Since 2010, the sustained criticism has basically attacked Qatar for being Qatar
by Rashmee
Posted on November 15, 2022
Over the weekend, the editor-in-chief of the ‘Gulf Times’ took to the airwaves in Britain …
Read MoreTumult in paradise? St. Kitts and Nevis, one of Britain’s ‘realms’, plans ahead
by Rashmee
Posted on October 29, 2022
Here’s a handy way to remember history if you’re thinking about St. Kitts and Nevis …
Read MoreThe planned Saudi linear city revives a 19th century idea
by Rashmee
Posted on October 9, 2022
Politico’s ‘Living Cities’ edition had a fascinating piece the other day on the linear city, …
Read MoreThe Ides of May and Lebanon’s no-change election
by Rashmee
Posted on May 15, 2022
The Lebanese legislative elections have been hard to predict. Technically, it should have all been …
Read MoreDip into the sabra hummus story
by Rashmee
Posted on May 1, 2022
“Sabra” is Hebrew for any Jew born in Israel. Those who aren’t au fait with …
Read MoreThe high point of the ‘Hummus Wars’ was probably its lowest
by Rashmee
Posted on April 30, 2022
In 2016, the so-called “Hummus Wars” were raging and Lebanon and Israel had a lively …
Read MoreThe hummus hostilities are at a stalemate…for now
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2022
Eastern Europe’s borscht battles are like the hummus hostilities in the Middle East, the Jollof …
Read MoreHighs and lows of Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2022
On April 22, Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and …
Read MoreThe PLO’s situation is darker but that doesn’t represent Palestinian prospects
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2022
As the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories deteriorates, it’s worth looking at the …
Read MoreArafat and Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2022
We are considering the history of Palestinian exceptionalism against a dark backdrop in Israel, 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