Fear of the ‘other’ causes ructions in Britain and Norway
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2020 / The Arab Weekly
Certain groups of people are being dehumanised and cast as the “other” because of fear. …
Read MoreDutch law on burqas reveals more than was intended
by Rashmee
Posted on August 2, 2019
The Netherlands is in a dither about burqas, niqabs and other face coverings. It’s banned …
Read MoreWhat joins India and Australia? The answer might surprise you
by Rashmee
Posted on April 18, 2019
Consider the following paragraph: “Since at least the 1990s, XXXX conservatism has offered a highly …
Read MoreWhat’s foreign and Arab about Italy’s Eurovision entry?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 7, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
There is an element of farce about the bigotry on display at the highest levels …
Read MoreLike Sweden, Finland has its Muslim-bashing populists
by Rashmee
Posted on September 16, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
The rise of the far-right Sweden Democrats, who are hostile to Muslims and migrants, is …
Read MoreWhat South Korea’s reaction to Yemeni refugees really tells us
by Rashmee
Posted on July 13, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
It has taken less than a thousand refugees fleeing Yemen’s grinding three-year-old war for prosperous, …
Read MoreCosmopolitanism isn’t dead but it might need a rebrand
by Rashmee
Posted on June 6, 2018 / The National
“Maybe people just want to fall back into their tribe,” US president Barack Obama reportedly …
Read MoreItaly has fewer migrants now but hateful Trumpian echoes resound
by Rashmee
Posted on February 11, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
By every calculation, Italy’s election in early March will settle nothing. The country may or …
Read MoreFrom spiritual harmony to the women’s movement, new narratives will emerge in 2018
by Rashmee
Posted on December 26, 2017 / The National
“Last year’s words belong to last year’s language,” wrote TS Eliot in the final poem …
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 …
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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