The beauty of urban ‘tangle’: Best observed in London, not Port au Prince
by Rashmee
Posted on July 27, 2014
Will Wiles needs to come to Port au Prince. He lives in London, writes about …
Read MoreWhy solar and wind power need to be more than vanity projects
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2014
Solar may be the way forward for sun-drenched countries like Haiti, but there are caveats. …
Read MoreThe 21st century city is the new state, the real frontier of change. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on July 9, 2014
Cities – some, at any rate – are the real frontier of change and growth. …
Read MoreThe Third World remains an area of darkness that can’t be drawn on a map
by Rashmee
Posted on July 6, 2014
“Turns out, the Third World is not a place — it’s a state of mind,” …
Read MoreHappy 238th birthday America: Marking the Big Fourth in Port au Prince
by Rashmee
Posted on July 5, 2014
The Fourth of July has enjoyed the World Cup effect – and then some. Rio …
Read MoreNew Islamic ‘caliphate’: How the truth has barely put on its shoes
by Rashmee
Posted on July 4, 2014
Does al Baghdadi, Islam’s new ‘caliph’, read Mark Twain? Does he cleave to the view …
Read MoreThe Black Venus: Baudelaire’s Haitian mistress still fascinates
by Rashmee
Posted on July 1, 2014
In some ways, Jeanne Duval, from Jacmel, just a few hours away from Port au …
Read MoreThis-century stories: Down and out in Paris, not London
by Rashmee
Posted on June 30, 2014
Economic gloom hangs over Paris like a pall. The authorities, says The Washington Post, via …
Read MoreBrawn versus brain drain? The right terminology for the 21st century
by Rashmee
Posted on June 28, 2014
Is it time to update the term ‘brain drain’ and allow a more nuanced view …
Read MoreHaiti is a supremely sullen member of the world’s 23-country no-army brigade
by Rashmee
Posted on June 23, 2014
“There are currently 23 countries in the world that maintain no army, and they seem …
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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