The high point of the ‘Hummus Wars’ was probably its lowest
by Rashmee
Posted on April 30, 2022
In 2016, the so-called “Hummus Wars” were raging and Lebanon and Israel had a lively …
Read MoreThe hummus hostilities are at a stalemate…for now
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2022
Eastern Europe’s borscht battles are like the hummus hostilities in the Middle East, the Jollof …
Read MoreBorscht, a Ukrainian hug in a mug
by Rashmee
Posted on April 28, 2022
Once upon a time, Lemsip and Cup-a-Soup were battling each other for the right to …
Read MoreA Unesco battle for borscht
by Rashmee
Posted on April 27, 2022
The current iteration of the borscht battles properly began in 2019, when the Russian foreign …
Read MoreWhat borscht means to Ukraine at this moment
by Rashmee
Posted on April 26, 2022
The Financial Times’ recent piece (paywall) by American journalist Wendell Steavenson on the resurrection of …
Read MoreUkraine in a dish
by Rashmee
Posted on April 25, 2022
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most people would have said that borscht, the distinctively …
Read MoreSay cheese. It’s ripe for robbing
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2022
With the French elections coming to an end, it’s a good time to think of …
Read MoreHighs and lows of Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2022
On April 22, Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and …
Read MoreThe PLO’s situation is darker but that doesn’t represent Palestinian prospects
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2022
As the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories deteriorates, it’s worth looking at the …
Read MoreArafat and Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2022
We are considering the history of Palestinian exceptionalism against a dark backdrop in Israel, the …
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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