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Statelessness and Displaced Kashmiri Pandits
No full textThis paper seeks to develop an understanding of the present conditions of Kashmiri Pandits throughout Kashmir and India and articulate potential paths to alleviate those conditions. The Pandits are often viewed as another part of the issue of Kashmiri Independence, which is very contentious in modern Kashmiri, Indian, and Pakistani politics. This conflict is often viewed as an extension of the British Partition of India. This paper traces the history of Pandits throughout the partition and in the decades following. I argue that the Pandits experience a form of statelessness in India both because their acceptance of Indian citizenship is tenuous and because their status in India is close to that of second class citizens. I suggest that any attempts to resolve this issue must be centered around both resolving the conflict over Kashmiri Independence and formalizing the legal status of Pandits within India. Specifically, Current government stances and policies treat Pandit displacement as a short term, voluntary relocation. The Indian government must recognize their displacement as one that is both involuntary and indefinite
Temple Community Interviews
No full textInterviews from a range of Temple graduate students and alumni in History and Political Scienc
Book Review: How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States, reviewed by Graydon Dennison
No full textBook Review: How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States, reviewed by Graydon Denniso
Book Review - Kissinger and Latin America: Intervention, Human Rights, and Diplomacy
No full textBook Review authored by Graydon Denniso
The Loss and Revival of Moriori Culture and Identity
No full textIn this paper, I discuss the loss and revival of Moriori Culture. I look into the history of the Moriori and explain their historical and cultural roots. I also look into the cultural and natural aspects of their heritage and explain the importance of their cultural practices. Furthermore, I delve into the events that led to the loss of the Moriori people and their culture in the late nineteenth century, and how we are currently seeing a revival of the Morioris and their culture due to technological advancements and preservation of records. I gathered my information from Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, a Moriori case study, and online journals such as The Journal of the Polynesian Society. The journals and encyclopedia gave me an insight into the Moriori people and their cultural practices, the causes of their loss, and how the culture is being revived. The Moriori case study in ‘Bridging the Divide: Indigenous Communities and Archaeology into the 21st Century’ helped me understand how archaeologists and institutions contributed to the loss of Moriori culture. I argue that the revival of Moriori culture and identity benefits the Moriori descendants as there is a restoration of what was once lost, allowing them to reconnect with their cultural identity and ancestors. This revival empowers Moriori people to take control and have a better understanding of their own culture and history. I also urge museums and institutions across the world to return cultural artifacts to the descendants of the Moriori
Temple Students Mount Response Against the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFWe are a group of medical, undergraduate, and public health students at Temple University doing our best to support the high-risk population in North Philadelphia during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim is to make and distribute fabric masks to local organizations that support the North Philadelphia community and directly to patients that come to Temple University Hospital
The Role of Sufism in Islamic Reform in West Africa
No full textThis paper is a review of how the rise of a new form of Islamic mysticism called Sufism was a major factor in shaping Islamically integrated cultures and political structures throughout West Africa in the 18th century. As the trans-Atlantic slave trade and imperialism resulted in the region becoming more militarized and destabilized, Islamic reformers embraced Sufism and viewed it as a unifying force amongst Muslims against European conquest
