The Ides of May and Lebanon’s no-change election
by Rashmee
Posted on May 15, 2022
The Lebanese legislative elections have been hard to predict. Technically, it should have all been …
Read MoreYou heard right. Some Lebanese want France to revive its colonial oversight
by Rashmee
Posted on August 8, 2020
Imagine Indians imploring Boris Johnson to take back control of the old Raj. Or Brazilians …
Read MoreRather than resilience, the Lebanese may now try cold rage to force change
by Rashmee
Posted on August 6, 2020
The wretchedness of their plight and their growing anger raises a question: are the Lebanese …
Read MoreCarlos Ghosn could be bad news for Lebanon
by Rashmee
Posted on January 12, 2020 / The Arab Weekly
The world is consumed by events in and about Iran and Iraq, as well as …
Read MoreTis well to remember: The long shadow cast by France on Syria
by Rashmee
Posted on July 6, 2018
To many people, Syria spells no more than a long-running civil war, a dangerously internationalising …
Read MoreTime for refugees to return now that the Syrian war is winding down?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2018
On May 3, 2018 Bashar Al Assad’s government regained control of a key highway, the …
Read MoreThe Russians aren’t coming. They’re already here, there, everywhere in the Middle East
by Rashmee
Posted on November 18, 2017
Nikolas Gvosdev says we should’ve known this was coming. Mr Gvosdev, who holds the Captain …
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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