The age of protest: ‘a great wind is blowing’
by Rashmee
Posted on November 6, 2021
“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache,” Catherine …
Read MoreThe international order itself is racially structured
by Rashmee
Posted on April 7, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA Some of the biggest arguments about power – who should …
Read More‘There’s more future in the past than there is in the future’
by Rashmee
Posted on November 1, 2020
“There’s more future in the past than there is in the future,” Jackie Kay’s lead …
Read MoreOn National Poetry Day, here’s a sonnet that’s like rap, a protest poem for racial justice
by Rashmee
Posted on October 1, 2020
Today is National Poetry Day in Britain and I’ve been thinking a great deal about …
Read MoreKnees, guns and votes: US race relations in 3 words
by Rashmee
Posted on September 9, 2020 / The National
Race relations can be a fraught subject anywhere but especially so in the US right …
Read MoreThe race for justice: will we see meaningful change after Black Lives Matter protests?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 21, 2020 / The Focus
All the activity — and angst — over racial injustice needs to be put in …
Read MoreAmerica’s most trusted dictionary will redefine racism
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2020 / The Focus
Merriam-Webster has been in the business of word definitions for the better part of 200 …
Read MoreHow to read Trump’s threat to bring the army on to America’s streets
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2020 / The Focus
It was Peter Thiel, Donald Trump’s only Silicon Valley supporter before the 2016 US presidential …
Read MoreThe world watches America aflame and stands together under a common cause
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2020 / The Focus
In Germany, a Bundesliga football player “took the knee” to show solidarity with George Floyd, …
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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