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No Sex Outside of Marriage: Indonesia’s Controversial New Criminal Code
Photo Credit: The Economic Times By Isana RajaManaging Editor Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage in a new criminal code passed on December 6, 2022. If caught, unmarried couples could be jailed for up to a year, and couples who live together out of wedlock could be jailed for up to six months. The criminal […]
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Conspiracy Theories and Terror Plots: QAnon’s Startling International Rise
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Michael Kappeler By Kurt JohnstonStaff Writer On December 7, 2022, twenty five German citizens were arrested on charges of conspiracy to overthrow their country’s government. In a January 6th-type plot, the terrorists hoped to storm the Reichstag, execute Chancellor Olaf Schultz, and take hold of a restored German empire (“the fourth Reich”). […]
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Closing the Culture Gap: Can Anime Songs Boost the Recognition of J-Pop in the U.S.?
Photo Credit: COMIX WAVE FILMS INC By Zerui PanStaff Writer The absence of Japanese pop music in U.S. mainstream culture is an enduring phenomenon too conspicuous to overlook. As Japan became an economic superpower in the 1990s, the Japanese music industry also grew, becoming the second largest in the world. Its influence, however, was largely […]
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