What links Tunisia’s constitutional referendum and Brexit? Both sell a big lie
by Rashmee
Posted on July 25, 2022
Tunisia’s vote to restrict democracy is like Brexit’s claim to make the UK richer. Both …
Read MoreBen Ali’s phone calls illustrate the lesson of history: dictatorships end ignominiously
by Rashmee
Posted on January 14, 2022
With impeccable timing, the BBC has released secretly recorded phone calls between Tunisia’s former dictator…
Read MoreDid democracy in Tunisia fail or did it never succeed?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2021 / open Democracy
On 11 October, the Arab world’s first female prime minister was sworn into office in …
Read MoreSudan is in transition. But to what?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Whatever happens, Sudan’s transition will be a lengthy process. What is the state of Sudan …
Read MoreThe Long Arab Spring? A guide to Sudan and Algeria
by Rashmee
Posted on June 4, 2019
The gloves have come off in Sudan. Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) has indicated it …
Read MoreTunisia protests a truth told elsewhere: ‘There’s no magic money tree’
by Rashmee
Posted on January 12, 2018
Today I leave a Tunisia that’s once again featuring high on international news bulletins. That’s …
Read MoreTunisia’s new direction is anything but clear
by Rashmee
Posted on August 4, 2016 / The National
Like an insect caught in amber, Tunisia is a country trapped in a slogan and …
Read MoreIn 21st cent, politics, protest and story-telling as usual is no longer possible
by Rashmee
Posted on May 17, 2016
Politics as usual is no longer possible in the 21st century, The Economist recently …
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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