I have been putting it off.
Sincerely and seriously, I am about 98% sick and fed up with politics. The other 2%, I know it has a very strong hold on me and to that I say, BOO!
I am going to write this shit maybe this very day...but right now, it has mentally drained me.
I can do it, I know I can. Read More »
On Saturday, September 13th, twenty students from my Spanish class went on a field trip to Chandni Chowk. Since I knew the area slightly better than the others, I was glad to be the guide. I was proud to present the narrow alleys, busy crowds, the temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches, all showcasing the rich cultural diversity in the heart of Delhi. Read More »
Most of us will agree that student days are the best in one's life. Even though education itself never ends, the medium changing from a school to a university can be a big transition. Jawaharlal Nehru Univerisity is a mini-world in itself with its unofficial dress code of kurta-jeans-jhola and regional subgroups that sit together in the cafeteria during meals. Read More »
A culture changed is a culture lost? Read More »
Good afternoon. Happy Monday! Read More »
This is a research paper I did on Islam in India for my History of the Middle East Class. I liked it. I think it's good, I got an A, but what do I know. I think it'll help people understand the situation between India and Pakistan that doesn't get a lot of press.
Art, Culture, and Nuclear Weapons: Islam and India
Matthew Maggy
Hist 296 Research Paper
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We should be paying attention to this:
While Americans have focused on President Bush's "war on terror," Iraq, and the Middle East, democracy has been under siege in another part of the world. India — the most populous of all democracies, and a country whose Constitution protects human rights even more comprehensively than our own — has been in crisis. Until the spring of 2004, its parliamentary government was increasingly controlled by right-wing Hindu extremists who condoned and in some cases actively supported violence against minority groups, especially Muslims. Read More »
