Why Trump’s America seems increasingly powerless
by Rashmee
Posted on June 30, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Even America’s coercive power seems unable to guarantee results — think Russia and Venezuela, as …
Read MoreThe only thing that’s guaranteed about Trump’s foreign policy is its unpredictability
by Rashmee
Posted on June 29, 2019 / The National
As US secretary of state Mike Pompeo visited India, and the G20 summit got under …
Read MoreUS 2020: The most battleground state of them all
by Rashmee
Posted on June 28, 2019
America’s most battleground state in the next election has to be Wisconsin in the mid-west.…
Read MoreTrump’s response to 1st Democratic debate speaks volumes
by Rashmee
Posted on June 27, 2019
The effrontery of Donald Trump’s response to the first debate among Democratic contenders for their …
Read MoreCan British food on the go be ‘Pakka Indian’?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 26, 2019
The other day we went to Pakka Indian, an outlet that launched in the third …
Read MoreRead between the lines of Orwell’s essay Marrakech. It remains relevant
by Rashmee
Posted on June 25, 2019
The Arablit blog and its companion BULAQ podcast, both which cast a keen eye …
Read MoreThe Arab world – a people and region in a flux
by Rashmee
Posted on June 24, 2019
The new BBC survey of 25,000 people in the Arab world is startling in its …
Read MoreThe terrible link between jihadists and Islamophobes
by Rashmee
Posted on June 23, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
In her book “Home Grown: How Domestic Violence Turns Men Into Terrorists,” human rights campaigner …
Read MoreFrom Persia to Iran
by Rashmee
Posted on June 22, 2019
With Iran constantly in the news, it’s interesting to note how recently it became the …
Read MoreHere’s how to re-make our world. First, find that visionary leader…
by Rashmee
Posted on June 21, 2019
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz recently diagnosed neoliberalism as a spectacular failure. The free-market agenda, of …
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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