Islam and Manuel Valls’ cultural battle for the heart and soul of France
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2017
France’s Socialist Party presidential primary is tomorrow (Sunday, January 22) and it’s worth considering the …
Read MoreFrance vs France. Two views of burqini debate and what it might mean for the republic
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2016
Dominique Moisi, a professor at L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris and senior adviser at the …
Read MoreThe politically shrewd option for French and German Muslims
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2016 / The Arab Weekly
If they know what is good for them, German Muslims should be stoutly, if silently, …
Read MoreWhy did France stick with the hijab ban but found the one on burqinis hard-going?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2016
You don’t have to be a lawyer to wonder why France made such a fuss …
Read MoreIgnorance, fear and the burqini ban debacle
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2016 / The National
The alleged Islamification of Europe has become an occasionally absurd but critical political fault line, …
Read MoreBurqini battles are a pointless skirmish
by Rashmee
Posted on August 21, 2016 / The Arab Weekly
What does banning the burqini in Cannes and Villeneuve- Loubet, two resorts on the French …
Read MoreFrench Riviera’s burqini ban: Don’t-show-so-we-don’t-know that you’re Muslim
by Rashmee
Posted on August 15, 2016
What does banning the burqini in Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet, two resorts on the French Riviera, …
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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