Like Mark Twain in ‘Innocents Abroad’, we went to the Holy Sepulchre
by Rashmee
Posted on December 18, 2019
So, like Mark Twain in ‘Innocents Abroad’, we went to the Holy Sepulchre near …
Read MoreDonna Leon’s ‘Acqua Alta’ paints a pretty good picture of high waters in Venice
by Rashmee
Posted on November 13, 2019
I was at work today when I read about Venice under water, its walkable streets …
Read MoreThomas Cook found the age of Empire easier than the age of Expedia
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2019 / Quartz
Today, the head of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority tried to put the collapse of …
Read MoreToothrism and Albania. Heard the one about gnashers and Enver Hoxha?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2019
High times for Albania have nothing to do with its legendary marijuana trade. It was …
Read MoreRead between the lines of Orwell’s essay Marrakech. It remains relevant
by Rashmee
Posted on June 25, 2019
The Arablit blog and its companion BULAQ podcast, both which cast a keen eye …
Read MoreMissionary John Chau’s death shows that colonialist ideas of indigenous peoples are still with us
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2018 / The National
There are startling echoes of Somerset Maugham’s 1921 short story “Rain” in the recent death …
Read MoreKairouan has magic and mystery and it’s on the map
by Rashmee
Posted on November 18, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — Tunisians boast that Kairouan, a couple of hours south by car from …
Read MoreTozeur, lush and bountiful oasis in southern Tunisia
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2018
Tozeur is a lush and bountiful oasis dotted with “palmeries” as they call them here. …
Read MoreTozeur in southern Tunisia wears its storied history fairly lightly
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2018
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, the 20th century poet whose style is admired throughout the Arab world and …
Read MoreTunisia: ‘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, …
Read More
Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK