Rise and rise of Christmas cake: The Haiti hand
by Rashmee
Posted on October 20, 2013
Christmas cake, or fruit cake as it’s called in America, does not please everyone. Or, …
Read MoreColumbus Day in the first, marred tip of the ‘New World’
by Rashmee
Posted on October 17, 2013
There was something curiously fitting – if mildly woeful – about being in the Dominican …
Read MoreAnything in English is ‘world music’; everything else is niche
by Rashmee
Posted on October 16, 2013
It is always amusing to hear people talk about “world music”. By definition, world music …
Read MoreIrish speak for Everyman? Howsoever bad, we don’t want fewer politicians
by Rashmee
Posted on October 6, 2013
The Irish prime minister might be forgiven for bitterly mumbling Yeats’ lament under his breath: …
Read MoreCan public ignorance kill? Well, it can certainly #shutdown a government
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2013
Obamacare. Shutdown. Online health insurance exchanges. I would wager that much of the world – …
Read More#Shutdown: Frittatas, leftovers & other nifty aspects of nil-waste dining
by Rashmee
Posted on October 1, 2013
The #shutdown (and possible economic woes of many Americans) and the frittata on the right …
Read MoreIn Bill Bryson Week, time to ponder master of the curveball sentence
by Rashmee
Posted on September 28, 2013
As happens every so often (roughly about once every three years) this is Bill Bryson …
Read MoreLessons for Haiti? Swiss army knives & a referendum on military service
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2013
Haiti’s Prime Minister was recently in Europe, but not in Switzerland, else he might have …
Read MoreA toast to tonight? Can Angela Merkel complete her unfinished business?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2013
As Angela Merkel coasts to a historic third term and to becoming Europe‘s longest-serving …
Read MoreMogadishu’s dry cleaner should be at Brussels’ New Deal for Somalia talkfest
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2013
It’s a fair bet that they won’t be inviting Mohamed Mahamoud Sheik to the European …
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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