Are the Taliban really in charge?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2021
Tomorrow is the first day the Taliban will be in sole charge of Afghanistan. But …
Read MorePandemic or not, here’s everyone’s idea of heaven…a garden and running water
by Rashmee
Posted on December 23, 2020
I read about (paywall) a fascinating doctoral piece of research the other day. It was …
Read MorePakistan…Palestine: Sacred vs secular spaces in ummah politics
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2020
Does the “Arab street” still exist? I mean in the sense of the broad swath …
Read MoreHow to read the ‘Arab street’ as America pushes rapprochement with Israel
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2020
This week, Donald Trump’s official and unofficial secretaries of state – Mike Pompeo and Jared …
Read MoreTime for the age of ‘postdevelopment’
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2020
Development is a failed project, says Julia Schöneberg, and she should know. Dr Schöneberg’s research …
Read MoreThe war for Libya is not what it seems
by Rashmee
Posted on July 15, 2020 / The Focus
The war for Libya is getting hot again. The country’s eastern-based parliament has said it …
Read MoreMars is the new moonshot. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on July 14, 2020
Some are calling it “the summer of Mars”. Three missions from three different countries are …
Read MoreBurqa bans apart, face coverings have gained acceptance during the pandemic
by Rashmee
Posted on April 7, 2020 / The National
Developments in Lombardy, the northern Italian region worst affected by the novel coronavirus, are rich …
Read MoreCoronavirus picks economic winners and losers
by Rashmee
Posted on March 5, 2020
Coronavirus is an economic opportunity now that the disease is in 85 countries and territories, …
Read MoreLibya arms embargo is a ‘joke’, said a UN envoy. But it’s peace-making that is a farce
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2020
Now that European foreign ministers have agreed on a new Mediterranean naval mission to enforce …
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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