ISIS is apparently rather better at governance than expected. Hold that thought

by Rashmee

Posted on October 13, 2017


This really is a hoot. Have a read, if you get the chance of Rand …

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Should Kosminsky’s TV drama on ISIS have been made now?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 27, 2017 / The Arab Weekly


Leaving the United King­dom halfway through the four-night screening of the television drama “The State” …

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Nail polish in The (Islamic) State? It got my attention in Peter Kosminsky’s TV drama

by Rashmee

Posted on August 21, 2017


Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning director Peter Kosminsky’s much-heralded four-part British television drama series on …

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A simple solution to the fight against extremism

by Rashmee

Posted on October 27, 2016 / The National


Last week, the Muslim Council of Britain, which describes itself as an independent non-sectarian umbrella …

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ISIS is right on this point: the Dabiq battle was not the epic one for which it longs

by Rashmee

Posted on October 17, 2016


A basic fact about the battle for Dabiq, the northern Syrian town that ISIS has …

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Should we deny ISIL the oxygen of publicity?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 29, 2016 / The National


At the start of the week, an important discussion took place — and I don’t …

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Can European culture prevent ISIL recruitment?

by Rashmee

Posted on September 22, 2016 / The National


On both sides of the Atlantic, the fight against radicalisation is evolving in unexpected ways. …

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The question in Sirte #Libya is not whether ISIS will be defeated. What comes after?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 31, 2016


Sitting in Tunis, it’s hard not to pay particular heed to what’s happening over the …

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In America, pro-ISIS digital content is a crime, pro-gun pronouncements a right

by Rashmee

Posted on July 22, 2016


Harvard law professor Noah Feldman asks a deeply troubling question in his Bloomberg View piece. …

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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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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK