‘Sportswashing’ goes much beyond Qatar. What about Trump and the Saudis?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 17, 2022
With all the talk about “sportswashing” in the countdown to the World Cup in Qatar,…
Read MoreHow will Taliban 2.0 interpret Sharia law in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 27, 2021 / The New European
This is the full (and free) version of the piece I wrote for The New …
Read MoreAre the Taliban really in charge?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2021
Tomorrow is the first day the Taliban will be in sole charge of Afghanistan. But …
Read MoreHow will Taliban 2.0 interpret Sharia law in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2021 / The New European
As the world waits to see the extent to which the Taliban’s victory will see …
Read MoreQatar’s 2017 airlift of cows in the context of the coronavirus-induced backlash against globalisation
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2020
When analysts write about a coronavirus-induced backlash against globalisation and its sprawling supply chains, I …
Read MoreCoronavirus is teaching us all how to be vulnerable together
by Rashmee
Posted on March 10, 2020 / The National
On Sunday, Italy, the eurozone’s third largest economy, locked down Milan and the industrial regions …
Read MoreNoodle time: What the Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to China really means
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) continues to exchange pleasantries with his hosts in …
Read MoreThe G20 meets, a shadow of itself, the smell of death upon it
by Rashmee
Posted on November 30, 2018
Today (Friday, November 30), the G20 summit convenes, 10 years after its debut as a …
Read MoreWho ‘premeditated’ Jamal Khashoggi’s murder?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 26, 2018
News that Saudi Arabia’s chief public prosecutor will arrive in Turkey on Sunday prompts the …
Read MoreThe Saudi paradox: Hollywood-watching millennials a world apart from the world
by Rashmee
Posted on October 23, 2018
Here’s a snapshot of Saudis who support Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: “young and urban, …
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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