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Islam in France: A Contest Between the Wind and the Sun
Jonathan Laurence Monday, November 1, 2004
An employee at a municipal swimming pool in the Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis was fired in late March 2004 after the local mayor objected to the man's facial hair. "The external expression of religious beliefs cannot be tolerated where students are taking swimming courses," the mayor said. He continued with a rhetorical question that reflects contemporary concerns about Islam's place in French society: "Is proselytism a real problem in our country or not? Wasn't a law just passed that reminded us all of our duty to respect neutrality in civic life?" The city pool employee, Mourad Lamsanes, insisted he was just trying to be a good Muslim and did not intend to convert any swimmers. Shortly after introducing the bill last winter, former education minister Luc Ferry had in fact stated that perhaps "certain beards" should also be included under the law's prohibitions. They were not, ultimately, but authorities made it clear that they don't like what they see underneath certain head and face coverings: an organized movement of religious prescription and proselytism. French shorthand for Islamic extremists is "les barbus" (the bearded), a companion term to "les femmes voilées" (veiled women). Officials reason that radical Islamic movements are "testing" the Republic, and that the state should not shrink from its responsibility to preserve a religiously neutral public sphere.
The sense of crisis surrounding public expressions of Muslim identity should not be underestimated: it had reached its pitch amidst saturated media coverage within weeks of the March 11 train bombings in next-door Spain, a series of high-profile expulsions of French Imams, and, of course, the French Senate's definitive approval of the law banning "conspicuous" religious signs from primary and secondary schools. French authorities have been extremely eager to impose a set of ground rules for the model comportment and integration of Muslim citizens. This standoffish position came in the immediate aftermath of French opposition to the Iraq war. With its ban on headscarves for young girls in primary and secondary schools, no one could accuse the French government of trying to curry favor with the Arab world. Indeed, France may have squandered the international solidarity of some part of the Muslim world with the ban. It was designated a terrorist target from the time of the law's passage in March 2004, when Ayman al Zawahiri called the headscarf law "proof of the crusaders' hatred toward Muslims" and a threat was mailed to Le Parisien calling the law "a declaration of war directed at the Muslim world."
Is this confrontation between individual religious liberties and newfound vigor of French secularism inevitable? The fact that Sikh turbans, Jewish yarmulkes, and Christian crosses are included in the French school ban has been of little comfort to many observers concerned that Muslims are unfairly stigmatized and victimized in today's political climate. One French Muslim leader compared the government ban on the headscarf to other "unjust laws" of the past, such as yellow stars for French Jews under German occupation. In fact, there had not been strong opposition to the law among the domestic French Muslim population, whom opinion polls showed to be only slightly against it. Last February there were only a couple of anti-ban rallies that in any case never gathered more than a few thousand. After the law's passage and the follow-up memorandum on how to apply it, Muslim leaders remained split over how strictly to interpret the law and whether to recommend civic disobedience on the first day of school.
But this past September, American news crews who had planned to stake out schools in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods in the hopes of witnessing an "uprising" were disappointed by the lack of drama. What might have been a very divisive start of the school year turned out "in the spirit of fraternity," in the words of the education minister. Predictions of mass expulsions of Muslim girls turned out to be misplaced. Last month, only 635 girls appeared at school wearing a head covering. Of these 635, all but 100 or so agreed to remove their headscarf within the first couple of days; this was roughly the same number of so-called "conflict cases" as in previous years. By October 15th, the education ministry announced that its teachers had managed to convince all but 72 holdouts.
Two major factors helped maintain a calm situation. First of all, headscarf wearing had never been widespread. In the last year before the ban, in the fall of 2003, the interior ministry reported that out of 250,000 Muslim girls in primary and secondary schools, fewer than 1500 wore headscarves – a fraction of one percent; this was down from a high of 2000 girls in 1994. The official "headscarf mediator" at the education ministry counted only 150 "headscarf cases" in 2003, those girls who were asked to remove the scarf and refused – including twenty "difficult cases" where no compromise could be found, resulting in around a dozen expulsions. Of the 72 who have refused to budge this year, when the teachers' wishes are backed by the force of law, the estimated number of likely expulsions is only two dozen girls nationwide (most of them in the environs of Strasbourg and Paris).
After the divisive national debate over the law on religious symbols, the law's failure to incite widespread disobedience has reassured the French public that their Muslim compatriots are not, in fact, seeking confrontation. And some school officials have shown a willingness to compromise. Parents summoned to a school in Mantes La Jolie negotiated for their daughters' right to wear bandannas in between courses and to remove them upon entry in the classroom.
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The second major factor behind the relatively peaceful outcome in French schools was the August 19 hostage-taking of two French journalists in Iraq, whose kidnappers demanded withdrawal of the French headscarf ban in return for their freedom. At that point, even opponents of the ban who had organized demonstrations now led unanimous calls for all schoolgirls to respect the new law. Muslim leaders denounced this foreign interference in their internal affairs and proved their republican mettle by calling the kidnappers' demands an "odious [form of] blackmail" and by proclaiming loudly the phrase "there will be no blood on my headscarf."
Given the ire this ban has aroused around the world—from Cairo to Falluja to Washington—and given the relatively small number of girls who ever wore a headscarf to school, why did the government choose this issue? The ban is part of a larger effort to reduce the salience of certain religious traits and potentially dual loyalties of its Muslim population that the French government fears are being stoked by transnational pressures. In particular, authorities claim they receive increasing reports of "re-Islamization" among young people in high-risk neighborhoods. The susceptibility of these second- and third-generation immigrants has its roots, no doubt, in earlier government failures in political and civic integration. Recent research conducted for the Interior Ministry suggests that religion has begun to fill this vacuum in French suburbs, to the point that even banal associational activities like camping and soccer are being given religious overtones.
The heavy media coverage of any instances where some Muslims have demanded male-female segregation—in sex education or gym classes, at public pools or in hospitals, for example—has enhanced the sense of a brewing challenge. As the former leader of the parliamentary majority asked rhetorically, "what's next – separate compartments for men and women on public transportation? This could lead to a form of apartheid, contrary to our republican ideals." The French value of individual religious liberty has thus been superceded by the perceived threat to national sovereignty and the French way of life.
A simplified narrative has become dominant: that foreign radicals are using France as a testing ground for their broader strategy. Any instance of headscarf wearers in schools, French officials have reasoned, must therefore be explainable by external factors. Some have suggested girls wear the headscarf in response to neighborhood pressures whipped up by a freshly arrived foreign preacher who does not understand the French way of life; or perhaps because of wealthy Saudis who pay French Muslim families to send their girls to school wearing the headscarf.
The headscarf ban—and the expulsion of individual Imams—thus became useful symbols of a robust state response, aimed to relieve transnational pressures exerted on their citizens. The French state considers itself to be doing battle with transnational forces, not with individual consciences, and is using the instruments at its disposal: it demands a highly visible "sacrifice" on the part of Muslims to republican integration.
This controversy deserves to placed in historical perspective, though not just in terms of previous battles over the separation of church and state. Rather, we should think of religion's place in the public sphere during transitions from emancipation to citizenship. In the eyes of the state, articles of clothing take on metaphorical qualities of loyalty and belonging. To religious observers and civil liberties activists, this boils down to a simple question of freedom of expression and religious rights. But to governments concerned with integrating communities, these superficial markings of difference undermine a larger effort: not just that of selling republican values to new citizens, but also, in a sense, to sell the "integrate-ability" of these new citizens to the majority population. It is interesting to note that the 1812 edict in Prussia that granted civil rights to Jews also briefly included an article requiring Jews to standardize the way they dressed as well as shave their beards. The edict also prohibited foreign Jews from being employed as rabbis in Prussia.
The headscarf law might also be seen as the French counterpart to the German citizenship law reform in 1999-2000. The reform in Germany affirmed the state's sovereignty over the Turkish population there—effectively re-territorializing the state's jurisdiction. There, the initial government proposal allowed for double citizenship but a petition drive led to its reversal, forcing German-Turkish youth to decide their own nationality at age 23. In the same way that many French Muslims were reluctant to part with the right to wear headscarf as a matter of principle, many Turks in Germany resented having to choose between their Turkish passport and the German one. For some German Turks, wanting to keep the passport was not a nationalist claim, just as wanting the right to wear the headscarf is not always a religiously-motivated claim. In each case, however, the state has sought to bind Muslims to the state by way of a public, cultural sacrifice.
But that which threatened to be a grave confrontation of wills has led to a major rapprochement between Muslim leaders and French politicians. Having stayed silent after several terrorist threats in response to the Headscarf ban last spring, the hostage situation and the first day of school forced Muslim leaders out of any shade of ambiguity. French Muslims refused to be used as pawns in an international terrorist battle. As one Le Monde article put it, young Muslim women have made the leap in the eyes of others from "victims" to "heroes of the republic."
The headscarf ban has passed its first test. The course of events has turned this public debate into a speedier version of the process by which Jews of the early 19th century French empire were posed questions regarding their loyalty to the state. Muslims today, like Jews, have explicitly given priority to the laws of the Republic above their religious obligations. This has had a stronger effect on integration than any emancipatory measure. It is important to remember that although policies like the headscarf ban and expulsions of Imams stand out, the French government's response has not been one of repression alone. This gives the government greater room for maneuver with other Muslim community demands. In the short term, the law has strengthened the French Council of the Muslim Religion and in the medium-term, the law is likely to lead to the creation of more semi-public Muslim confessional schools, governed by association contracts with the state.
Arguing on behalf of civil rights for Russian Jews in National Geographic eighty years ago, former President William Taft evoked Aesop's fable of "the contest between the wind and the sun in removing a man's coat from his back." "The harder the wind blew, the closer the man held the coat to his body… Persecution and injustice merely strengthen [man's] peculiarity in his adherence to his ancient customs, religion and its ceremonials," Taft wrote. "It was only when the sun with its warm rays increased the temperature and created discomfort that the man removed his coat."
In an age of legislation that sanctions conspicuous religious signs, we are still haunted by President Taft's prediction: "If education and opportunity and freedom and equality are extended to them in the next generation, the traits in which objection is made will become less and less conspicuous." Having avoided an obvious backfire of the ban, we may well see a further normalization of the Muslim presence in France—as individual cases are negotiated and the French government is able to adopt a less repressive way of Muslim integration, such as training native imams and paying attention to equality of education and opportunity.


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The Altman Companies unloads Altís Boca Raton, Evan Whelan heads to ONE Commercial
by Kerrie Kennedy
Evan Whelan joins ONE Commercial
Top commercial producer Evan Whelan is joining ONE Commercial as a national retail investment advisor, where he will specialize in the sale of shopping centers, single tenant net lease assets and 1031 exchanges.
Whelan brings 13 years of experience with more than $100 million in sales over the past five years.
Most recently, he was a broker at Marcus & Millichap with a successful track record in retail properties. Prior to that, he was a luxury residential top producer with Nestler Poletto Sotheby's International Realty, which was acquired by ONE Sotheby's International Realty in 2018.
Originally from Philadelphia, Whelan enjoys playing ice hockey, golfing and spending time with his friends and family.
"I am thrilled to embark on this next chapter in my career," Whelan said in a press release. "ONE Commercial has made a name for itself in the commercial industry with unparalleled expertise and I look forward to leveraging the company's impressive technology and forward-thinking strategy to take my business to the next level."
The Altman Companies sell Altís Boca Raton
Florida-based developer, builder and rental apartment manager The Altman Companies have announced the sale of Altís Boca Raton to a Miami-based real estate private equity fund.
The 398-unit luxury midrise located at 5500 N. Military Trail, was developed in a joint venture with GID Real Estate Investments, a Massachusetts-based vertically integrated real estate developer, investor and operator.
"Over the past 50 plus years, we've developed and assembled a portfolio of apartment communities that have redefined the exceptional living experience in Florida and across the country," said The Altman Companies CEO Joel Altman in a press release. "We are so proud of the new high standard that we established with the development of Altís Boca Raton."
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[size=18]A number of deputies revealed, on Sunday, a preliminary agreement to resolve the nomination of the new prime minister, expected to announce the personality that will take over as prime minister during the current week.
Al-Sabah newspaper quoted the deputy of the Alliance of Riyad al-Masoudi as saying that "the political forces have reached a complete conviction that it is necessary to choose a personality that suits the nature of the stage and not the wishes of the political parties, and thus it has moved from the stage of political stagnation, from the figure of the Shakhly, not to the fact that Shakhi is not from the peculiar to the fact that Shaykhiyi is not from me."
Al-Masoudi said, "The coming few days will witness a solution to the crisis of choosing the next prime minister, according to specifications that are acceptable to the people and the authority."
He added that "the transitional stage that will be determined will be a political agreement, because the constitution has not been referred to, and that early elections cannot be determined unless the law is published in the official gazette," indicating that "its publication is dependent on the completion of the annexes assigned to it for the purpose of holding the As well, there must be security and political stability. [/size]
In a similar situation, the Fatah al-Fatah MP Muhammad al-Baldawi revealed a "tentative agreement between the forces of the Shi'ite blocs to offer specific figures that will be announced during the current week.
Al-Baldawi said that "the political forces reached understandings to agree on an acceptable personality proposal for the next government," noting that "the Shiite forces will present that character during the current week."
He added, "The political forces from the other components informed the Shiite forces that they would not stand in the way of our choice of a new and acceptable character if it was agreed upon by us."
As for the representative of the Sadiqon Ahmad Al-Kanani bloc, he confirmed that "a new mechanism has been put in place to choose an independent government, and the name of the candidate for prime minister will be announced soon," without revealing the nature of that mechanism.
Al-Kanani added that "the coming days will witness the dissolution of many things, especially the formation of the new government and the file of foreign presence," stressing that "the convergence of the large poles within the political process will contribute to choosing a government away from political quotas."
In turn, Mukhtar al-Musawi, a deputy of the construction alliance, revealed that three names were nominated as candidates for the post of prime minister.
Al-Musawi said that "three names were submitted as candidates for the position of Prime Minister, Ali Ali Shukri, Advisor to the President of the Republic, and Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, as well as a third military figure," confirming that "Ali Shukri possesses the great loyalty of Tully."
He continued, "There is a more important issue at the present time than the issue of choosing a prime minister, which is the repercussions of the American presence and the anticipated demonstrations opposing that presence," suggesting, "decisively choosing one of them after the end of the repercussions of the American patronage American. "
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Iraqi parliamentary sources said that the understandings between the political blocs led to an agreement, described in principle, to resolve the position of the next prime minister and choose a consensual figure acceptable from the street and the authority, suggesting that the name be announced within the next few days.
On Sunday, "local media outlets" quoted the representative of the "Saeron" coalition, Riyad Al-Masoudi, as saying that "the Shiite political forces have reached a full conviction of the necessity of choosing a personality that suits the nature of the stage and is not in accordance with the wishes of the political parties, and thus it has moved from the stage of political stalemate to actual mobility." My grandfather is to choose a figure who will lead the transition without problems. "
Al-Masoudi expected that "the coming few days will witness a solution to the crisis of choosing the next prime minister, according to specifications that the people accept and reference."
And adding that "the transitional phase that will be determined will be by political agreement, since the constitution has not been mentioned."
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Qatar Airways eyes direct flight from Doha to Langkawi
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 (Bernama) – Qatar Airways is studying the possibility of adding Langkawi to its list of direct flights from Doha, Qatar, said Group Country Manager for Malaysia and Brunei Datuk Muzamil Mohamad.
However, he said the airlines was yet to set a target date to introduce the inaugural flight from Doha to Langkawi.
"There are a lot of beautiful places in Malaysia and being a network carrier of Qatar Airways with good connectivity via Doha, we hope to bring a lot more tourists to Malaysia with spending power to help the country's tourism industry," he said at an exclusive culinary workshop organised by Qatar Airways and conducted by Chef Wan here today.
Muzamil also said that Qatar Airways' network hub, the Hamad International Airport in Doha, added 20 new destinations in 2018, including three new destinations to be included by December namely Mombasa, Kenya; Danang, Vietnam; and Gothenburg, Sweden.
"Currently, Qatar Airways have connected more than 150 destinations from six continents," he said.


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Crowd DNA New York's Eden Lauffer explores our changing buying habits and how 2020's events influenced this season's holiday shopping…
In more 'normal' times, holiday shopping and gift giving can feel a little monotonous – a set of pots and pans as requested on a wishlist, the regifting of a yet another scented candle. But in 2020, as with most other aspects of life, things looked a little different.
We saw gifting trends this season reflect a yearning for simple joys with reciprocal benefits for both gifters and receivers. Using the three trends below as a springboard, we've deployed our Culture At Scale unstructured data method to explore social conversation around gifting, and provide direction on what to expect from 2021 shopping behaviors.
While sex tech remains stigmatized, brands are starting to position it as self-care. And with major celebrities involved, it's sure to turn heads in 2021.
Intimacy meets technology
In 2020, we spent months without in-person gatherings and meetings. For many, this meant an end to dating and casual hookups. And with more time spent in isolation and shopping online, consumers warmed to new forms of intimacy. FaceTime dating aside, sex tech sales skyrocketed. This includes toys that link to apps (think Fitbit for sex) and VR sexual experimentation. Discussion about gifting last year had an emphasis on treating oneself, making sex tech a popular purchase.
In 2021, as economies begin to revive themselves and the hardship of last year fades away, treating oneself doesn't feel as frivolous. And wellbeing doesn't just mean meditation and mindfulness – expect consumers to be investing in themselves and others via the sex tech space, too. We're also noticing intimacy sites sparking conversation around this unique junction between technology and self-care.
As consumers lean into DIY gifts, TikTok serves as an incredible source of inspiration and learning
Mutually beneficial DIY gifts
Consumers have acquired new hobbies after a year of having to find different forms of entertainment. Through activities like baking and crafting, we feel mental health benefits like a sense of pride, an antidote for depression, an outlet for anxiety. With gifting, sharing homemade items delivers a sense of empowerment to givers. Recipients feel a stronger emotional connection to these gifts, too, because they place sentiment over the need for generic material items.
Moving into 2021, social conversations continue to highlight the sustained value creative expression brings to mental health. And in a shift toward more conscious buying, making things for others or yourself feels more enriching.
At the start of lockdown, conversations around gift cards and supporting local surged. This interest was reinvigorated around the holidays
The revamped gift card
Businesses continue to suffer as Covid prohibits many stores and restaurants from operating as usual. But we're still finding ways to support local businesses. Gift cards – once associated with dull, last-minute presents courtesy of generic stores – have become popular and thoughtful gifts. They allow us to support the businesses we have a relationship with from afar, or invest in future IRL shopping or dining. Gift cards make shoppers feel good and also help local businesses stay afloat in the interim.
As we enter 2021, we can expect consumers to continue going out of their way to support local businesses in this fashion. With the 2020 wave of the Black Lives Matter movement fresh, many will shop conscious of supporting BIPOC owned outlets. And having experienced financial struggles themselves, consumers post about how they empathize with the plight of small stores. We will see more interest in mutually beneficial shopping that helps communities and makes consumers feel good – and gift cards allow anyone to show support, even at a distance.
2020 took a lot away, but it also gave consumers a deeper appreciation for the simpler things in life. A collective understanding that we all face hardships left us with a desire to give to others, and also invest in our own happiness. Amid financial strife and isolation, with both our mental and physical health in flux, we became more creative in the ways we care for ourselves and those around us. Moving into 2021, consumers feel more gratitude for life's simple pleasures and are willing to spend the time and money to bring a little joy after a rough year.
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An exciting chance to join our fast-growing APAC team in 2021...
18 months into Crowd DNA's Sydney adventure and things are getting ever more exciting. Our client base is growing at speed, we're joining the APAC dots with our Singapore office, and we're truly living up to our ambition of providing brands with culturally charged commercial advantage.
We'll be recruiting for a number of roles in Sydney and Singapore in the coming months (speculative CVs welcome). First up: we're looking for a consultant/senior consultant level hire for Sydney.
You'll get to work on exciting projects at the intersection of culture, insight and strategy for some of the most forward-facing brands in the world, covering themes such as audience understanding, brand development, new market entries, product and experience innovation, and thought leadership. You'll get to collaborate alongside the wider Crowd DNA team in our other global offices and play a key role in helping our Sydney start-up to get to the next level.
Here's what we're looking for:
Two to five years of experience. Probably in an insight agency; possibly elsewhere in the marketing comms field
While you won't necessarily have ticked off every research method under the sun, you'll come with a good basis of qualitative techniques (if you can bring some quant and/or trends and/or social listening to the party, too, better still!)
You'll have a strong sense of why culture is important to brands – and you'll be ready and confident to share that point of view with our clients; in presentations, reports etc
Though much of our work is about exploring culture, we're doing it to create commercial advantage for our clients. Thus, we're looking for a recruit who can demonstrate strong client management skills
While Crowd DNA as a group is 12 years old, it's relatively early days in Sydney. We want someone with a real appetite for working in a start-up business (think diverse challenges, fast learning)
The role comes with a competitive salary, great benefits, the chance to work on some of the most stimulating and culturally-driven projects out there; and the opportunity to progress and make a real difference in an exciting and progressive business. To apply (attaching a CV and covering letter), please get in touch with Elyse Pigram.
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We're seeking a quant-focused associate director to join our Crowd Numbers team in New York...
Crowd DNA has solid ambitions to increase its Crowd Numbers capabilities (that's the name we give to our super skilled, highly dedicated quant team) in the US, meeting client needs across categories such as media, tech, finance and apparel, often delivering solutions in partnership with our Strategic Insights, Crowd Signs and Socialise teams.
This role offers the opportunity to take a front seat role in our NYC plans, working on diverse and exciting projects for some of the most exciting brands in the world. The briefs we get are amazing – truly at the intersection of data, culture and brands. We want someone who can bring provocative thinking and new ideas to quantitative work; who can develop enduring client-agency partnerships; designing new approaches and meeting future facing business challenges.
In more detail, here's what we're looking for:
– Five plus years of relevant experience; this could be in a research role, or as a strategist/planner who can point to solid quantitative skills
– Someone who's played an important role in developing and winning business and managing client accounts
– Experience and confidence to lead complex, multimarket projects from start to finish and to be a trusted advisor to clients
– Ideally experienced in some of these areas: media, tech, fashion, e-commerce and digital journeys; a background in international as well as domestic research would be a plus
– Confidence in presenting to clients, expressing ideas, developing clear and energizing data visualizations, debrief decks and reports
– Track record of producing high-quality, winning proposals and project designs
– Experience of applying and leading work involving techniques such as segmentation approaches, drivers analysis, max diffs and conjoint
– Comfortable with, and enthused by, blending quantitative research with other methods, such as qual, trends, social listening and alternative data sources, including client's own data
– Enthusiastic about working alongside strategists, writers, film-makers and designers, as much as researchers; also for collaborating with equal enthusiasm with our teams in other cities
The role comes with great benefits (betterment scheme, training, sabbatical, company lunches and days out, flexi hours etc); the chance to work on some of the most stimulating and culturally-driven projects out there; and the opportunity to progress in an exciting and progressive business. To apply (attaching a resume and covering letter), please get in touch with Dr Matilda Andersson.
Recruiting For A Signs & Socialise Director (London/NYC)
We're recruiting for a brand new role at Crowd DNA, taking the lead across our foresight and content specialisms...
We're seeking a skilled and entrepreneurially minded person to manage our Crowd Signs and Socialise teams and offers.
Crowd Signs: trends, semiotics, culture at scale (social and unstructured data), KIN (global network of experts, connectors and creators)
Socialise: in-house creative team, including film, editorial, digital, design
These two disciplines form an important commercial opportunity, but also play a crucial role in maintaining Crowd DNA's positioning as a leading force in cultural insights and strategy, leveraging our POV in the form of content marketing and thought leadership material.
– Leading the growth of our Crowd Signs offer; including business development, directing pitches, working closely with the team to deliver commercial advantage to our clients, ensuring repeat business and a growing pipeline of opportunities.
– Leading the growth of our Socialise offer – creating Crowd DNA's own content, as well as managing outputs where we're socialising insights for our clients; and innovating/monetising new opportunities for Socialise.
– Managing the Crowd Signs team – currently consisting of five multi-disciplined trends researchers, semioticians and big data analysts; making certain we deliver high quality project work at all times. We expect you to be experienced in trends work and, at a minimum, comfortable overseeing the other fields and keen to learn more.
– Managing the Socialise team – currently consisting of two videographers, one editorial lead and a designer. Next to managing the team, we expect you to be high standard at creating written editorial and, at a minimum, comfortable in overseeing the other fields and keen to learn more.
– Collaborating with Crowd DNA's senior team to make sure Signs and Socialise contribute to existing client relationships and category specialisms, maximising the opportunity for revenue growth across all business functions and global offices.
– Enthusiastic at the prospect of managing a cross-office team, as we look to build out our Signs and Socialise skillsets in different locations.
This role will form an important part of the senior team across the Crowd DNA group. It's a fantastic opportunity to join, in a senior capacity, a consultancy business that gets to work on a huge number of incredibly thought-provoking and culturally-oriented projects for amazing brands; and to be a key contributor to how we push the boundaries of what we're about as a business.
We are open to candidates based in London or New York City for this role. It comes with great benefits (betterment scheme, training, sabbatical, company lunches and days out, flexi hours etc); and the opportunity to progress in an exciting and progressive business. To apply (attaching a CV and covering letter), please get in touch with Dr Matilda Andersson.
City Limits: The Retail Therapy Issue
We're anticipating less sofa-bound times ahead in our latest edition of City Limits, all about the future of offline retail...
City Limits Volume Six – download it here.
So far in our City Limits series – Crowd DNA's ongoing exploration of the urban experience – we've looked at city living, youth culture, mobility, city-centric solutions and the night economy. We're now back with our sixth edition, exploring the future of offline shopping. In what has been a savage time for the retail industry, we hope to provide some much needed respite, inspiration and kudos to a sector so integral to urban culture.
Shopping has always played a huge part in the fabric of our cities. And while much does look bleak for the high street, we firmly believe all is not lost. Our Retail Therapy edition of City Limits goes in search of innovations and experiences that celebrate IRL shopping in all shapes and sizes. There are tough times ahead, but we steadfastly believe there will always be a place for browsing in real stores; for seeing, touching, feeling products, and gaining a deeper sense of connection with the brands and we love.
The full magazine includes:
– A semiotic analysis of shopping in the context of the experience economy
– Interviews with local retailers in APAC, with learnings for global brands
– Four emerging trends to keep an eye on in the new era of retail
– Spotlights on the lasting appeal of pop-ups and the resilience of shopping malls
– A round up of concept stores that will get us heading back into cities in no time.
K11 Musea, Hong Kong: presenting a future for shopping malls via high-concept architectural design.
Decoding the semiotics of retail to enhance the shopping experience in a meaningful way.
Filed in: Better Thinking, City Limits, Trends
Click State: Where We Landed
Crowd DNA New York reflect on their Culture At Scale election predictions and what we can learn about trends in American culture...
This post is the final part of our Click State series covering the US election, analyzing digital activations and online conversation (using our Culture At Scale method) and turning emergent trends into valuable learnings.
Post election day (week), Americans across the country have felt a whole slew of emotions; loss, relief, joy, confusion – to name just a few. Looking back over the emergent trends we spotted during our analysis of online conversations, we can see how our hypotheses have since performed in the wake of Biden's win.
Connecting with young Latinx voters in Arizona flipped the historically red state blue.
Localizing The American Identity
In our first post, we explored the idea that the collective American identity doesn't feel relevant to the localized needs of specific states across the US.
We saw both Wisconsin and Arizona flip blue after leaning red. There was a huge turnout of Black voters in Wisconsin, a state where this community has long fought voter suppression. With messaging from the Democratic party around Black Lives Matter and programs urging Black citizens to vote early, it's clear that directly speaking to a population with their specific needs in mind can drive change. Similarly in Arizona, Biden's campaigning to young Latinx voters drove them to the polls for him.
However, in Florida, where Democratic candidates focused on hyper-local issues, they missed a huge voter bloc: Cuban and Venezuelan-Americans. Because of their countries of origin, this population was immediately deterred by notions of the party's ties to socialism (despite other unfavored ideals of Trump). In juxtaposition with Wisconsin and Arizona, we see that while candidates catered to Floridians' needs, the party's overarching story failed to address the concerns of important voting blocs. This proves the importance of focusing on local identities while ensuring they're cohesive with the larger story.
Democrat or Republican, Americans on TikTok find unity in the faults of our political system.
Mobilizing On TikTok
In our analysis of TikTok and the election, we investigated how the platform makes the world feel smaller, builds camaraderie and empowers its users.
Immediately following the result, conversation about the election gave way to a sense of coming together as Americans. TikTok users on both political sides hashtagged states like Texas and Florida to discuss the nail-biting races in those locales. Jokes were made about Wisconsin and Pennsylvania flipping at the last minute, and Texas defaulting red despite speculation. This shows that no matter how divided America may feel politically, we can still find common ground in a shared ability to laugh at elements unique to American politics. It's through this ability to poke fun at ourselves that Americans find unity on platforms like TikTok.
From serious to humorous, brands expressed opinions on the election's outcome in a range of ways.
Brand Allies
In our third installment, we discussed how brands are presenting themselves as institutions we can look to for guidance – and, in turn, how Americans are expecting more from the companies they choose to spend with.
We explored how brands are being expected to pick a side. We saw Patagonia, for example, clearly standing against Trump. But what does this look like post-election? So far we can see brands either blatantly or more subtly celebrating Biden's win. Brands like Oreo have promoted the result (and themselves) with messages like "It's a Double Stuf Oreo type of day."
But the brands we should keep a closer eye on are the ones who stay true to their claims now that the election is over. For example, MTV put its resources into urging young voters to get out to the polls. Now, they've taken a clear stand with the president-elect, reminding young Americans that the fight isn't wrapped up. This both shows solidarity with their audience and a long-term commitment to social justice and political influence.
Through this exploration of conversations during the election, it's clear we can no longer lump Americans together as one nation. Brands need to consider the individual, and very specific, identities that define our citizens and make up our states. Similarly, taking a stand and picking a side shouldn't be shied away from. But, even with these points in mind, brands can still play an important role in unifying the country via humor, creativity and helping us laugh at ourselves.
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New Roles @ Crowd DNA London
2021 here we come: we're seeking a consultant or senior consultant to join our strategic insights team. Exciting work for amazing brands guaranteed...
We've flexibility on this one – meaning we're open to talking to an established consultant level qual expert (think senior exec) looking for the next step up; or a recently promoted senior consultant (think research manager) looking for a new challenge.
Senior Consultant, strategic insights team (£37,000-47,000pa)
This position is for someone who's ready to play a key role (generally as project lead or co-lead) on consistently exciting, often global, briefs for clients across categories such as media, alcohol, fashion and finance; and where the emphasis is on immersive methods and getting to powerful strategic outputs. The work leans heavily on bringing a truly cultural perspective into play – naturally, we expect this to be very much your thing.
In more detail, here's what we're after:
– We imagine you'll have around three to five years experience in an insight environment
– Demonstrable track record across areas such as project design and management, conducting mixed methods, guide writing, online and offline moderation and drop dead awesome analysis/debriefing
– A tangible enthusiasm for presenting work, running workshops and for reaching bold conclusions that combine creativity and good commercial sense for our clients
– First-rate writing skills (we expect you to be contributing to our blog and producing reports)
– Proof of experience at integrating trends into your work (potentially quant, semiotics and other disciplines also)
– Our work generally involves multiple markets – we looking for someone who relishes the opportunity to travel (one day…) and develop narratives and strategies that have global relevance
Consultant, strategic insights team (£26,000-36,000pa)
…Or we're seeking a strategic insights consultant. Much of the senior consultant description remains relevant (if with less experience required in each area), though we anticipate putting you on a clear path to leading major global projects, rather than expecting it from day one. We envisage 18 months to four years experience, probably in an insight environment but this could be elsewhere in marketing and media.
The role come with great benefits (betterment scheme, training, sabbatical, company lunches and days out, flexi hours etc) and the opportunity to progress in an exciting and progressive business. To apply (attaching a CV and covering letter), please get in touch with Dr Matilda Andersson.
Crowd DNA x STRAT7
Here's some more info on Crowd DNA joining the STRAT7 group. And some slightly gushy stuff on the journey that got us there...
We're delighted that the news is out there: we have joined the STRAT7 group of businesses and we're all set for the next stage of our journey. Pausing on the whooping for just a second, time to tell you a bit more about what's ahead…
Still in its embryonic stages, STRAT7 hosts a number of best-in-class companies working at the intersection of consultancy, insights and data, with more acquisitions coming soon. We've been impressed at all stages of the pre-deal conversation with their understanding of what makes Crowd DNA unique (our brand, our work, our team, our point of view) and the role we can take within STRAT7.
We're looking forward to playing our part in growing the group, to exploring synergies, amplifying our own offer and flying the flag – as enthusiastically as ever – for culturally charged commercial advantage.
We're also looking forward to roadmapping new opportunities – from growing our global presence further to specialisms and innovations – and will be sure to share news on these as they reach fruition.
We generally prefer looking to what's next than what's been, but it seems an opportune time to think back over Crowd DNA's 12 years, too. We launched in June 2008, slap bang in the middle of the worst financial crisis prior to, well, this financial crisis. But we weren't going to let that dent our positivity. We started with four clients – Sony PlayStation, Channel 4, Kiss FM, Topshop – and a loose yet fast-evolving ambition to do things just a bit differently in insight. In terms of method innovation, for sure, but as importantly in how we talk about insight; how we communicate; the people we look to bring into our team and, of course, our efforts to set everything in a broader cultural context.
We first set up as a team of four in a small space rented from the lovely folk at Poke, a couple of floors above Mother creative agency, in Shoreditch's Biscuit Building. Next stop: just across the road to the Tea Building. Then up the high street to our current London home in Hoxton Square.
And along the way, we've achieved the hugely satisfying aim of launching in other markets. That's launching as in headfirst, having to learn extremely quickly as we go (we wouldn't have it any other way). You can now find us in Amsterdam, New York, Singapore, Sydney and, you never know, maybe a few more places to come…
And in those 12 action-packed years, our work has got progressively more global, too – we gave up counting at circa 60 markets worked in. Our long-held belief in the power of content and editorial to socialise insight has flourished. And our strategic insights core has been augmented by the increasingly impactful additions of quantitative research, trends and semiotics, our KIN network and our growing interest in working with unstructured data. All of it powered by the creativity and first-rate thinking of the smartest, nicest team in the business.
We're dead proud, and hugely grateful, for everything we've achieved as Crowd DNA so far. But enough reminiscing, because we've got plenty more to do in the years ahead. STRAT7 offers us an excellent platform for growth and we cannot wait to get stuck in.
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Cognitive QA: How it Aids Quality Assurance
by Smishad Thomas
Most product companies know that to build high-quality products, Quality Engineering has to become an integral part of the product development process. This is where we require new approaches to quality engineering. Cognitive QA brings automation and collaboration on the same page. It gathers actionable insight from various channels and uses them to faster business decisions.
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In the last few years, we have seen the rise of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in various industries. For building such intelligent and complex systems, quality becomes a vital deciding factor behind its success. Most product companies know that to build high-quality products, Quality Engineering has to become an integral part of the product development process.
The onus is always on delivering high-quality products and achieving faster time to market. The adoption of automation across various facets of testing has enabled rigorous testing at a faster pace. However, with the passage of time testing methods do need to evolve in order to aid superior product development and improved speed. With the advent of AI-driven applications, apart from self-driving cars, virtual assistants, drones, etc. we can leverage AI and ML itself to test products and application software. The application of AI and ML as part of the QA process is Cognitive QA.
What is Cognitive QA?
If we are looking for a definition to understand Cognitive QA, then we can define it by saying that, it is a process or an approach of applying artificial cognitive methods to achieve automation at a rapid pace. Cognitive QA leverages AI and ML in testing by extracting patterns in existing datasets. AI has the ability to process large amounts of data, thus providing useful insights in a short span of time.
Cognitive QA brings automation and collaboration on the same page. It gathers actionable insights from various channels and uses them to enable faster business decisions. The greatest advantage of Cognitive QA is that it can give a lot of assistance in deciding how to go about the process. It helps in identifying the most effective test-sets in a regression suite. It can help in evaluating which test cases are optimal for automation. Apart from this, it can assist in creating test cases, and eventually testing the system.
The Essential Guide to Quality Assurance in Digital Transformation Planning
How Does Cognitive QA Help?
Data along with analytics is key to making decisions in a business. A QA dashboard that gives you real-time reliable data can help in improving the quality process. The improvements can be made to the current or future releases, which will ensure better quality and user experience. You can also source customer feedback and address customer challenges through future releases.
Sometimes testers may have confusion on what to test, and how many test cases are required to get maximum coverage. Unless your testing process is focused, you may not get maximum output out of it. The process becomes objective when algorithms are used to analyze and understand data to identify test cases that may be repeated in other testing sets. You can also eliminate test cases that cover recurring issues. This will help in making the testing efforts more streamlined and focused.
Cognitive QA can help the tester by selecting the scenarios automatically that provide the best RoI on test automation and this is why automated generated test data is required. It can also help in automatic generation and selection of test cases based on the aspects that are being tested.
If the target is continuous improvement, then we require insights and analytics in order to identify issues and risks. Businesses can use tools that aid continuous monitoring, predictive analysis based on usual patterns, and the use of ML to define strategy and test coverage.
Advantages of Cognitive QA
Cognitive QA helps you in achieving maximum code coverage. Due to the presence of ML, testing becomes more accurate and it results in improved customer experience.
The cost of fixing bugs after release can be expensive. Cognitive QA can help in identifying bugs early on and solve them, thus saving expensive post-release bug fixes.
It facilitates qualitative testing, not just quantity, and aligns itself with business inputs to enable better decision making.
Automation is an integral part of Cognitive QA and effective automation always results in reduced test cycles. This in-turn aids faster time to market.
The progress also needs to be tracked while the project is on. In the Cognitive QA approach, you can have effective tracking to measure the progress of your process.
The Cognitive QA approach can enable you to test your products and applications with more efficiency and intelligence than most quality processes. eInfochips offers Cognitive QA services that use advanced machine learning algorithms and have been delivering top-notch quality services for various market leaders in different industry segments. To know more, contact us today.
Smishad Thomas
Smishad Thomas is the Customer Experience Manager at eInfochips. He has over 10 years of experience into customer service and marketing. Smishad has completed his Masters in English Literature along with a degree in Corporate Communication.
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[Flashback] Transmile – the fall of a national cargo carrier
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1157215
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Posted on 2 September 2014 – 05:38am
Written by Eva Yeong
PETALING JAYA: It is ironic that on the same day that Khazanah Nasional Bhd announced its latest recovery plan for troubled national carrier Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) that, once a designated national cargo carrier, Transmile Group Bhd held its third AGM as a private company.Once the darling of the local aviation industry, Transmile's fall from grace was well documented, all the more so by an accounting scandal which until today sees key personnel from its former management darken the courts steps.
The air cargo operator which once flew high today has shrunk into a company with no business activity and a few subsidiaries and associates that have long ceased operations and are dormant.
The air cargo service provider was established in 1993 and listed on the second board of Bursa Malaysia back in 1997 before it was transferred to the main board in 2002.
At that time, the company was also involved in charter services, aircraft handling and warehouse services, and its subsidiary Transmile Air Services Sdn Bhd (TAS) was named a designated national cargo carrier by the Transport Ministry in 1996.
The group which once counted personalities such as former Transport Minister and Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Tan Sri Ling Liong Sik as its chairman started its downward spiral in 2007 when it was revealed that its stellar results was the due to massive accounting irregularities.
In July 2007, the group's former CEO Gan Boon Aun, former CFO Lo Chok Ping and former executive director Khiudin Mohamed were charged with abetting the company in making a misleading statement in its quarterly report.
The charge was related to a statement on the group's revenue of RM338.4 million for the last quarter of 2006 and RM989 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2006 but a special audit revealed the company actually suffered losses up to RM496 million for 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, its losses were RM126.3 million instead of a profit of RM157.5 million and in 2005, its losses were RM369.6 million instead of a profit of RM84.4 milllion as reported.
In 2010, it became a Practice Note 17 company and its securities were suspended and delisted in 2011.
Today Transmile, still counts billionaire Tan Sri Robert Kuok and Pos Malaysia Bhd as its shareholders.
According to a check with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd owns a 0.2% stake in the group, while Pos Malaysia owns a 2.4%. Remaining shareholders from the Berhad company own about 14% in the group.
At its AGM held last Friday, with no more than 20 minority shareholders in attendance, the meeting concluded within an hour; a stark difference from its high-flying past when shareholders attended meetings in droves. Directors of the company declined to meet with the media after the AGM.
The group completed the disposal of its wholly-owned subsidiary TAS on July 16, 2013.
The entire sales proceeds of RM40 million were paid to the scheme creditors following which the group and TAS were waived, released and discharged from all claims, guarantees and other obligations as part of its debt restructuring scheme.
It also completed the disposal its 45% equity interest in K-Mile Air Co. Ltd to Farnair Switzerland AG on March 3, 2014.
The sales proceeds of US$2.74 million (about RM8.81 million) was used to meet outstanding and overdue expenses including legal and other professional fees.
Subsidiaries Transmile Aviation Sdn Bhd (aircraft ground handling services) and Viunique Corp Sdn Bhd (leasing of aircraft) were disposed last year in accordance with the debt restructuring scheme.
With the disposal of TAS and K-Mile, the group is now left with subsidiaries and associates namely, Kelana Konsortium Sdn Bhd, Transmile Management Sdn Bhd, Transmile Spares Sdn Bhd, Grouptech Sdn Bhd, CEN Sdn Bhd and CEN Worldwide Sdn Bhd.
Kelana Konsortium is a special purpose vehicle set up for the schemes of arrangements of the group and the company while Grouptech is a dormant company.
Transmile Management and Transmile Spares, which deal in management services and aircraft parts and equipment respectively, have both ceased operations temporarily.
As for CEN and its subsidiary CEN Worldwide in which the group has a 57.5% interest, the group said it is trying to reach an understanding with its other CEN shareholder on the best course of action to be taken.
CEN is an investment holding company while CEN Worldwide is involved in express distribution and logistics management services.
In its annual report, its chairman Liu Tai Shin said the company proposed to amend Article 79 of the Company's Articles of Association to reduce the requirement of minimum number of directors from four to two as it has no business activity.
The proposed amendment was due to the retirement of two of its directors Mohd Lutfi Mat Lazim and Chiang Teng Guan. he four directors named in the annual report are Liu, Mohd Lutfi, Chiang and Tan Teong Boon.
According to a source however the proposed amendment was rejected by shareholders. It is understood that it was one of three resolutions at the AGM, however the company refused to disclose the other items on its agenda when contacted.
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Overwatch 2 Beta Begins to Roll Out
An early go at Blizzard's hero shooter is becoming available to players
By Mark Warren
Following its appearance at the Xbox and Bethesda games showcase and the reveal of its initial roadmap, another Overwatch 2 beta has just gone live ahead of the game's release later this year.
That means that assuming they can gain access, players have a chance to delve into some of the features discussed during a recent reveal event broadcast on YouTube, which saw members of the development team talk about what players can expect from Overwatch 2.
So, if you want to play some games as Junker Queen or get a look at the new Paraíso map, now's your chance.
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In addition to these features, the beta will also give you a chance to sample the game's fresh 5v5 PvP experience, which is part of a few changes designed to offer "a reimagined competitive experience" to players, according to a blog post from Blizzard.
This beta is part of an ongoing series designed to help provide feedback on the game before it goes live on 4 October this year.
According to a previous blog post from Blizzard, the game's first beta back in May gave the team lots of valuable data on the new heroes included in the game, such as Sojourn, who saw a higher than expected usage rate among players.
Lots of changes were also made to help balance the game's heroes a little better, so hopefully that's something you should see if you do give this beta a go.
Don't worry if you missed the boat on getting access either, as the final product will be free-to-play when it hits shelves later this year, something which the developers have described as "a natural step forward for our game and our players".
Or, maybe you fancy beginning your final tour of duty in the original Overwatch, which is set to be overwritten by the new game upon release, giving you only a few months to appreciate it and have some nostalgic fun before the game rides off into the virtual sunset.
Whichever you're planning to do, make sure to follow us for more Overwatch 2 coverage as the game gets closer to release.


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Sixty-four-year-old Mirza Ullah of Anaheim was struck by a truck in Anaheim on Friday, December 13 just before 9:25 p.m. He was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where he succumbed to his injuries about an hour and a half later.
The Westminster office of the California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
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Forty-five-year-old Carlos Bravo of La Mirada was riding a bicycle when struck by a car in Buena Park shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, December 9. He was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where he succumbed to his injuries about half an hour later.
The Buena Park Police Department is investigating the incident.
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Fifty-seven year old Mario Gomez was riding a bicycle when struck by a car in Huntington Beach around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, December 6. He was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where he succumbed to his injuries two days later.
The Huntington Beach Police Department is investigating the incident.
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Sonoma & Mendocino Counties To Get $6.75 Million For EV Chargers
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The Sonoma Coast Incentive Project will provide $6.75 million in incentives for the installation of electric vehicle chargers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties over the next three years.
The Sonoma Coast Incentive Project's partners are the California Electric Vehicle Incentive Project (CALeVIP), Sonoma Clean Power, and the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District. CALeVIP supports the adoption of electric vehicles in California by offering incentives for the installation of public EV charging stations.
It is funded by the California Energy Commission. California has a goal of getting five million electric vehicles on its roads by 2030 and 250,000 EV charging stations by 2025.
Andy Hoskinson, Senior Manager of Electric Vehicle Initiatives at the Center for Sustainable Energy, answered some questions about the funding for CleanTechnica.
How many public EV chargers will be purchased and where will they be installed?
Around 500 Level 2 in Sonoma County and 85 Level 2 in Mendocino. As well there could be around 50 DC fast chargers installed in Sonoma and a handful in Mendocino.
Level 2 chargers will generally be located at destination locations, retail stores, wineries, government facilities, hotels, but apartment building or other multifamily communities and workplaces too.
DC fast chargers will be located at grocery stores/markets, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, colleges and other similar type sites.
Do you know currently where the public EV chargers will be located for disadvantaged and low-income communities in Mendocino County and unincorporated communities in Sonoma County?
We will only know where the EV chargers will be located in disadvantaged communities and low-income communities once they apply and are approved. However, they will of course need to be located within the disadvantaged community and low-income communities as defined by the state:
For the purposes of the project, DACs are identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) as the top 25% most impacted census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0 – a screening tool used to help identify communities disproportionally burdened by multiple sources of pollution and with population characteristics that make them more sensitive to pollution.
For purposes of the project, low-income communities are defined as the census tracts, respectively, that are either at or below 80 percent of the statewide median income, or at or below the threshold designated as low-income by the California Department of Housing and Community Development's (HCD) 2016 State Income Limits.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI Partially Blames "Homosexual Cliques" for Sexual Abuse Crisis
April 25, 2019 /6 Comments/in Gay Priests, Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor
The former pope, Benedict XVI, has become the latest Church leader to blame gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse crisis, a myth which continues to be discussed despite clear evidence that homosexuality is not a cause of the crisis.
In a rambling letter published April 11, Benedict blamed clergy's abuse of children and subsequent cover ups on "the Revolution of 1968" that led to "all-out sexual freedom, one which no longer conceded any norms" and to society's dismissal of God. Refusing to comment on his own alleged complicity in the crisis as one of the Church's highest officeholders for nearly three decades, Benedict instead attacked gay priests as a cause of abuse. Reuters reported:
"Benedict wrote that after the Second Vatican Council there was a 'far reaching breakdown' of the traditional methods of priestly formation that coincided with a dissolution of the Christian concept of morality.
"'In various seminaries homosexual cliques were established, which acted more or less openly and significantly changed the climate in the seminaries,' he writes, adding that the situation has now improved."
Theologians and observers roundly denounced Benedict's letter. Brian Flanagan of Marymount University described it as "embarrassing," while Santa Clara University's Julie Rubio said the letter was "deeply flawed" and "stunning" in its claims. Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter concluded his criticism with, "Was there no one who loves [Benedict] enough to save him from the embarrassment that this will cause?"
Jamie Manson, books editor and a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, criticized Benedict for "papal-splaining," but said that, in reality, the letter helped clarify "precisely how the institutional church got into its current psychosexual mess." Manson wrote:
"While some commentators, such as NCR's Michael Sean Winters, have speculated that Benedict's age and declining health may have contributed to his gloomy disposition in this letter, Benedict's suspicions of the world have always been a hallmark of his theology. . .
"Benedict, you may recall, coined the shudder-worthy phrase 'intrinsically disordered' to describe essentially any kind of sex act that isn't missionary-style intercourse between one man and one woman who are bound in matrimony. And, so, for his 32 years in power, first as the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981-2005) and later as pope (2005-2013), he constantly reinforced a moral theology that treated nearly all sexual acts and sexual desire as shameful and unnatural in the sight of God."
Manson detailed the history of Benedict, then acting as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who oversaw the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and censured theologians and pastoral workers rethinking sexuality. But now, she explained, Benedict inadvertently is right:
"When I was in Rome for the sex abuse summit in February listening to bishops for four straight days, one aspect that stunned me was this general sense that if the hierarchy could come up with the best practices and policies and procedures, they could somehow administer the problem away. There was absolutely no sense that the sex abuse crisis had anything to do with the church's limited, taboo-based teaching on sexual morality. There was no sense of a need to re-think the teachings on sex; no need to reckon with the hierarchy's authoritarianism and understanding of its own power as beyond questioning or reproach.
"In a strange way, Benedict is right to bring sexuality into the conversation on what caused the sex abuse crisis. What he doesn't see is that the rigid, shame-based sexual morality that he enforced for decades only exacerbated the problem. . .[W]hat he really shows us in this piece is how very small and sheltered his world is, and how profoundly that has limited his theological understanding of the ways in which God is alive is the loves, longings and sufferings of all of the people of God. Too bad he never gave us the chance to explain that to him."
Other LGBTQ advocates weighed in on Benedict's letter. Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, told Gay City News that Benedict's letter "does not deal with reality at all," adding:
"'Those are accusations that can be made with no proof behind them. . .They're just red herrings that he throws out to scapegoat gay men in the priesthood — but with no evidence. Benedict is responsible for this greatly.'"
Michael Meenan, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse, defended gay priests and linked the causes of LGBTQ equality and survivor justice as complementary. Meenan continued saying the presence of healthy gay priests could actually benefit the Church:
""A young boy or girl should be so lucky to have an out gay man or an out gay woman teaching them because they have the benefit of having such a positive role model, whether or not the child is gay or straight or regardless of sexuality. The fact that we have gay priests in our schools is the worst kept secret that the Catholic Church has ever tried to hold."
Aaron Bianco, who resigned from his role as a pastoral associate after right wing groups harassed and threatened him, said he was "shocked" by the former pope's letter. Claims about a "homosexual clique" only aid these right wing groups rather than, "blaming the Church for ordaining and keeping men they know are pedophiles."
The issue of gay priests and clergy sexual abuse is still discussed in right wing circles, and the attempted scapegoating and disparagement of good priests continues. Having previously written on the topic (here, here, and here), Andrew Sullivan against struck against such scapegoating, recently calling it "wicked, evil and wrong" at a Boston event.
It is perhaps expected that Benedict would perpetuate further these "wicked, evil and wrong" attitudes underpinning the attacks on gay priests. But it is nonetheless tragic because the former pontiff's irresponsible words cause real harm. An apology letter would be a good idea, but given this most recent epistle, it is probably best he just remain silent.
New Ways Ministry has re-launched our campaign, "The Gift of Gay Priests' Vocations" to show our support for gay men and religious who faithfully, dutifully, and effectively served the People of God and to call on church leaders to end the falsehoods about and lift the ban on gay priests.
To add your name to this show of gratitude and solidarity, click here.
—Robert Shine, New Ways Ministry, April 25, 2019
Tags: Catholic, Catholic Church, clergy sexual abuse, Gay, gay priest, gay priests, Homosexuality, LGBT, LGBTQ, Pope Benedict XVI, Theology, Vatican
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"Wicked, evil and wrong" I keep trying to get my head around why good people, especially good LGBTQ folks, would continue to financially and psychologically support an institution/hierarchy that says such things about them. (And please don't try to tell me the present Pope doesn't agree with Benedict as he hasn't openly refuted the letter) I do understand the need for church and community but giving money and treasure to such a place? If one does the same thing week after week, like show up and give time and money without change, it seems then one can't expect real change to happen. What is the strategy if one plans to stay and not simply leave as many have already done? Without a plan, one tacitly agrees. What concrete actions do people do to effect change?
Your very post suggests the concrete action you seek to help effect change in the Church.
What you must understand is that the institutional Catholic Church has, historically, rarely budged on contentious issues, without first being pressured to move in certain directions. Which is a terrible shame, since it claims moral authority beyond that of any other faith.
Moral authority, however, does not necessarily equate with moral conscience. Jesus acknowledged the doctrinal authority of the Pharisees, and yet he publicly excoriated these, as a group, for their lack of moral conscience.
The institutional Catholic Church has had to be publicly pressured to move on protecting minors from abusing clerics.
As I said, 'moral authority does not necessarily equate with moral conscience'.
Yes, it really is probably best, both for Pope Emeritus Benedict himself and for the rest of the world, if he vowed perpetual silence of the tongue, the keyboard, and any other means of social communication at his, or his secretary's, disposal.
Janelle Lazzo says:
I am sorry that Pope Benedict XVI chose to sully his heritage as a retired leader of the Catholic Church in this way I agree that advisors close to him should have saved him from himself As it is, his letter becomes one more item in a condemning series which illustrates how far afield from lived experience are many teachings of the Church regarding human sexuality, even those which are construed correctly. When Christ's message, upon which Church teachings should be based, does not come through clerical pronouncements at all, even those that are unofficial, to a practicing Catholic like myself, it is a tragedy.
Gabriela Assagioli says:
Once again homosexuality is blame for the abuses.
Why not say it as it may very well be that there are cliques of pedophiles around the globe and in the places of worship that may be heterosexual, bisexual, etc. It is not their sexual orientation that creates the problem but instead the insatiable appetite for violating children.
Katie Riney says:
Bless his heart. It causes me to have sympathy on persons with such types of thinking. Let's pray for open hearts and minds
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Feb 3, 2021, 5:30 PM
Ali Ansarian
Persepolis FC
Ex-Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian succumbs to COVID-19
Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA – Former Iran and Persepolis football team defender Ali Ansarian passed away because of COVID-19 Wednesday evening.
Ansarian died Wednesday evening after a battle with COVID-19.
He passed away at the age of 43 at the Farhikhtegan Hospital in Tehran, capital of Iran.
He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Farhikhtegan Hospital in Tehran on January 21, 2021.
Ansarian started his footballing career in Fajr Sepasi in 1996 and joined Persepolis two years later.
Ansarian also represented Iran's national football team from 1998 to 2007.
Last week, Mehrdad Minavand, who represented Iran in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, died of COVID-19 in Tehran.
Minavand was also a member of the Persepolis football club.
Some 79 deaths were caused by COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday.
According to her report, the number of the total death toll reached 58,189.
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Mother, Children Aged 8 and 3 Hanged Over New Christian Faith By Muslim Husband in Uganda
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A young mother and her two children, aged 3 and 8, were hanged over the mother and oldest child's recent conversion to Christianity over the Christmas holiday.
Shamira Nakato, 27, and her children were found hanged on Dec. 28 after concerned community members witnessed her husband assault her as he dragged her out of a church service.
A neighbor had invited Nakato to church for Christmas while her husband was out of town on a two-day trip, where the pastor met with and prayed over her and the children.
The following day, they returned for Sunday services where the pastor says she accepted Christ.
"At the end of the service, Nakato remained behind and told me that he she had a deep conviction to embrace Christ after the prayer of Christmas Day," he said, according to Morning Star News. "I then prayed for her and invited her for a special prayer day on Monday, Dec. 27."
However, when she returned on Monday, her husband arrived at home, where a Muslim neighbor told him that he'd seen Nakato at church.
"When he entered the church, his wife and the children were seated at the back," the pastor explained. "He pulled her out of the church, and about 100 meters away, a member saw him beat his wife."
Later that day, a neighbor heard screaming from the home and then saw two men in Islamic garb assembling a wooden structure outside the house. This structure, it would later appear, had been used to elevate the victims to be hanged.
The neighbor said that some other residents heard brief screaming from the house late at night.
When he went to the house early on the morning of Dec. 28, the neighbor found no one. Since the front door was opened, he entered and found the woman and her children hanged.
"I made an alarm that brought area residents, including the chairperson of Local Council 1, Fred Sekatonya, rushing to the scene," he explained. "Later the police arrived from Bukaloto police post, and the three bodies were carried to Kayunga Hospital for postmortem."
Nakato's husband, Hamidu Kasimbi, is currently at large, although a homicide case has been registered.


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Apple and Qualcomm surprisingly settled their legal dispute over chip patent payments Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Intel, which has been providing modems for iPhones instead of Qualcomm, announced it would abandon its plans to make 5G modems.
The moves on Tuesday show Apple had limited options to get to a 5G iPhone, and none of them were ideal.
Here's the good news for Apple.
Its surprise settlement with Qualcomm on Tuesday over a yearslong patent spat means it's now in a position to keep pace with its competitors to bring a 5G-ready iPhone to market as soon as this year.
But even though Apple may win by getting a 5G iPhone to customers sooner than most people anticipated, it lost by settling with a company it loathes. Getting the iPhone to 5G means Apple was put in a sticky situation where it had to weigh four less-than-ideal options to make it all a reality.
In the end, Apple had to choose the lesser of all evils:
Option one: Settle with Qualcomm, the leader in 5G chips. Qualcomm's 5G chips are already shipping in some devices today, with more expected as the year rolls on.
But Apple has seen Qualcomm's business model as detrimental to the entire industry since it uses its dominant position to squeeze large fees out of each company that uses its chips and patents. Hence that nasty lawsuit. Apple CEO Tim Cook made his disdain for Qualcomm's practices known in a January interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, and even blasted Qualcomm's decision to hire a PR firm to write fake news stories about Apple, which Business Insider reported.
Option two: Wait for Intel to catch up in 5G. Even before Intel announced Tuesday night that it would abandon its plans to make 5G modems, there was speculation that the company was running behind to deliver the chips on time. Apple has been exclusively using Intel's 4G modems in its latest iPhones as its dispute with Qualcomm raged on. If that dispute continued, a 5G iPhone might not have been possible until 2020 or even 2021.
Option three: Choose Huawei. In an interview that ran on CNBC this week, Huawei's CEO said the company was "open" to talks with Apple about bringing its 5G chips to the iPhone. But a partnership with Huawei would've looked bad for Apple, given the stink of political and security concerns around the company. (Huawei's CEO has denied spying allegations.)
Option four: Apple could make its own 5G chips. Apple is thought to be working on its own modems after opening an office in San Diego, Qualcomm's hometown, and posting job listings for modem chip designers. But it would likely take Apple several years to develop its own 5G chip, putting it several years behind its rivals.
None of those options were ideal for Apple. It could've waited an extra year or two for Intel to get its 5G chips up to snuff. It could've waited several more years to develop a 5G chip of its own as competitors like Google and Samsung push out their 5G devices and market themselves as more innovative than Apple. It could've worked with Huawei, a company that still can't sell products in the U.S. over security concerns.
Or it could've ended its dispute with Qualcomm, even if Cook is allergic to its business practices. Unfortunately for Apple, Qualcomm was the best bet.
Tuesday's settlement could result in a 5G iPhone as soon as this fall, when Apple is expected to release its next iPhone. (For what it's worth, timing on a 5G iPhone is still unclear. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said in an interview Wednesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box " that he couldn't comment on Apple's product plans that include Qualcomm chips.)
Qualcomm gets to take a victory lap this week. Its lead in 5G forced a settlement with Apple and added a massive boost to its stock. Qualcomm shares was up 12% Wednesday, adding to its 23% gain Tuesday. Intel was up about 4%. Apple was up just 1%.
The market agrees. Apple was the loser in this fight.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/5g-why-apple-had-to-settle-its-dispute-with-qualcomm.html
Dieser Eintrag wurde veröffentlicht in Wirtschaft und getaggt mit Apple, Qualcomm am 18. April 2019 von innovation.
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