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, …
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, …
Read MoreAfter 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 …
Read MoreShould 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 …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreMolenbeek’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 …
Read MoreEuropean 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