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Encountering Different Beliefs: Nigeria and Witchcraft

Amy Hunt
How do you react when you travel somewhere and encounter beliefs that are different from your own? Today we look at this question through the example of the belief in witchcraft in Nigeria.
First-ever formal meeting with foreign liaison officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

CJTF-HOA and Intergovernmental Authority on Development Kick-Start Partnership

DLNSEO Culture Team
Foreign Liaison Officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa met for the first time in a formal meeting with officials from the Intergovernmental Authority…
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Celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages

Amy Hunt
The UN has proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Here, we discuss what that means, and what you can do to contribute to the celebration and education of Indigenous…
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US Pacific Command gets renamed, INDOPACOM

Graham Plaster
U.S. Pacific Command is renamed as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, as a strategic counterweight to Chinese economic and military pressure in the region.
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Wrestling, footy, wife-carrying: unique sports around the world

Amy Hunt
The new year is often a time to think about taking on new hobbies and fitness goals. One fun way is to find inspiration from some unique sports popular around the world like wrestling, Australian…
Members of the 373rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group cutting a ribbon at the Alaska Mission Operation Center Alaska Learning Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Alaska Mission Operation Center opens language learning center

DLNSEO Culture Team
The 373rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group officially opeedn the Alaska Mission Operation Center Alaska Learning Center on November 1, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Student Philip Baites looking out at a sunset in Morocco. Text on image says "A film by Philip Baites, 'Tangier to Casablanca,' Rabat, Academic Year 2017-2018, University of Tennessee Knoxville."

"Tangier to Casablanca" — Boren Scholar wins IES Study Abroad Film Festival

Amy Hunt
Boren award recipient Philip Baites, a student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won the IES 2018 Study Abroad Film Festival with his music video "Tangier to Casablanca."
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Want to do Research on Cultural Studies for the Department of Defense?

Graham Plaster
The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) is a Department of Defense sponsored organization through the Defense Technical Information Center.
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Hygge - The Nordic Way of Happiness Through Winter

Graham Plaster
So the days are short and the night is cold.  How will you make it through?  Try the Danish tradition of Hygge!
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