Two accounts from rural Afghanistan paint a picture of sudden, unaccustomed peace
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2021
Two accounts about Afghanistan in September in two different publications merit attention. Yaroslav Trofimov’s September …
Read MoreThe California story
by Rashmee
Posted on September 15, 2021
The funny thing about California’s recall election is its sad build-up. There were occasional mentions …
Read MoreDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2021 / open Democracy
Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human …
Read More5 indicators of what the US is, or more crucially, isn’t
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2021
In all the coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, little attention has been paid …
Read MoreHad it been Brexit in 2005, there would have been no ‘British’ success at the US Open
by Rashmee
Posted on September 12, 2021
Britain is celebrating Emma Raducanu’s stunning success as “the first British woman to win a …
Read MoreA visit to Margate, Turner’s delight
by Rashmee
Posted on September 11, 2021
A restless sea, a changing sky and lambent light. There are historical records for Margate …
Read MoreThe original ‘Roe baby’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2021
The Atlantic magazine has featured the baby at the centre of the Roe v Wade …
Read MoreA book to really explain the war on terror?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 9, 2021
I’ve been writing a piece on the book that really could explain the war on …
Read MoreInside the Afghan resettlement process in London
by Rashmee
Posted on September 8, 2021 / open Democracy
Within hours of Afghan refugees’ arrival in the UK, local councils sprang into action, as …
Read MoreAs Mrs Merkel prepares to exit, the old debate continues: do women make better leaders?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 7, 2021
As German chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down, it’s worth remembering the understated nature …
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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