‘French beserk’: The Eric Zemmour effect
by Rashmee
Posted on November 15, 2021
I was very taken by Adam Shatz’s piece in the London Review of Books …
Read MoreThe 1950s book that explains the War on Terror
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2021 / The New European
In the weeks and months after America launched its ‘war’ against global terrorism, a list …
Read MoreHow will Taliban 2.0 interpret Sharia law in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2021 / The New European
As the world waits to see the extent to which the Taliban’s victory will see …
Read More‘The trendy Taliban’? You’ve got to be kidding
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2021
Of all the ridiculous stories on Afghanistan I’ve read, Mail Online takes the sambusa. (That’s …
Read MoreAre you wondering what on earth is going on in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 4, 2021
I’m no expert on Afghanistan but I did spend a year in Kabul, even …
Read MoreThe Golden Arches theory of conflict prevention is so yesterday. Make way for B2B
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA Once upon a time, people actually believed in the “Golden …
Read MoreThe Israeli Arab dentist drilling down to the basics of what it means to be human
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… On Sunday (June 13), if things go as planned, Israel will enter …
Read MoreYasser Arafat is arrested in India for pro-Palestinian FB post. Go figure
by Rashmee
Posted on June 4, 2021
/ LANGUAGE Here’s a quite remarkable story. In India, a 32-year-old man posted a pro-Palestine …
Read MoreHow to pandemic-proof a Hindu (or any other) pilgrimage
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… One of my grandmothers died after contracting small pox at the Kumbh …
Read MoreThere may be room for experienced optimists yet in the Middle East
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA A former Israeli prime minister once said that in the Middle …
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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