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...youth were attracted to the freedom and rebellion that punk offered," says Trax magazine's music editor, Farid Amriansyah. "They were looking for an identity and punk gave it to them." Onie's friend Aca found his mood reflected in the stark lyrics of Fight Back, the 1980 protest anthem by English hardcore-punk band Discharge: "People die in police custody/ Where's the justice in that?/ Don't see none/ Fight the system, fight back." These words directly inspired Aca to join street protests in 1998, when he was tear-gassed and bludgeoned with the butts of police rifles...
...youth were attracted to the freedom and rebellion that punk offered," says Trax magazine's music editor, Farid Amriansyah. "They were looking for an identity and punk gave it to them." Onie's friend Aca found his mood reflected in the stark lyrics of Fight Back, the 1980 protest anthem by English hardcore-punk band Discharge: "People die in police custody/ Where's the justice in that?/ Don't see none/ Fight the system, fight back." These words directly inspired Aca to join street protests in 1998, when he was tear-gassed and bludgeoned with the butts of police rifles...
...Sadat’s unexpected trip produced a wave of euphoria across Israel. Israeli diplomats scrambled to find Egyptian flags, a band that could play the Egyptian national anthem, and a way to show Sadat the Holy Land they had fought over. Israelis—Holocaust survivors, soldiers who had fought Egyptians only four years earlier, and a younger generation alike—welcomed Sadat with open arms. The Israeli daily Maariv printed a red banner headline in Arabic and Hebrew reading, “Welcome President Sadat.” Egyptian songs were played on the radio and Israelis...
...Perhaps one day Assad will realize that hearing Homat el-Diyar, the Syrian national anthem, performed by an Israeli orchestra on Israeli soil would be a greater impetus for peace than meek statements from his comfortable palace in Damascus. Perhaps the memory of Sadat’s trip will spur Assad to action. And hopefully that day will come soon...
...community groups and campaigns (remember, though, only Iowa residents can caucus). The Clinton campaign is using a reportedly amusing how-to-caucus video showing Bill Clinton pacing on a treadmill while a voice says "Exercising is hard. Caucusing is easy" and Hillary Clinton trying to sing the national anthem while a voice says "Singing is hard. Caucusing is easy...