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 …

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Only 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 …

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Racism 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 …

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Eurocentricism 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 …

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Mission 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 …

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How 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 …

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‘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 …

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What 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 …

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At 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 …

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The 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