Back to the culture wars then
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2020
The gains from the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement were many. It proved to be a great …
Read MoreWhat was the logic of the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2020
Why did the second Abbasid Caliph Al Mansur (r.754-775) initiate the Greek-to-Arabic translation movement? He …
Read MoreThe Greek-to-Arabic translation movement: no expense spared
by Rashmee
Posted on September 12, 2020
The 200-year-old Greek-to-Arabic translation movement begun by the Abbasid Caliph Al Mansur (r.754-775) has no …
Read MoreCulture wars and cultural gaps: the Hellenic equation
by Rashmee
Posted on September 11, 2020
The culture wars between the Muslims and the Byzantines had decided effects. Often, they left …
Read MoreDon’t despair over the culture wars. They’re benign compared to 8th and 9th centuries
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2020
Not too long ago, British sociologist Frank Furedi wrote a piece on the culture wars…
Read MoreMuslim opinion gradually hardened towards aniconism
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2020
There are many examples of the gradual hardening of Muslim opinion towards aniconism. Aniconism, not …
Read MoreEarly Muslims’ attitude to art in the sacred space
by Rashmee
Posted on September 5, 2020
What’s clear is that early Muslims maintained a separation between art considered appropriate for sacred …
Read MoreEarly Muslims’ attitude to art and creative expression
by Rashmee
Posted on September 4, 2020
In the beginning, there was art. Lots of it, in fact, in the secular space.…
Read MoreLeadership and the lessons from an empire in decline – in 10th century Baghdad
by Rashmee
Posted on April 9, 2020
This is the first global crisis in more than 50 years where no country is …
Read MoreThe only thing that’s guaranteed about Trump’s foreign policy is its unpredictability
by Rashmee
Posted on June 29, 2019 / The National
As US secretary of state Mike Pompeo visited India, and the G20 summit got under …
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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