Tom Friedman is writing about India again. Oh dear
by Rashmee
Posted on November 30, 2017
What I’m about to say has nothing to do with my being Indian. It does …
Read MoreAll those Syrian babies named ‘Putin’ and ‘Elena’ after the Russian military spox
by Rashmee
Posted on November 29, 2017
Here’s all the news about the Russian offensive in Syria that you haven’t heard about. …
Read MoreWill the Weinstein effect go global?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2017 / The National
Almost every day of every week now, some man somewhere in the world — from …
Read MoreFrom 1870, Anna reminds us that kings and commoners have the same neuroses
by Rashmee
Posted on November 27, 2017
In the archives of ‘The Atlantic’ there is a delightful fragment from a piece that …
Read MoreGood actions can be bad politics as Germany shows
by Rashmee
Posted on November 26, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Until late on November 19, no one really thought that being a Good Samaritan would …
Read MoreDid you notice Libyan power centres aren’t shouting #fake news about CNN slave footage?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 25, 2017
Just to continue the Thanksgiving theme, let us be grateful Libya’s politicians and even its …
Read MoreThank God for those who give thanks. We should be grateful for the reminder
by Rashmee
Posted on November 24, 2017
This Thanksgiving, it is only right to give thanks for those who tell us why …
Read MorePhilby was writing about Saudi Arabia’s anti-western core a hundred years ago
by Rashmee
Posted on November 23, 2017
Joschka Fischer, former foreign minister of Germany, recently made mention of Saudi Arabia ‘s “anti-Western …
Read MoreDespite successes, Bonn climate talks fell short
by Rashmee
Posted on November 22, 2017 / The National
On Saturday, the Bonn conference on climate change ended. No one would have particularly noticed …
Read MoreDon’t call Donald Trump mad if you mean he’s just insanely bad as a president
by Rashmee
Posted on November 21, 2017
Sometimes it takes a constitutional law professor to set things out clearly enough for everyone …
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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