New Van Gogh ‘find’ illustrates the limits of expert knowledge
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2013
Say Van Gogh and this is what most of us think of: Still Life, Vase …
Read MoreEgypt, a bloodied nation, a nation in tears. Can we now agree to call it a coup?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 14, 2013
You do not have to be a Muslim Brotherhood supporter, you do not have to …
Read MoreFormer Egypt president fridge is fine, says EU’s top diplomat
by Rashmee
Posted on July 30, 2013
This is high diplomacy for Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs …
Read MoreDear Beautiful World, writes Abercrombie & Fitch, even if you’re not
by Rashmee
Posted on July 25, 2013
Dear Beautiful World (and we, here at Abercrombie & Fitch really do believe you’re beautiful, …
Read More#RoyalBaby: The Archers again but less majesty please, not lese majeste
by Rashmee
Posted on July 23, 2013
The Windsors are becoming like a continuously and magnificently updated episode of The Archers, the …
Read More#RoyalBaby: Breaking news. There’s no news
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2013
The most innovative spin of all. When there’s no real news but media outlets have …
Read MoreObama bin Laden: Anti-Americanism more ‘popular’ than ever
by Rashmee
Posted on July 19, 2013
As John Kerry flags off new Middle East negotiations about negotiations, one has to wonder …
Read MoreFriends, Romans, everyone: Shakespeare goes from Globe to globe
by Rashmee
Posted on July 16, 2013
Ai Weiwei was right. Because Great Britain had self-confidence, it didn’t need a monumental Olympics.…
Read MoreBest of times and worst of times: July 2005, last G8 summit in UK
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2013
The last G8 summit in the UK was both the best of times and the …
Read MoreRouhani’s #Iran: Conservatively moderate or moderately conservative?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2013
Is Hassan Rouhani’s victory, in the words of the Iranian proverb, a stone thrown …
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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