And now for the Saudi-Iran football wars: Persepolis vs Al Nassr
by Rashmee
Posted on September 19, 2023
There are several reasons to take careful note of one particular football match in one …
Read MoreOnly Facebook reminded me Sinead O’Connor became a Muslim in 2018
by Rashmee
Posted on July 28, 2023
It was Facebook that reminded me of the big news from five years ago: Sinead …
Read MoreRacism and the ugliness of Britain’s increasingly diverse politics
by Rashmee
Posted on April 13, 2023
The irony is palpable. It took a British Pakistani female politician to call out a …
Read MoreEurocentricism and the AI video Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt made
by Rashmee
Posted on March 16, 2023
At 99, Henry Kissinger is old enough to remember Hitler’s Germany. Time may have blunted …
Read MoreMission Impossible for India’s new Bond-style film to reset the country’s political plot?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2023
From January 25, India and much of the world gets to see Shah Rukh Khan’s …
Read MoreHow harissa, turban-shaped salt cellar and a matka can evoke a whole culture
by Rashmee
Posted on September 5, 2022
Three airline meal trays, three cultures, instant messaging. Destination marketing and country marketing are …
Read More‘Narendra Modi’s political good fortune’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 1, 2022
India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi is blessed. He rules the world’s largest democracy …
Read MoreWhat this dargah in Landour, high up in the Garhwal Himalayas, says about Modi’s India
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2022
In Landour, high in the Garhwal Himalayas, sits a dargah or shrine of a Muslim …
Read MoreAt 75, India and Pakistan look more and more like each other
by Rashmee
Posted on August 12, 2022 / open Democracy
In 75 years as independent countries, India and Pakistan have become more alike than seemed …
Read MoreThe Rohingyas, like India’s Muslims, seem to be a second-string hard luck cause
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2022
As with Muslims in India, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are denied the luxury afforded by 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