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• 2010

  Ph.D.

  Majored in Modern South Asian history

  with special emphasis on transnational Islamic revivalist movements and a focus on Pakistan. Minored in Modern U.S. history and the history of the British Empire.

  History

  Syracuse University

• 2009

  MA

  Studied humanities at the graduate level

  with special emphasis on American Studies.

  Humanities

• 2006

  Level Two Completion

  Studied the Urdu language.

  Urdu Language

  Language Learning Center

• 2004

  Certificate

  Studied the Tibetan language in a semi-immersive environment for six-to-eight hours a day for nine months.

  Tibetan Language

  Manjushree Center of Tibetan Culture

  PADI Diver

  PADI

• 1998

  Bachelor's

  Brigham Award recipient

  Asian Studies

  Relief Alliance founder and president

  Consumer Awareness Symposium organizer

• Fundraising

  Teaching

  PowerPoint

  Microsoft Office

  Creative Writing

  Spanish

  Non-profits

  Social Media

  Microsoft Excel

  Public Relations

  Copy Editing

  Blogging

  Editing

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  Research

  Politics

  Strategic Planning

  Media Relations

  Public Speaking

  Social Networking

  \"Tibet in the Limelight

  Xinjiang in the Dark\"

  \"Tibet in the Limelight

  Xinjiang in the Dark\"

  The first in-depth look at a highly significant LDS figure

  Elijah Abel sheds critical light on the real history of blacks

  the priesthood

  the ban

  and the multiplicity of doctrines that grew up to justify it. Elijah Abel's dedication and religious conviction in the face of enormous adversity are an inspiration to all who have wrestled with questions or issues that challenge their faith.

  Elijah Abel: The Life and Times of a Black Priesthood Holder

  This work presents the first-ever history of the 150-year religio-political rivalry between the Deobandis and the Barelvis--arguably the most important schism in the \"Muslim world

  \" and certainly the most significant within Sunni Islam. More recently

  that rivalry has often been expressed by means of bullets and bombs

  especially in Pakistan. But beyond the headline-grabbing violence of the Deobandi-Barelvi schism lies the story of a century-and-a-half-long religious antagonism: at first over converts

  later for competing visions of the political future

  then for a place within a new \"Islamic\" polity--for dominance within its political structure. For Deobandis

  the rivalry was defined by their struggle to propagate a \"pure\" Islam

  as opposed to the Barelvi deviation (plus an unmitigated hatred of the British presence in India); for Barelvis

  their right to speak for the \"Sunni majority\" was what defined the battle--a privilege that the Deobandis had long sought to usurp. Running constant throughout the rivalry's history

  too

  were the two schools' separate visions of a glorious future Islamic epoch

  of a truly Islamic state--or

  perhaps more precisely

  their differences on the subject of how to get there. Of course

  the rivalry did not develop in a vacuum; its participants were shaped

  inspired

  and manipulated by a host of outside influences

  the strongest of which

  perhaps

  was the modern

  \"total\" state.

  A Subcontinent's Sunni Schism: The Deobandi-Barelvi Dynamic and the Creation of Modern South Asia

  THE TIBET GAMBLE examines the risky bets being played on all sides of the Tibet issue--from Western businesses and the Chinese Communist regime in Beijing to non-violent Tibet activists and militant young Tibetan dissidents. Mr. Jackson answers many critical questions consistently avoided by most \"Tibet experts\" of today: What will happen when the Dalai Lama dies? Is there a militant side to the Tibetan freedom struggle? How much time do the Tibetan culture and language have left? Does the Western image of a peace-loving

  violence-abhoring Tibetan truly mirror the reality for Tibetans today? And

  most importantly

  how can the Tibet problem be solved?

  The Tibet Gamble: Unraveling the Separate Struggles for the Land of Snows

  Since the Dalai Lama's flight into India over forty years ago

  hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have slipped past trigger-happy border guards and braved the highest mountain passes in the world to flee a country they say is controlled through fear. Thousands have perished in the attempt

  but those who survive are scattered across the globe

  from New Delhi to Zurich to Boston.Their stories of escape alone are noteworthy. But it is what many refugees have to say about their life within Tibet that is most important. These are their true stories

  as told by themselves.Up to the present day

  the Chinese government has denied or downplayed human rights abuses in Tibet. It has tried to justify criminal acts with statistics and vague comparisons to the past. But the testimony against the Chinese case is growing

  and these accounts-as well as thousands more-cannot be ignored forever.

  We Sing a Song of Sadness: Tibetan Political Prisoners Speak Out

  \"Robbers and Incendiaries: Protectionism Organizes at the Harrisburg Convention of 1827\"

  Jackson

  Journal of South Asian Religious History

  Salt Lake Community College

  Department of Defense

  Westminster College

  Relief Alliance

  The Next Page

  Utah State University

  Syracuse University

  Head political reporter.

  The Next Page

  President/Founder

  The Relief Alliance was a 501(c)3 charity. We organized fund-raising events to benefit the rebuilding of damaged or destroyed structures in Tibet

  the supplying of computers and water filtration systems to refugee schools in India

  the sponsoring of Tibetan refugee orphans and underprivileged students for their entire education

  and the education of AIDS-infected orphans in Zimbabwe.

  Relief Alliance

  Salt Lake Community College

  Taylorsville

  UT

  World History I\nWorld History II\nAmerican Civilization\nAsian History I\nAsian History II\nWestern Civilization II

  Assistant Professor

  Ph.D. in History (specializing in South Asian history [with special emphasis on Islam in South Asia])

  Syracuse University

  Editor

  Published by the Institute of South Asian Religious History (ISARH)

  JSARH seeks to establish itself as the journal of record and leading academic publication in South Asian religious history. The Journal of South Asian Religious History is the first scholarly journal devoted solely to the role of faith systems in the history of the subcontinent as part of a broader effort to increase understanding of Hinduism and its variants

  Buddhism

  South Asian Islam

  Jainism

  Sikhism

  and other South Asian religious traditions as historical agents (with special emphasis on religion-and-politics) in South Asia

  the Indian Ocean rim

  and the wider world.

  Journal of South Asian Religious History

  Utah State University

  Online

  Comparative Asian History\n19th-Century European Imperialism\nSouth Asian Religion-and-Politics\nRoots of the \"War on Terror\"

  Adjunct Professor

  Department of Defense

  Westminster College

  Salt Lake City

  UT

  Modern World History\nU.S. History\nModern Middle East History\nWestern Civilization II

  Adjunct Professor