Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Adivasis of Kerala: Citizens or Cannon fodder?

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
This is a guest post by JAISON COOPER Notwithstanding the opposition of many Adivasi organizations and progressive forces, the government of Kerala appears bent on moving forward with its project of recruiting…

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Culture, Identity and the roles of Women in Oromo Society

Originally posted on Oromian Economist:
Oromo woman in tradition, Oromia, East Africa ‘Oromo society views women as the dominant creators and assimilators of cultural symbols. At this time, women were independently creating their own material expressions based on the emerging nationalist…

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VIDEOS: Alfred Russel Wallace talks from Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta

Originally posted on The Dispersal of Darwin:
These videos are from a lecture series in October at the University of Alberta, “More than Natural Selection.” The time travelers: Alfred Russel Wallace and Peter Kropotkin Kathleen Lowrey – Associate Professor Anthropology…

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VIDEO: James Moore on “Darwin’s Sacred Cause”

Originally posted on The Dispersal of Darwin:
“In his lecture at Oregon State University on October 29th, James Moore questioned the established view of Darwin as an objective scientist and showed how passionate opposition to slavery motivated his research and…

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