Grayson Perry plays to the gallery at alternative Reith Lectures on art world
by Rashmee
Posted on October 22, 2013
Today, Grayson Perry will deliver the second of his Reith Lectures for BBC Radio 4 …
Read MoreGypsies, tramps and thieves! Cher’s anthem about world prejudice
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2013
I remembered Cher and her comeback song, ‘Gypisies, tramps and thieves’ when I heard that …
Read MoreRise and rise of Christmas cake: The Haiti hand
by Rashmee
Posted on October 20, 2013
Christmas cake, or fruit cake as it’s called in America, does not please everyone. Or, …
Read MoreFrom world music to world food: Would that be the sandwich? Absolutely
by Rashmee
Posted on October 19, 2013
After the rant about world music, let’s talk world food. A kedgeree sort of rice…
Read MoreThe feast of the goat: Eid for a Christian country like the Dominican Republic?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 18, 2013
The Dominican Republic’s flag bears a Bible but the fanciful, the ignorant, or those with …
Read MoreColumbus Day in the first, marred tip of the ‘New World’
by Rashmee
Posted on October 17, 2013
There was something curiously fitting – if mildly woeful – about being in the Dominican …
Read MoreAnything in English is ‘world music’; everything else is niche
by Rashmee
Posted on October 16, 2013
It is always amusing to hear people talk about “world music”. By definition, world music …
Read MoreSwings & roundabouts: Why British gifts to the world don’t work abroad
by Rashmee
Posted on October 15, 2013
Paying homage to that admirable British invention, the roundabout, The Economist points out that it …
Read MoreWi-fi, mod cons: Driving Haiti’s tap tap into the future, matatu-style
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2013
I’ve seen enough of Africa’s matatus to compare and I can honestly say they’re not …
Read MoreAmerica’s 12th anniversary in Afghanistan & hardly anyone noticed
by Rashmee
Posted on October 13, 2013
Virtually unnoticed, Afghanistan marked the 12th anniversary of the start of the US war …
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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