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The Fight for Land: Balancing the Scale

The Fight for Land: Balancing the Scale

There are common trends in this global business of hatred. Tensions, escalating numbers of deaths, and the very reason behind the violence are all the same. All for the occupation of land. Singur and Nandigram in India have been hotspots of violence because corporate mafias grab land for the sake of putting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Violent [...]
Homophobia: “The Last Permissible Prejudice”

Homophobia: “The Last Permissible Prejudice”

Sometimes called “the last permissible prejudice,” homophobia reifies social ideas of gender, and ultimately reinforces inequality in society. Homophobia is an even worse and extreme case of sexism. If sexism is imprisoned in the strict confines of sex and gender stereotypes, homophobia sees these already warped stereotypes in an acute and even [...]