On current form, Giorgia Meloni won’t be doing the sweet-talking in Europe
by Rashmee
Posted on November 13, 2022
Giorgia Meloni’s row with France and the European Union shows just how much words matter, …
Read MoreItaly’s new PM busts a myth about ‘caring’ women leaders
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2022 / The Times of India
Italy’s general election will likely result in its first woman PM. And she shows no …
Read MoreThe white jihadist peril is with us
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
White nationalism is seen to be validated by the rhetoric of powerful politicians, not least …
Read MoreIs ever closer European union unwittingly making populism more popular?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 2, 2019
It’s not always possible to agree with Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister of Greece. …
Read MoreDoes migration herald the demise of the liberal idea?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 7, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Everywhere, the inoffensive liberal message is portrayed as a mortal threat to the greater common …
Read MoreIs the son-of-the-soil theory to now extend to music? And food?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 15, 2019
There was an element of farce about the bigotry recently on display at the highest …
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 MoreChina brings its Belt and Road Initiative to Italy, paving the way for the Xin World Order
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2019 / The National
As the US turns in on itself, China is increasingly enthusiastic about engaging with and …
Read MoreAnti-vaxxism can kill us all
by Rashmee
Posted on September 24, 2018
Smallpox has been eradicated by vaccines, saving approximately five million lives annually but try telling …
Read MoreEver noticed how democracy is described as if it equals justice and virtue?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2018
The other day a prominent columnist for an American newspaper bewailed “our current democratic travails” …
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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