Secession isn’t necessarily bad but Catalonia might find it’s not good either
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2017
How bad is secession? Is a region a “bad hombre” (in President Trump’s colourful idiom) …
Read More4 months after the UK election, is anyone delivering on the end-of-austerity message?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 29, 2017
Hey, Britain, how’s the anti-austerity jag going? Jeremy Corbyn is all pumped up about it, …
Read MoreWho, on this list, has Donald Trump failed to insult?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 28, 2017
Axios has a great listing. Which of the following groups has President Donald Trump …
Read MoreThe Rohingyas are the new Palestinians, says Foreign Policy. Is that true for US Muslims?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2017
Last week, I asked ‘Are the Rohingyas the New Palestinians?’ This week, Foreign Policy says …
Read MoreBig tech has a big problem, which means we all do
by Rashmee
Posted on September 26, 2017 / The National
Some are calling it a techlash. In the US, both the populist right and the …
Read MoreFrom dinar store to a real Chinese restaurant, Beijing is in Tunisia, big league
by Rashmee
Posted on September 25, 2017
A couple months ago, I noted the new growth – the visible aspects – of …
Read MoreNation as a fortress: We will all be North Korea by another name
by Rashmee
Posted on September 24, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
In 1945, when the Soviets installed Kim Il-sung as putative head of the new country …
Read MoreUber shut down in London? Isn’t part of the answer a black cab app?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2017
As a Londoner, I have mixed feelings about the British capital’s decision to not renew …
Read MoreA Tunisian/ Maghrebi speciality, the pancake of a thousand holes, is good eating
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2017
Yesterday, I ate a Tunisian/ Maghrebi speciality, the pancake of a thousand holes. That’s not …
Read MoreItaly goes its own way on migrants. EU works as trading bloc and not much more
by Rashmee
Posted on September 21, 2017
I’m pro-European in the sense that I’m in favour of collaboration between the nations and …
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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