Time 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 MoreAnother lens to view Syria: its merchants
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Towards the end of her book “The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival,” British …
Read MoreA ‘snowflake’ strategy for Syria
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Since the April 14 strikes on Syria by the United States, United Kingdom and France, …
Read MoreSyria strikes are ‘mission accomplished’ for the usual suspects. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on April 16, 2018
The posturing all around after the April 13 US, UK and French strikes on …
Read MoreUS strikes on Syria would not be legal
by Rashmee
Posted on April 13, 2018
Never mind that US strikes on Syria would be useless and dangerously escalate tensions with …
Read MoreCaught between ‘monsters’ and ‘maniacs’ as West ponders strikes on Syria
by Rashmee
Posted on April 12, 2018
As British prime minister Theresa May summons her cabinet to approve solidarity with US-led air …
Read MoreAn agonised Syrian pleads for Russia to be punished by taking World Cup away
by Rashmee
Posted on April 10, 2018
To no one’s surprise, the so-called “international community” has done neither of the two things …
Read MoreThe sultan and the tsar: A modern fairy tale from Ankara
by Rashmee
Posted on April 8, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Once upon a time in Ankara, the sultan of Turkey and the tsar of Russia …
Read MoreAssad: The movie — Journeys into Alt Reality
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Can there be anything more cynical or staged than Syria’s president driving calmly from Damascus …
Read MoreVladimir Putin’s 4-point track record on ‘Making Russia Great Again’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 10, 2018
On March 18, when Russia’s President Putin wins his fourth term in office in so-called …
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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