Counting down on exactly two years of Covid 19
by Rashmee
Posted on December 8, 2021
Two years ago today (December 8), the disease we now know as Covid-19 manifested itself …
Read MoreBiden should have called Trump out as Covid’s Typhoid Mary
by Rashmee
Posted on December 7, 2021
I have to say I agree with Jamelle Bouie (paywall): Joe Biden was wrong not …
Read MoreGovernments should mark World Food Day every day
by Rashmee
Posted on October 18, 2021
The second World Food Day under a deadly pandemic has come and gone (on Saturday, …
Read MoreThe pandemic was a force of nature. Britain’s pingdemic is a farce of human nature
by Rashmee
Posted on July 19, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Britain is dealing with a pingdemic with an app advising people with …
Read MoreWhat’s happening in Haiti?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 13, 2021 / open Democracy
The 7 July assassination of the country’s president, Jovenel Moïse, has thrown the country into …
Read MoreThe global south needs rich countries to be committed on vaccines
by Rashmee
Posted on May 27, 2021
/IT’S THE BUSINESS If there is anything more callous and cynical than Germany and France’s …
Read MoreWhat’s a cautious hug? It depends on where in Britain you are
by Rashmee
Posted on May 17, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY From today, May 17, Covid-19 rules across Britain will be a patchwork …
Read MoreHow to pandemic-proof a Hindu (or any other) pilgrimage
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… One of my grandmothers died after contracting small pox at the Kumbh …
Read MoreReflections after a year as a volunteer in pandemic-hit Britain…
by Rashmee
Posted on April 12, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Sunday, April 11 marked one year of constant volunteering on my part. …
Read MoreAmerica’s bad news bias is a feature not a bug
by Rashmee
Posted on April 6, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA Bad news bias is not breaking news. Recently published research by …
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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