Imagine what could happen if Africa were truly to celebrate its art (and philosophy)
by Rashmee
Posted on February 18, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA No one can accuse the African Union (AU) of overpromising …
Read MoreGreen good news shoots from Britain
by Rashmee
Posted on February 17, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Two pieces of green good news from Britain. Only one is a …
Read MoreBiden wants the US to be a values-driven leader but is the world buying it?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 16, 2021 / The National
This weekend marks US President Joe Biden’s first month in the Oval Office, which means …
Read MoreImpeachment: The American equivalent of a parliamentary no-confidence vote?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 15, 2021
/ POLITICS IN AMERICA On the Friday before Donald Trump was acquitted for a second …
Read More‘The Mermaid of Black Conch’ takes us on an enchanted journey
by Rashmee
Posted on February 14, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND I was three-fourths of the way through fellow UEA alumna …
Read MoreMyanmar’s democracy was always a bit of an aspiration. Now, we don’t have even that
by Rashmee
Posted on February 13, 2021
/FAITH, HOPE… A fortnight after the military coup in Myanmar, the dismal truth is how …
Read MoreWhat Mr Trump said, how he said it and how it was heard
by Rashmee
Posted on February 12, 2021
/ LANGUAGE For a man who wears his intellectual bankruptcy and linguistic imprecision as a …
Read MoreCan managing climate change ever be good business?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 11, 2021
/IT’S THE BUSINESS Can managing climate change ever be good business? It should be, as …
Read MoreIt really will be the year of the ox. We will all have to pull a heavy load
by Rashmee
Posted on February 10, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA Looking ahead to Lunar New Year, Chinese Chunjie, Vietnamese Tet, …
Read MoreHuman good and a Groundhog year when Trump goes on trial for a second time in 365 days
by Rashmee
Posted on February 9, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA Here’s the silver lining as former president Donald Trump’s second …
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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