Language and the lawn: Don’t ban it; make it seriously un-cool
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2015
Language can accomplish things that the law cannot. Accordingly, consider this. Lawns don’t deserve to …
Read MoreJeb Bush and the kin’s speech: Language fight over Dubya’s Iraq invasion
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2015
Jeb Bush deserves everyone’s sympathy (but not necessarily their vote) because one can’t choose one’s …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Rishi Sunak, MP, & Richmond’s many words for ‘racism’
by Rashmee
Posted on May 9, 2015
Somewhat unnoticed in the hubbub of the British election, has been the Conservative Party’s sincere …
Read MoreTime to press reboot on democracy? Only if the criteria are changed
by Rashmee
Posted on May 2, 2015
Is it time to press reboot on democracy, Foreign Policy magazine asks. It’s a …
Read MoreRe-making a post-apocalyptic world sans fossil fuels? Brazil has the answer
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2015
“Is there any chance, for instance, that a post-apocalyptic society could reboot a technological civilization?” …
Read MoreFemale spokespersons are becoming quite the fashion in Muslim capitals
by Rashmee
Posted on April 18, 2015
It’s becoming a bit of a fad for Muslim countries to use women as the …
Read MoreMs Ambassador was already Islamic Republic’s envoy to the world
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2015
News of Marzieh Afkham’s elevation as Iran’s first woman ambassador since the 1979 Revolution, broke …
Read MoreMuslim and Christians will be at level pegging globally by 2050. So?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 6, 2015
Is the West Ready for More Muslims? asks Christopher Flavelle on Bloomberg View. He quotes …
Read MoreIran deal: Now two rival petro-states run by mirror-image theocracies?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 4, 2015
What does the deal with Iran really mean? Over at Quartz, Bobby Ghosh says “the …
Read MoreAs in pre-Surge days, Petraeus thinks Iraq is ‘hard but not hopeless’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 24, 2015
General Petraeus still believes that the situation in Iraq is “hard but not hopeless”. It’s …
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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