TV wars between India and Pakistan are only half the story
by Rashmee
Posted on October 31, 2018 / The National
Television is a medium, American comedian Fred Allen once quipped, because anything well done is …
Read MoreBritain’s Conservative govt prepares budget worthy of Trump’s Republicans
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2018
Hard not to applaud the British government’s eye-catching revenue-raising measure, one of very few in …
Read MoreLesson from America: Reality is both online and offline & policing should cover it
by Rashmee
Posted on October 29, 2018
Here’s something to think about after the murderous attack on the Pittsburgh synagogue and the …
Read MoreTrump turns hate words into icons
by Rashmee
Posted on October 28, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
US President Donald Trump and his administration are playing an insidious word association game with …
Read MoreWatch out for Hesse, Germany’s ‘most popular’ politician: Tarek Al Wazir
by Rashmee
Posted on October 27, 2018
Take a good look at that face. It’s Tarek Mohammed Al Wazir, a rising star …
Read MoreWho ‘premeditated’ Jamal Khashoggi’s murder?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 26, 2018
News that Saudi Arabia’s chief public prosecutor will arrive in Turkey on Sunday prompts the …
Read MoreKhashoggi affair gives Turkey’s elected sultan a PR boost – sort of
by Rashmee
Posted on October 25, 2018
The Jamal Khashoggi case has cast a mildly flattering light on Turkey’s acerbic, authoritarian president …
Read MoreThe #MeTooIndia movement is the starting post in a country where men are often given a pass for their behaviour
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2018 / The National
To all appearances, India’s #MeToo movement is well on its way. It has its …
Read MoreThe Saudi paradox: Hollywood-watching millennials a world apart from the world
by Rashmee
Posted on October 23, 2018
Here’s a snapshot of Saudis who support Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: “young and urban, …
Read MoreNick Clegg is right. Even Bhutan’s fledgling politics feels baleful effects of tech
by Rashmee
Posted on October 22, 2018
After he took a job with Facebook, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg explained …
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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