How 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 …
Read MoreAs Pope Francis visits Iraq, the real story may be mediaeval Baghdad’s inter-faith harmony
by Rashmee
Posted on March 6, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… As Pope Francis continues his three-day visit to Iraq, much of the …
Read MoreEurope has yet another moment on the Muslim issue
by Rashmee
Posted on December 6, 2020
In Austria, chancellor Sebastian Kurz will push a law this month to criminalise a mindset …
Read MoreThe third wave of bloodshed in France is not really about Islam but lone wolf criminality
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2020
11 Mar 2004 Spain Madrid train bombings 193 killed, 2,050 injured[69] Al-Qaeda 7 Jul …
Read MoreFrom America to Saudi Arabia, textual sacralisation induces a unique fervour
by Rashmee
Posted on October 25, 2020
Just how sacralised has the American constitution become? Very. It would not be inaccurate to …
Read MoreLike Trump, the 7th century Byzantine Empire invoked God
by Rashmee
Posted on October 9, 2020
Somewhat like Donald Trump, who was recently moved to discern the hand of God in …
Read MoreDonald Trump is doing God. Today’s America is quite like 7th century Byzantium
by Rashmee
Posted on October 8, 2020
On October 7, President Donald Trump said his coronavirus infection was a “blessing from God”, …
Read MoreBack to the culture wars then
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2020
The gains from the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement were many. It proved to be a great …
Read MoreWhat was the logic of the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2020
Why did the second Abbasid Caliph Al Mansur (r.754-775) initiate the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement? He …
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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