Mian Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Great Survivor
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2013
Pakistan’s election day went off as well as could be expected. One bomb blast – …
Read MoreThe Congo. Haiti. Think lost revenue. Think links
by Rashmee
Posted on May 10, 2013
The Democratic Republic of Congo lost out on about $1.4 billion in revenue by selling …
Read MorePrince Harry in the US: The big point of pointlessness
by Rashmee
Posted on May 9, 2013
My friend – and former London foreign correspondent colleague Robert MacPherson – reports in his …
Read MoreMiami intersects with Lionel Shriver’s new book about obesity
by Rashmee
Posted on May 8, 2013
Perhaps Miami is the very place to be hearing Lionel Shriver talk about her new …
Read MoreSlice of the suncoast: Good eating in Sarasota
by Rashmee
Posted on May 7, 2013
There’s good eating in Sarasota. According to some accounts, the city has more restaurants than …
Read MoreSuncoast Florida: Joke industry a sunshine sector
by Rashmee
Posted on May 6, 2013
Chances are the jokes about Florida will either have you laughing till you’re red in …
Read MoreBread, circuses, high and low art. Venice twins with Sarasota
by Rashmee
Posted on May 5, 2013
A predilection for theatre? Bread and circuses? You must cleave to 16th century Venetian …
Read MoreNo Housekeeping in Haitian Creole; circus time in Florida
by Rashmee
Posted on May 4, 2013
Come one, come all. A day spent at the Ringling Museum, established by America’s circus …
Read MoreImperial circle? Bentinck’s babus to mark British exam papers
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2013
William Bentinck would probably have felt vindicated now that a major exam board is reportedly…
Read MoreLaura Marling: A sweet bird’s throat…can’t hope for sweeter note
by Rashmee
Posted on April 28, 2013
Listen to the tracks on Laura Marling’s new album ‘Once I was an Eagle’ and …
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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