On refugees, Angela Merkel has been nothing like that ugly new verb, Merkeln
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2015
The migration issue – and Germany’s remarkable response to it this week – means it …
Read MoreI say jalebi, Tunisia says z’labia. Could this Indian sweet really be Levantine?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2015
It was India’s ambassador in Tunisia, the charming, erudite and variously talented Nagma Malik who …
Read MoreCorbyn-truths: We don’t have to wait for Chilcot to know Iraq was a mistake
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2015
You have to admire a man who doesn’t change his mind. Or, at least, you …
Read MoreMarche Central and the traditional market before the age of refrigeration
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2015
The Marche Central in Tunis is one of the world’s more distinctive old traditional markets. …
Read MoreWill New New Cairo be a case of Pharaonic overreach by Mr El Sisi?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 11, 2015
Those who’ve been to Old Cairo and New Cairo know the gargantuan problems that might …
Read MoreHype or not, El Sisi’s Egypt has a problem with do-nothing govt officials
by Rashmee
Posted on August 10, 2015
Never mind the hype, Egypt has a decided problem with its do-little, progress-nothing, take-a-lot bureaucratic …
Read MoreOn Suez 2.0 day in Cairo, a brief reminder of India’s relationship with Egyot
by Rashmee
Posted on August 8, 2015
So we’re standing in Tahrir Square (as one does) and it’s the day Egypt is …
Read MoreWhat does Google search data say about our changing world?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 5, 2015
First, there are more than three billion searches a day around the world and it …
Read MoreForget the hype and hyperventilating about UAE fuel prices sans subsidies
by Rashmee
Posted on August 2, 2015
Yesterday, Saturday, August 1, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabian …
Read MoreEven an admiring profile of Baghdad’s 1st woman mayor struggles
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2015
There’s been a lot of talk of dynamic city mayors going on to govern countries …
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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