30 years…and counting of ‘They’re trying to cancel Christmas’
by Rashmee
Posted on December 12, 2021
It was Politico that noticed an annual celebration that has taken its place on the …
Read MoreA Brexit Christmas?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 4, 2021
I know it’s a bit early to be thinking about Christmas, but it’s hard not …
Read MoreThe case for giving ‘bad’ gifts this year
by Rashmee
Posted on December 25, 2020
If you’re reading this today, the headline probably caught your eye either because you’ve …
Read MoreHow to party like it’s 2020
by Rashmee
Posted on December 8, 2020 / The Economist
The holiday season may be here, but the traditional office party? Not so much.…
Read MoreAmid the dreary state of Arab-Israeli relations comes Christmas cheer and a message of hope
by Rashmee
Posted on December 26, 2019 / The National
It being Christmas, there is a certain obligation to bring glad tidings, or at least …
Read MoreIn Bethlehem, a Christmas story with a modern message-and Jingle Bells in Arabic
by Rashmee
Posted on December 25, 2019 / Quartz
At the newly-renovated Church of the Nativity where, the story goes, Jesus, the Prince of …
Read MoreThe beginning of the end of American power? – Part I
by Rashmee
Posted on January 17, 2019
If you’re American it’s hard to imagine a happy new year in 2019. Let me …
Read MoreThe Christmas story is told in the Quran
by Rashmee
Posted on December 24, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Far-right parties in the West often portray Islam as at war with Christianity. What gets …
Read MoreChristmas unsettled. A Christmas tagine rather than a Christmas tree!
by Rashmee
Posted on December 25, 2017
This is a very different Christmas for us. The Tunis house is in the process …
Read MoreNo need for a #Trump #FauxCrusade. Christmas is merry enough in US & elsewhere
by Rashmee
Posted on December 24, 2016
Given that Donald Trump has done a good job of stoking the anger of America’s …
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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