How Al-Farabi drew on Plato to argue for censorship in Islam
by Rashmee
Posted on November 12, 2018 / Aeon
You might not be familiar with the name Al-Farabi, a 10th-century thinker from Baghdad, but …
Read MoreAs for Uighurs, China says it’s fighting the war on terror that the West lost
by Rashmee
Posted on September 17, 2018
If you thought the Uighur issue had Beijing on the back foot, think again. It’s …
Read MoreWhen did the West lose Turkey?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 7, 2018
Today is a good day to talk about Turkey, whose president meets his Iranian and …
Read MoreShall we decode why the Finns talked of a ‘terrorist attack’ but Marseille did not?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2017
The incident in Marseille on Monday, August 21 – when a van was driven into …
Read MoreLet’s stop doing the terrorists’ job for them and start calling these attacks ‘crimes’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 28, 2017
I implore you to watch Simon Jenkins’ comments on a BBC programme about the urgent …
Read MoreHey, Indian-Americans & other US Desis, Trump’s Bannon is coming for you next
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2017
Even if you’re not Muslim, you should be seriously worried about how to live in …
Read MoreCamels and why mountains have traditionally provided havens for minorities
by Rashmee
Posted on January 16, 2017
This year’s camel beauty contest at Al Dhafra reminded me of my visit to the …
Read MoreAn ISIL plane bomb means it’s prepared to be seen as it is: a terrorist group
by Rashmee
Posted on November 7, 2015
Contrary to what everyone may say or fear, hears what an ISIL bomb on a …
Read MoreIftar with halal real Texas barbecue seasons great American melting pot
by Rashmee
Posted on July 6, 2015
The Chopped n Smoked BBQ in Sugar Land, Texas noticed a gap in the market. …
Read MoreEuropean Muslims need political representation, so says Michel Houellebecq
by Rashmee
Posted on January 10, 2015
Michel Houellebecq (pronounced ‘wellbeck’) should be read – and praised or condemned only after that …
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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