Echoes of Sanctuary Mandela ‘46664’ room in Diana Flora margarine tubs?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2022
Remember the Diana tubs of Flora margarine? Within months of Princess Diana’s death in 1997, …
Read MoreEurope is not an issue in the UK elections but it should be
by Rashmee
Posted on May 5, 2022
When British voters go to the polls on May 5 to elect their local authority …
Read MoreMay 5 is a test for both of Britain’s main parties
by Rashmee
Posted on May 4, 2022
The May 5 British local elections are a test for the governing Conservatives, one that …
Read MoreBritain’s local elections have national significance
by Rashmee
Posted on May 3, 2022
Fresh from helping organise a local elections hustings in my electoral ward, I can attest …
Read MoreThe Rohingyas, like India’s Muslims, seem to be a second-string hard luck cause
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2022
As with Muslims in India, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are denied the luxury afforded by the …
Read MoreThe West looks carefully away from the situation of Muslims in India
by Rashmee
Posted on April 16, 2022
As previously noted, the Indian authorities have conspicuously ignored physical and psychological assaults on Muslims …
Read MoreThe West suffers selective myopia and amnesia over India’s Muslims
by Rashmee
Posted on April 15, 2022
Here’s a good example of the way the Indian authorities ignore physical assaults on Muslims …
Read MorePalestine and the two types of nationalism
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2022
In his 2013 paper titled ‘Palestinian Nationalism: An Overview’, Haifa university Professor As’ad …
Read MoreMarina Lewycka on the ambiguities of being Ukrainian
by Rashmee
Posted on March 19, 2022
On her website, British Ukrainian novelist Marina Lewycka offers some observations on eastern Ukraine, …
Read MoreA novel on tractors in Ukrainian is about anything but
by Rashmee
Posted on March 18, 2022
Marina Lewycka’s 2005 debut novel, ‘A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian’, was generally well-received …
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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