Does Hungary’s Viktor Orban think he’s a Christian Saladin?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 2, 2018


What gives Hungary the right – or responsibility – to lead the West? Nothing very …

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Is East really East and West really West? That’s what Herodotus wanted to find out

by Rashmee

Posted on July 30, 2018


East is East and West is West. So goes Kipling’s Ballad, but is it really …

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Who’s listening to Dennis Ross? But is he worth hearing out, at least on Syria?

by Rashmee

Posted on July 9, 2018


Donald Trump may not think it worthwhile to consult Dennis Ross on Russia in the …

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What to make of a migrant who doesn’t learn her new country’s language properly?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 25, 2018


Here’s a woman who came into a western country, worked, got naturalized, married, bore a …

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Tunisia: ‘Menu Ramadanesque’ and other delights

by Rashmee

Posted on May 31, 2018


Ahead of iftar, when the day’s fast ends during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, …

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Did you too wonder about whole families blowing themselves up in Indonesia?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 25, 2018


Did you wonder too about whole families blowing themselves up in Indonesia? I refer, of …

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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