You can change the world, one dictionary entry at a time
by Rashmee
Posted on May 20, 2021
/ LANGUAGE Maria Beatrice Giovanardi is proof that words matter and we can change the …
Read MoreIs it a liberation to give George Eliot back her real name?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 15, 2020
The ‘Reclaim Her Name’ library has reissued 25 novels written by women using male pen …
Read MoreNow, the astronaut wife is an astronaut too
by Rashmee
Posted on May 29, 2020 / The Focus
The SpaceX launch – the first since 2011 to take NASA astronauts into space from …
Read MoreBritain needs a Speaker in the mould of Betty Boothroyd
by Rashmee
Posted on October 22, 2019
Having interviewed Betty Boothroyd in her grand Speaker’s apartment in the British parliament, I read …
Read MoreIn Trumpworld, Atwood’s The Testaments gives hope that truth will always have power
by Rashmee
Posted on September 19, 2019
I’m currently reading Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Testaments’ – I had it on pre-order on Kindle …
Read MoreFrom ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s evolution continues apace
by Rashmee
Posted on July 18, 2019
From ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s political evolution continues apace. He …
Read MoreSexist Politics: The rest of the world is no different from India
by Rashmee
Posted on May 18, 2019 / First Post
Unlikeable. Unelectable. Those are just two of the adjectives being applied to some of the …
Read MoreIn the rush to end its longest war, the US is ignoring the rights of Afghan women
by Rashmee
Posted on March 12, 2019 / The National
In the years since the ousting of the Taliban, significant freedoms have been won. They …
Read MoreThe #MeTooIndia movement is the starting post in a country where men are often given a pass for their behaviour
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2018 / The National
To all appearances, India’s #MeToo movement is well on its way. It has its …
Read MoreBarbie wannabes and Iraqi women activists at risk
by Rashmee
Posted on October 7, 2018 / The Arab Weekly
Shimaa Qassem, a former Miss Iraq, started to receive death threats days after the drive-by …
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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