Rashmee Roshan Lall

Rashmee Roshan Lall is a regular columnist for The Arab Weekly. She blogs at www.rashmee.com and is on Twitter @rashmeerl

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President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) after signing an official proclamation formally recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, March 25. (AP)
Trump versus Palestinians: The ‘Great Man’ theory at work
July 20, 2019
A Muslim man walks after prayers in front of a mosque in Hotan in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region. (AFP)
‘Re-educating’ Chinese Muslims and all of Denmark
July 13, 2019
Carola Rackete, the 31-year-old Sea-Watch 3 captain, disembarks from a Finance police boat and is escorted to a car in Porto Empedocle, Italy, July 1. (Reuters)
Does migration herald the demise of the liberal idea?
July 06, 2019
Losing control. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, June 24. (AP)
Why Trump’s America seems increasingly powerless
June 29, 2019
A combination of pictures shows (L-R) Youssef Zaghba, Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane, believed by police to be the three attackers in the June 3 terror attack on London Bridge. (AFP)
The terrible link between jihadists and Islamophobes
June 22, 2019
Sudanese protesters chant slogans and wave national flags as they demonstrate during a rally in Khartoum, May 31. (AFP)
Sudan is in transition. But to what?
June 15, 2019
Not invited. London Mayor Sadiq Khan (C) talks with officers from the Metropolitan Police at Stratford police station, last April. (DPA)
In Trump’s world, there are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ European Muslims
June 08, 2019
Extraordinary talent. Omani author Jokha al-Harthi poses after winning the Man Booker International Prize in London, May 21.(AFP)
Oman’s story shows Arab writers are finding their voice
June 01, 2019
Complex process. A woman accused of joining ISIS (C) holds a red file lid in front of her face as she enters the courtroom in Munich, April 9. (DPA)
An ‘international’ tribunal for ISIS fighters?
May 25, 2019
Ideologically aligned. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House, May 13. (AFP)
A legitimating moment for European bigotry?
May 18, 2019
People hold signs protesting China’s treatment of the Uighur people outside of British Columbia Supreme Court building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 8. (Reuters)
Secular versus sacred: Uighurs are in a hard place
May 11, 2019
A big business. Ramadan decorations for sale at Dearborn Fresh Supermarket in Dearborn, Michigan. (AFP)
Corporate West embraces Ramadan but culturally it’s a work in progress
May 04, 2019
Sri Lankan security personnel stand guard in front of St Anthony’s Shrine two days after it was attacked in Colombo, April 23. (AFP)
Christchurch to Colombo: The unseen arc?
April 27, 2019
Gothic survivor. Cathedral of Notre Dame reflected on the River Seine after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure in Paris, April 18. (Reuters)
What the reaction to Notre Dame does and does not say
April 20, 2019
A 2017 file picture shows white nationalists attending a rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee. (AFP)
White extremism could be the plotline for a Hollywood blockbuster
April 13, 2019
Casualty of intolerance. Italian singer Alessandro Mahmoud celebrates on stage after winning the 69th Sanremo Italian Song Festival at the Ariston Theatre in Sanremo, last February. (AP)
What’s foreign and Arab about Italy’s Eurovision entry?
April 06, 2019
Electoral concerns. Retired Israeli general Benny Gantz (C) arrives to address members of his party in Tel Aviv, March 27. (AFP)
A tale of two elections: Israel 2019, US 2020
March 30, 2019
A nation in grief. Floral tributes to those who were gunned down at the two mosques are seen against a wall bordering the Botanical Garden in Christchurch, March 19. (AFP)
White nationalism is a global problem
March 23, 2019
Uncertain future. Civilians evacuated from the ISIS holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, March 5. (AFP)
After Baghouz, what do you do with ISIS families?
March 16, 2019
US President Donald Trump passes his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner during a reception at the White House in Washington. (Reuters)
What the Trump-Kushner peace plan might actually mean
March 09, 2019