Why Muslim opinion started to tend towards aniconism
by Rashmee
Posted on September 7, 2020
The tendency towards aniconism and the erasure of the secular-religious distinction is a bit of …
Read MoreMuslim opinion gradually hardened towards aniconism
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2020
There are many examples of the gradual hardening of Muslim opinion towards aniconism. Aniconism, not …
Read More‘Re-educating’ Chinese Muslims and all of Denmark
by Rashmee
Posted on July 14, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
There is no discernible attempt by Denmark to force Muslims in the country to cease …
Read MoreJihadist terrorism is falling in the US. The right-wing threat is rising. And fear remains high
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2019
“America saw only one death from jihadi-linked terrorism in 2018”. That was the first sentence …
Read MoreThe Catholic Pope’s visit to the Arabian Peninsula reprised Abbasid times
by Rashmee
Posted on March 6, 2019
Weeks after Pope Francis visited the United Arab Emirates, the implications remain profound. For the …
Read MoreWhat’s Boris burqa row about? The man argues against banning it
by Rashmee
Posted on August 9, 2018
The Boris Johnson “row” over the burqa confirms one thing alone – that most people …
Read MoreTrump lit slow-burning cultural fuse setting the tone for Jerusalem speech
by Rashmee
Posted on December 10, 2017
Some political events are volcanic; others are like a slow-burning fuse. US President Donald Trump’s …
Read MoreGreece deals judiciously with Western Thrace sharia law, a relic of the Ottoman empire
by Rashmee
Posted on December 4, 2017
It’s been nearly three weeks since the prime minister of Greece announced his government was …
Read MoreSufism’s tragedy is how imperfectly it is understood today
by Rashmee
Posted on December 3, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Before Egypt, it was Pakistan. In South Asia’s most populous Muslim country, for more than …
Read MoreVikings writing Allah? Read Michael Crichton’s 41-year-old novel ‘Eaters of the Dead’
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2017
Those who wonder about the recent report on “Allah” embroidered onto Viking funeral clothes should …
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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