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American Culture Wars in Uganda

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Emily Cody

A lawsuit recently filed in the United States reveals to what degree American evangelical Christians are willing to go to promote an anti-homosexual agenda ... in Uganda. American social conservatives are providing tremendous support to their anti-gay church and political counterparts in Uganda, a country in which gays already face great difficulties. Emily Cody dissects the legal case and discusses the implications for free speech in the U.S. and societal impacts in Uganda. 

Who is Watching Whom?

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Ahmet Sibdial Sau and Shaun Randol

During the three month occupation of Zuccotti Park by Occupy Wall Street protesters last year, cameras were everywhere. News agencies, police, and demonstrators trained their cameras (high end and low tech) on each other for around the clock surveillance. And all of this streamed live on the Internet. In this collaborative essay, Shaun Randol discusses this all-seeing phenomenon side-by-side Ahmet Sibdial Sau's photographs of the occupation.

Outside Looking In

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Corrie Hulse

Does distance make the heart grow fonder, jealous, skeptical, or cynical? In this collection of short-form essays, Corrie Hulse presents the reactions of three expatriates to the Occupy Wall Street Movement. From Ethiopia, South Korea, and Spain, their responses, and the platforms from which they jump, are as varied as their locales.

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