Real fake news may be about to hit us with a force we can only imagine
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2017
It’s a truly terrifying thought. Noah Smith, a former assistant professor of finance, has suggested…
Read MoreWhy the Dome of the Rock belongs to us all
by Rashmee
Posted on July 30, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
After a tense couple of weeks, the centrist Jerusalem Post wearily turned to understatement to …
Read MoreThe White Garden 20 years since death of a Princess has the pink anemone ‘Pretty Lady Diana’
by Rashmee
Posted on July 29, 2017
Earlier this week, I was at the White Garden at Kensington Palace. It has been …
Read MoreLibya stories from a British businessman who knew everyone & was related to everyone else
by Rashmee
Posted on July 28, 2017
The French president’s mediated deal between rival Libyan leaders brought to mind the British Libyan …
Read MoreDid the late Princess Diana like animals? Here’s why the question matters 20 years on
by Rashmee
Posted on July 27, 2017
Last night, I got into an argument about Princess Diana and animals. It happened like …
Read MoreWhy the Trump presidency bears more than a passing resemblance to an 80s TV series
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2017 / The National
Washington’s political reality show is becoming more like Dynasty and less like The West Wing…
Read MoreMove over the American Dream. Le rêve français anyone ?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 25, 2017
It’s anyone’s guess how seriously to take these sort of annual rankings but they often …
Read MoreOk @Noahpinion, #Brexit is a bad idea but you can’t blame the UK for US racism
by Rashmee
Posted on July 24, 2017
Geez. Golly gosh. Holy cow. Here’s the sort of hard talk #Brexit Britain really really …
Read MoreThe aspirational significance of baby names in restless times
by Rashmee
Posted on July 23, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Baby names are a bellwether for the way people experience politics: Intensely. Madly. Often times, …
Read MoreThe Chinese aren’t coming to Tunisia. They’re already here
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2017
Please note Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao’s bracing words to Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui …
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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