal – North Korea’s wealth, strength and sustenance – prove to weaken its leader? …
Read MoreDealing with fake news
by Rashmee
Posted on February 19, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, no less, has taken it upon himself to warn …
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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