Homage to Catalonia: A profoundly European disconnect between words and deeds
by Rashmee
Posted on March 19, 2021
/ LANGUAGE There are words and then there are deeds. On March 9, the European …
Read MoreEurope in the #Alternative #2017 of the space-time continuum
by Rashmee
Posted on December 28, 2017
Every year-ender ends on an uncertain note. The space-time continuum demands nothing less. Pay attention …
Read More#Catalonia: This has to have been the most reluctant, foot-dragging bid for freedom ever
by Rashmee
Posted on October 28, 2017
Think about it. The Catalan president would neither declare independence nor back away from it …
Read MoreWhy do secessionist movements rarely gather international support?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 3, 2017 / The National
Catalonia. Kurdistan. And, almost unnoticed by much of the world, Ambazonia in south-western and north-western …
Read MoreAs Orwell said in ‘Homage to Catalonia’, hard to be sure about anything but what you’ve seen
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2017
After the events of Sunday (October 1) in Catalonia, it may be worthwhile to quote …
Read MoreSecession isn’t necessarily bad but Catalonia might find it’s not good either
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2017
How bad is secession? Is a region a “bad hombre” (in President Trump’s colourful idiom) …
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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