Ignorance, 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, …

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Burqini 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 …

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French 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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After Nice, there’s a new global mood of despondency. Don’t give in to it

by Rashmee

Posted on July 18, 2016


Can we be safe anywhere any more, wail some Tweeples after a lonesome petty thief …

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Should one think of the Muslim month of Ramadan in English verse?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 8, 2016


Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting started on Monday (June 6) and it struck me …

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By pushing Muslims to the margins, Cruz & Trump would make US like Europe

by Rashmee

Posted on March 26, 2016


Ted Cruz and Donald Trump want to make the US more like Europe. They want …

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Molenbeek’s problems are not new and they show up dysfunction of Belgian state

by Rashmee

Posted on November 24, 2015


Tim King, Politico’s Brussels sketchwriter, offers an interesting reflection on Molenbeek, the suburb that has …

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European Muslims need political representation, so says Michel Houellebecq

by Rashmee

Posted on January 10, 2015


Michel Houellebecq (pronounced ‘wellbeck’) should be read – and praised or condemned only after that …

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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