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The Haqqani Network: An Underestimated Force?
Title
The Haqqani Network: An Underestimated Force?
Author
Davis, Shelby
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
International relations, Area studies
Description
The catastrophic events of September 11, 2001 and the beheading of James Foley on August 19, 2014 were the tipping points in the United States’ infamous war on terrorism. The countless tragedies and years of war have demonstrated the unprecedented...
The Insta-Hijra: South Asian Hijra Photographic Performances
Title
The Insta-Hijra: South Asian Hijra Photographic Performances
Author
Flaherty, David
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Area studies, Religion, Art--Historiography
Description
Indian hijras have captured anthropological, religious, and media attention as they have been categorized as "third-sex," "neither men nor women," and most recently, indexed under the identity structures of "transgender" and "kinnar." From their s...
The Persistence of Images: Mūrti, Monotheisms, and Museums
Title
The Persistence of Images: Mūrti, Monotheisms, and Museums
Author
Bowmer, William
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Religion, Aesthetics, Area studies
Description
Even anciently one finds debate among Indian sources as to whether image-worship is unacceptable, ignorant, tolerable, laudable or ideal as a means of connecting with divinity. Yet it has been ubiquitous in Indian society for thousands of years, t...