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The Twitter has become explosive weapon against censorship. Sometimes, as in Iran, was the only weapon available to the dissent. And many governments, such as Chinese, fear it. So on Monday, when ethnic violence erupted in Xinjiang, the Twitter has been blocked. Photos, videos and testimony began to run frantically from the network. But this tool has [...]

In Mary Oraon, protagonist in Mahasweta Devi’s ‘The Hunt,’ we find the concrete alternative to capably resist not only the injustice of gender politics but also the incursion upon tribal land and forests by feudalism, colonialism, and global capitalism. There is a reason why Australia figures in the story. Mary and the trees planted on her tribal [...]