Plato used the image of the political leader as a doctor. That is particularly true in a pandemic
by Rashmee
Posted on March 31, 2020
Taiwan’s remarkably effective response to the coronavirus pandemic is thought to be in some measure …
Read MoreWhen coughing became a tool of terror
by Rashmee
Posted on March 30, 2020
In Canberra, Australia, two men were arrested on March 28 for coughing and spitting in …
Read MoreNo evidence pandemic is boosting xenophobia in Europe
by Rashmee
Posted on March 29, 2020 / The Arab Weekly
Post-coronavirus, both the left and the right may be increasingly in sync, albeit for different …
Read MoreCoronavirus cancels Brexit talks. No such luck with Brexit itself
by Rashmee
Posted on March 28, 2020
It’s nearly eight weeks since Brexit was done – at least in the sense that …
Read MoreThere is a Rumi quote for every moment, including the time of coronavirus
by Rashmee
Posted on March 27, 2020
There is a Rumi quote for every moment. For these times we live in: “Be …
Read MoreCoronavirus: Lessons from Chinese companies
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2020
It was Axios, the US news website, that suggested there were lessons for American companies …
Read MoreCoronavirus or not, Europe uses Albania to show it’s business as usual
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2020
The European Union (EU) is trying business as usual, pandemic or not, and it’s using …
Read MoreHow the pandemic is testing the solidarity of the European Union
by Rashmee
Posted on March 24, 2020 / The National
In Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, the narrator, a doctor, describes the determined, almost …
Read MoreIn time of coronavirus, Taiwan has a doctor in the house (or the vice-president’s office)
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2020
Taiwan’s treatment of the coronavirus pandemic is considered extraordinary and quite remarkable, tough, transparent and …
Read MoreIn time of coronavirus, ISIS shows method in its murderous madness
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2020 / The Arab Weekly
ISIS urged its followers to avoid Europe like the plague. The unfolding coronavirus crisis has …
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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