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Grafting a spherical hidradenitis-affected scrotal raw area using a sterile glove: a case report describing the Al Lahham technique
Al Lahham, Salim MDa,b,c; Aljassem, Ghanem MDa,; Al-Basti, Habib MDa; Alyazji, Zaki T.N. MDa; Sada, Ruba MD, PM, CPESEd
aPlastic Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
bGanga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
cDAFPRS, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
dHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
This manuscript has been peer reviewed.
Sponsorships or competing interests that may be relevant to the content are disclosed at the end of this article.
Published online 25 November 2020
*Corresponding author. Address: Plastic Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Tel: 0097450793308. E-mail address: [email protected] (G. Aljassem).
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
IJS: Short Reports: October/December 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 2 - p e11
doi: 10.1097/SR9.0000000000000011
Hidradenitis suppurative (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can be resistant to medical treatment, in which case the surgical option stands out as the only solution. In this paper, we present a case of severe hidradenitis treated surgically, and we introduce a simple way to secure a graft on a big circumferential area.
Presentation of case:
Our case is a severe form of HS involving both the axillary, the inguinal region and the scrotum that required multistaged surgery; the challenge was in the final stage, that is the grafting of the scrotum. To secure the graft on a big circumferential area we used our own technique that is simple and can be conducted in any hospital setting.
Surgical treatment of HS includes wide debridement and reconstruction with grafts or flaps. Using a piece of sterile glove to secure the graft is useful because of its stretchable properties that can compress the graft and the ability to maintain a moist environment that promotes healing, with making slits it can also help in draining excess fluids.
We recommend testing this technique when grafting the scrotum or any circumferential area to secure the grafts.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the skin, which is known historically as Verneuil disease1.
The new theories suggest that it is a chronic follicular occlusive disease, not related to sweat glands as the name implies, and the estimated prevalence is 1%–4%2,3.
The usual onset of the disease is between puberty and 40 years of age and the most commonly affected areas are the axilla and the groin4.
It is characterized by the recurrent appearance of papules and pustules that may end up—in the severe form of the disease—with abscesses and pus draining sinuses that heal with rope-like scars.
Treatment options are driven by the severity of the disease, ranging from medical therapy by antibiotics, immunomodulation therapy, and in the most severe and resistant cases the surgical option stands out as the only solution.
In this paper, we report a case of severe HS affecting the axilla and the inguinal region and the scrotum treated surgically. The challenge was how to secure the graft in the enlarged affected scrotum where we used a piece of a sterile glove that was fixed to the graft with sutures.
A 45-year-old man presented to our institute with pain, pimples, and malodourous discharges from the axillary and groin lesion that have been disturbing him for 11 years.
The patient was attending the dermatology clinics where he tried all possible medical treatments including several courses of adalimumab without any benefit.
No other significant medical issues, nonsmoker, nonalcoholic.
On physical examination the patient had scarring with discharging sinuses in both axillary and groin area involving the scrotum. Multistaged surgery was advised for the axilla and then the groin; all the surgical procedures were performed by Dr Salim Al Lahham.
Axilla debridement was done and after 2 weeks, which was reconstructed with lateral thoracic perforator flaps, a period of rest followed to allow maximum healing of the wounds before turning to the inguinal region.
After 4 months, the patient underwent debridement of bilateral inguinal areas and was placed on a course of antibiotics for 10 days, and then underwent reconstruction with bilateral pedicled ALT flaps; the scrotal skin was shaved in the same setting ensuring removal of all sinuses.
As our usual SINGAPORE "pudendal" flap was not an option because of the chronic inflammation in the donor area our best option to cover the scrotal raw area was a split thickness skin graft which was taken from the thigh 1 week later, meshed to X1.5 and fixed on the debrided bed using Vicryl rapid 4-0 sutures.
Our challenge was how to secure the graft in place bearing in mind the big size of the scrotum that is affected by mild lymphedema because of the long-standing HS.
So a circle was designed on a nonpowdered sterile glove and cut, multiple slits were made across the circle to allow for drainage, then the rubber piece was stretched and fixed to the bed margins using sutures all around, where the inner part of the glove is facing the graft surface.
The patient was kept on antibiotics for 1 week as advised by the infectious diseases team; the first dressing of the grafted area was done 6 days postoperation, which showed complete graft intake. The patient was discharged on the seventh day, dressing was continued every other day until complete graft healing was achieved at 14 days postoperation when the patient was seen in the clinic. Clinic follow-up continued monthly and 6 months postop results is shown (Figs. 1–5).
Figure 1:
Preoperative figure.
Postoperative figure.
Two weeks postoperative.
Six months postoperative.
The present work is reported in line with the SCARE guidelines 20185.
The paper was submitted to ResearchRegistry with a Research Registry unique identifying number (UIN): researchregistry60816.
HS can be classified to mild, moderate, and severe according to Hurley clinical staging system7.
The goals of treatment would be to treat the existing lesions, prevent new lesions, and minimize the psychological morbidity that is associated with the disease.
Treatment options start medically and in the most severe forms that do not respond to medical therapy, surgical treatment is the best approach.
The principle of HS surgery is to widely and extensively debride the affected areas including the skin and subcutaneous fat to minimize recurrence rates that is higher when using conservative surgery8.
Reconstruction follows by primary intension on a later stage when the wounds are clean or by secondary intension which is a long postoperative recovery process9,10.
Reconstruction options would be primary closure, split thickness grafts or local flaps. Watson reported high recurrence rates after primary closure compared with other modes of reconstruction11,12.
Our case represents a severe form of HS that was resistant to all medical treatments and was treated surgically, first for the axilla then the inguinal area.
Inguinal area reconstruction was achieved using bilateral pedicled ALT flaps, and the challenge was the reconstruction of the scrotum, which was severely affected and enlarged because of HS-associated lymphedema. Scrotal lymphedema is a challenging and debilitating sequela of chronic, long-standing HS13.
Local flaps were not an option because of the involvement of the surrounding tissues, so we decided to go for split thickness skin grafting. The next challenge was how to secure the graft in such big circumferential areas (scrotum). Our goal was to provide good adhesion to the bed, maintaining a wet environment that promotes healing and to drain the excess fluid and blood, so we created our own technique using a piece of sterile glove that is simple and available in any hospital setting.
The first dressing was done on the sixth day postoperation, which showed complete graft intake, then every other day till complete graft healing at 14 days postoperation.
This paper is the first to describe such a technique to cover a big, spherical raw area in the scrotum, which has the potential help to decrease the rate of graft loss, promote healing and avoid exposing the patient to further procedures. We recommend testing this technique when grafting the scrotum or any circumferential area to secure the graft where there is a high probability of graft mobility and fear of loss.
HS can be a debilitating disease, in its severe forms surgical intervention is needed. Surgical options of reconstructions vary, grafting is one of the options. Here, we deliver a new technique to secure the graft on the scrotum which showed promising results.
Patient consent
Informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal on request.
Consent to participate and consent for publication
All authors were actively involved in the review, and all approved the final manuscript for publication.
Provenance and peer review
Not commissioned, externally peer-reviewed
Ethical approval
No ethical approval was needed.
Supported by the Qatar National Library for funding the open access publication of this paper.
S.A.L.: conceptualization, supervision (lead); writing—review and editing. G.A.: original draft preparation, writing, literature review, editing. H.A.-B.: supervision, review and editing. Z.T.N.A.: writing and editing. R.S.: review and editing.
Conflicts of interest disclosure
The authors declare that they have no financial conflict of interest with regard to the content of this report.
Research registration unique identifying number (UIN)
The paper was submitted to ResearchRegistry with a ResearchRegistry unique identifying number (UIN): researchregistry 6081.
Salim Al Lahham.
The authors acknowledge the Qatar National Library for funding the open access publication of this review. They acknowledge the peer reviewers for their valuable comments and feedback that led to significantly improve the manuscript.
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2. Ingram JR, Jenkins-Jones S, Knipe DW, et al. Population-based Clinical Practice Research Datalink study using algorithm modelling to identify the true burden of hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol 2018;178:917–24.
3. Alikhan A, Lynch PJ, Eisen DB. Hidradenitis suppurativa: a comprehensive review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009;60:539–63.
4. Canoui-Poitrine F, Le Thuaut A, Revuz JE, et al. Identification of three hidradenitis suppurativa phenotypes: latent class analysis of a cross-sectional study. J Invest Dermatol 2013;133:1506–111.
5. Agha RA, Borrelli MR, Farwana R, et al. For the SCARE Group. The SCARE 2018 Statement: Updating Consensus Surgical Case Report (SCARE) Guidelines. Int J Surg 2018;60:132–6.
6. Al Lahham S, Aljassem G, Al-Basti H, et al. Grafting a spherical hidradenitis-affected scrotal raw area using a sterile glove—a case report describing Al Lahham Technique. Research Registry. Available at: https://www.researchregistry.com/browse-the-registry#home/. Accessed October 4, 2020.
7. Hurley HJ Roenigk RK, Roenigk HH. Axillary hyperhidrosis, apocrine bromhidrosis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and familial benign pemphigus: surgical approach. Dermatologic Surgery. New York, NY: Dekker; 1989:729.
8. Ritz JP, Runkel N, Haier J, et al. Extent of surgery and recurrence rate of hidradenitis suppurativa. Int J Colorectal Dis 1998;13:164–8.
9. Ellis LZ. Hidradenitis suppurativa: surgical and other management techniques. Dermatol Surg 2012;38:517–36.
10. Harrison BJ, Mudge M, Hughes LE. Recurrence after surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. Br Med J 1987;294:487–9.
11. Mandal A, Watson J. Experience with different treatment modules in hidradenitis suppuritiva: a study of 106 cases. Surgeon 2005;3:23–6.
12. Watson JD. Hidradenitis suppurativa—a clinical review. Br J Plast Surg 1985;38:567–9.
13. Micieli R, Alavi A. Lymphedema in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review of published literature. Int J Dermatol 2018;57:1471–80.
Hidradenitis suppurativa; Surgical; Treatment; Graft
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Kevin P. Sullivan 02/24/2012
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Is there a MySQL tool or something to automate this? Would it have to be self-written in a scripting language?
Edit
Just to clarify, the reason I want it automated is because I want to use the most recent data that the old application is collecting.

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Export the data from the old database using SELECT...INTO.  Column names don't matter here.  If there are new columns in the new database, you can compute their values in this SELECT or just ignore them.
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'''stuf utilities'''

from inspect import ismodule
from itertools import starmap

from functools import wraps, update_wrapper
from operator import itemgetter, attrgetter, getitem

from stuf.six.moves import filter, map  # @UnresolvedImport
from stuf.six import OrderedDict, items, get_ident

imap = map
ifilter = filter

def attr_or_item(this, key):
    '''
    get attribute or item

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    '''
    try:
        return getitem(this, key)
    except KeyError:
        return getter(this, key)

def clsname(this):
    '''
    get class name

    @param this: object
    '''
    return getattr(this.__class__, '__name__')

def deepget(this, key, default=None):
    '''
    get an attribute with deep attribute path

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    @param default: default value returned if key not found (default: None)
    '''
    try:
        return attrgetter(key)(this)
    except AttributeError:
        return default

def exhaust(iterable, exception=StopIteration, _n=next):
    '''
    call next on an iterator until it's exhausted

    @param iterable: an iterable to exhaust
    @param exception: exception that marks end of iteration
    '''
    try:
        while True:
            _n(iterable)
    except exception:
        pass

def breakcount(func, length):
    '''
    run an iterator until it reaches its original length

    @param iterable: an iterable to exhaust
    '''
    while length:
        yield func()
        length -= 1

def exhaustmap(mapping, call, filter=False, exception=StopIteration, _n=next):
    '''
    call `next` on an iterator until it's exhausted

    @param mapping: a mapping to exhaust
    @param call: call to handle what survives the filter
    @param filter: a filter to apply to mapping (default: `None`)
    @param exception: exception sentinel (default: `StopIteration`)
    '''
    subiter = ifilter(filter, items(mapping)) if filter else items(mapping)
    iterable = starmap(call, subiter)
    try:
        while True:
            _n(iterable)
    except exception:
        pass

def exhaustcall(call, iterable, exception=StopIteration, _n=next):
    '''
    call function on an iterator until it's exhausted

    @param call: call that does the exhausting
    @param iterable: iterable to exhaust
    @param exception: exception marking end of iteration
    '''
    iterable = map(call, iterable)
    try:
        while True:
            _n(iterable)
    except exception:
        pass

def deleter(this, key):
    '''
    delete an attribute

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    '''
    try:
        object.__delattr__(this, key)
    except (TypeError, AttributeError):
        delattr(this, key)

def getcls(this):
    '''
    get class of instance

    @param this: an instance
    '''
    return getter(this, '__class__')

def getter(this, key):
    '''
    get an attribute

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    @param default: default value returned if key not found (default: None)
    '''
    try:
        return object.__getattribute__(this, key)
    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
        return getattr(this, key)

def getdefault(this, key, default=None):
    '''
    get an attribute

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    @param default: default value returned if key not found (default: None)
    '''
    try:
        return getter(this, key)
    except AttributeError:
        return default

def instance_or_class(key, this, that):
    '''
    get attribute of an instance or class

    @param key: name of attribute to look for
    @param this: instance to check for attribute
    @param that: class to check for attribute
    '''
    try:
        return getter(this, key)
    except AttributeError:
        return getter(that, key)

def inverse_lookup(value, this, default=None):
    '''
    get attribute of an instance by value

    @param value: value to lookup as a key
    @param this: instance to check for attribute
    @param default: default key (default: None)
    '''
    try:
        return itemgetter(value)(
            dict((v, k) for k, v in items(vars(this)))
        )
    except (TypeError, KeyError):
        return default

def iterexcept(func, exception, start=None):
    '''
    call a function repeatedly until an exception is raised

    Converts a call-until-exception interface to an iterator interface. Like
    `__builtin__.iter(func, sentinel)` but uses an exception instead of a
    sentinel to end the loop.

    Raymond Hettinger Python Cookbook recipe # 577155
    '''
    try:
        if start is not None:
            yield start()
        while 1:
            yield func()
    except exception:
        pass

def lru(this, maxsize=100):
    '''
    least-recently-used cache decorator from Raymond Hettinger

    arguments to the cached function must be hashable.

    @param maxsize: maximum number of results in LRU cache (default: 100)
    '''
    # order: least recent to most recent
    cache = OrderedDict()
    @wraps(this) #@IgnorePep8
    def wrapper(*args, **kw):
        key = args
        if kw:
            key += tuple(sorted(items(kw)))
        try:
            result = cache.pop(key)
        except KeyError:
            result = this(*args, **kw)
            # purge least recently used cache entry
            if len(cache) >= maxsize:
                cache.popitem(0)
        # record recent use of this key
        cache[key] = result
        return result
    return wrapper

def recursive_repr(this):
    '''
    Decorator to make a repr function return "..." for a recursive call

    @param this: object
    '''
    repr_running = set()
    def wrapper(self): #@IgnorePep8
        key = id(self), get_ident()
        if key in repr_running:
            return '...'
        repr_running.add(key)
        try:
            result = this(self)
        finally:
            repr_running.discard(key)
        return result
    # Can't use functools.wraps() here because of bootstrap issues
    wrapper.__module__ = getattr(this, '__module__')
    wrapper.__doc__ = getattr(this, '__doc__')
    wrapper.__name__ = selfname(this)
    return wrapper

def selfname(this):
    '''
    get object name

    @param this: object
    '''
    return getter(this, '__name__')

def setter(this, key, value):
    '''
    set attribute

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to set
    @param value: value to set
    '''
    # it's an instance
    try:
        this.__dict__[key] = value
        return value
    # it's a class
    except TypeError:
        setattr(this, key, value)
        return value

def setdefault(this, key, default=None):
    '''
    get an attribute, creating and setting it if needed

    @param this: object
    @param key: key to lookup
    @param default: default value returned if key not found (default: None)
    '''
    try:
        return getter(this, key)
    except AttributeError:
        setter(this, key, default)
        return default

class lazybase(object):

    '''base for lazy descriptors'''

class _lazyinit(lazybase):

    '''base for lazy descriptors'''

    def __init__(self, method, _wrap=update_wrapper):
        super(_lazyinit, self).__init__()
        self.method = method
        self.name = selfname(method)
        _wrap(self, method)

    def _set(self, this):
        return setter(this, self.name, self.method(this))

class lazy(_lazyinit):

    '''lazily assign attributes on an instance upon first use.'''

    def __get__(self, this, that):
        return self if this is None else self._set(this)

class lazy_class(_lazyinit):

    '''lazily assign attributes on an class upon first use.'''

    def __get__(self, this, that):
        return self._set(that)

class lazy_set(lazy):

    '''lazy assign attributes with a custom setter'''

    def __init__(self, method, fget=None, _wrap=update_wrapper):
        super(lazy_set, self).__init__(method)
        self.fget = fget
        _wrap(self, method)

    def __set__(self, this, value):
        self.fget(this, value)

    def __delete__(self, this):
        del this.__dict__[self.name]

    def setter(self, func):
        self.fget = func
        return self

class bi(_lazyinit):

    '''call as both class and instance method'''

    def __get__(self, this, that):
        return self._factory(that) if this is None else self._factory(this)

    def _factory(self, this):
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        setattr(this, self.name, func)
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class bothbase(_lazyinit):

    def __init__(self, method, expr=None, _wrap=update_wrapper):
        super(bothbase, self).__init__(method)
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    def __get__(self, this, that):
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    '''descriptor that enables instance and class-level results'''

    def __get__(self, this, that):
        return self.expr(that) if this is None else self.method(this)

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    name.startswith('_'), ismodule(obj),
]))
del ismodule

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In Armenia found the remains of the ancient Amazon
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a scene from the movie "Wonder woman"
Numerous archaeological finds prove that in the bloody wars of antiquity were not only men, but strong women. For example, in early November, 2019, we described how scientists have managed , which fought side by side with Vikings. But did you know that the brave warrior women once upon a time even lived on the territory of modern Armenia? The skeleton of one of them in 2017 was found on the territory of the so-called Lori region in the North of the state. Initially, archaeologists were confident that unearthed the remains of a girl from a wealthy family, however, further study of the bones showed that she had good muscles. Perhaps she was one of the Amazons, described in ancient Greek myths.
About the opening of Armenian archaeologists told the publication . Analysis of the bones revealed that warrior died around 2600 years ago. Initially it was thought that the 20-year-old girl belonged to a wealthy family. This, at least, testified found at the site of her death the jewels. However, upon further study of her skeleton, scientists have found traces of numerous wounds and signs of strong muscles. In particular, we are talking about developed chest muscles, shoulders and hips, which in those days stood out in particular about skilled archers and horsemen. So archaeologists have suggested that in addition to wealth, the girl could have a great experience of participation in the bloody battles on horseback.
the Remains of an ancient warrior.
how Involved are women in wars?
Thousands of years ago on the territory of modern Armenia was a state . According to Armenian researchers, led by archaeologist Anahit khudaverdyan, a warrior could be a representative living in this state of the people. There is evidence that Urartu was frequently attacked by other enemies, so she could die in one of the resulting battles. This is evidenced by the trace of the tip of the arrow on her left knee. However, this shot was not fatal and the wound was received before her death.
the Red lines marked the places to which the wounded girl
Most Likely, the girl died from two wounds in the thigh and strong blow with an axe on his left leg. As she got wounds of different weapons, scientists have suggested that she was attacked by several people. It is noteworthy that near the scene of the death of the girl previously had found the remains of at least five men. This means that in the culture of the state of Urartu right to participate in the battles had both men and women.
most Likely, the murder of a girl looked that way
According to the researchers, these women-drivers as discovered the girl, could become the basis for many ancient Greek myths about Amazons. According to these stories, these women endured while their husbands and went to the military campaigns led by his Queen. To reproduction they used men from other Nations. In the case of the birth of sons, they left their fathers, and girls raised new Amazons. Was found girl representative of this extraordinary people, to find out exactly hardly ever succeed.
By the Way, on this topic in the coming weekend suggest to watch a documentary . It consists of three episodes, detailing the life participated in the bloodiest battles of the women.
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Snapshots on Africa: food, customs, styles, business and more.
African foods that have no name in European languages
Sao on the tree in Douala
There were myriad consequences to colonialism in Africa, and as we know, most of the continent still hasn't recovered. But I will leave that discussion for the experts in geopolitics and history.One of the consequences is not much discussed: the vocabulary of food products, in particular of fruits, leafy greens, and vegetables.
If an item doesn't exist in the "West," i.e. Europe and North America, it didn't get a name. For years, there was little travel within the African continent. It was more expensive and convoluted to go from Douala to Dakar than from Douala to Paris.
Nowadays there are many more African airlines, and even if you are on your way to Paris or London, from an African metropolis, you can make a pit stop in Addis Ababa, for example.
But if you are going to another country, and would like to eat your favorite food, how do you know if you can find it in that country? For that matter, even when you travel to another town, and you are sure that the greens you love exist there, how do you ask for it if you don't know what it's called?
I found out very coincidentally that what I knew as "prune" in Cameroonian French (plum), sao in the Douala language, also existed in Nigeria. They resemble Italian plums, hence the nickname. In the ibiobio language, they are called eben. This is a savory, slightly oily fruit that is not eaten raw, but boiled or grilled. In Douala, when it's in season, you will find it at sidewalk vendors, barbecuing it along with corn, to be eaten together. Sao are a little oily, and a little sour. They don't keep at all: they spoil in a matter of days, so it would be very difficult to export them. I did find another name: Safou.
One word that did migrate: gombo, i.e. okra; the word traveled with Congolese slaves to America, and became the famous Louisiana soup called gumbo.
Below I created an ongoing list of names of a variety of African produce and spices, as well as a few cooked dishes, in as many languages as I can obtain. I'd love it if you'd send in the name of an item in your own language, if it's not already there, and add your country if you don't see it. I'll list the contributors, too, if they accept.
Soya, suya: grilled meat on skewers (Nigeria, Cameroon)
Maffe: peanut sauce stew (Senegal, Cameroon)
Kiling-kiling (maloukhieh in Arabic, Jew's mallow in English) (Cameroon, Egypt)
Note: the above is prepared so differently in Cameroon than in the Middle East that I didn't recognize it. The Lebanese in Cameroon informed me that it was one and the same as the main feature of a beloved dish, well known in Egypt and Lebanon.
Bewole: a mild green leafy vegetable that is a bit similar to spinach (Cameroon)
Ndole (Cameroon) - Bitter leaf in Nigeria.
Note: Ndole is known not only as the green: leaves from a bush, super bitter unless treated with kaolinite, but as not only the most famous dish of the Duala people, but also in the meantime it is almost like the national dish of Cameroon. It is prepared with dried tiny shrimp, groundnuts, meat, and more.
Ndole leaves cooked on an open fire
Fonio - unknown in Central Africa, as far as I know, but very well known in West Africa (Senegal, Mali). It is a little similar to Amaranth, but much faster to cook.
Note: Chef Pierre Thiam is bringing it to widespread attention in the United States..
Sao: "Official" name: Safou. A bit like the cooked version of avocado. In other Cameroonian languages: sa (Yabassi), saa (Bankon/Abo), bitoho (Babimbi), atchip (Dschang/Bamileke).
Jangsang is a spice that resembles a hard chickpea, but otherwise has nothing in common with anything European or Middle Eastern that I know. It is crushed in small quantities and added to stews for a very distinct flavor.
Jangsang spice
Eguzi (Nigeria), ngondo a singreti (Duala/Cameroon): ground dried melon seed, and the sauce made with this main ingredient.
Okazi leaves (nigeria), from a climbing vine, which makes a slimy soup; it exists in Cameroon too, probably in the South and Northwest (near Nigeria), but it may have another name.
Fufu (Cameroon and others), putu (South Africa), sadza (Zimbabwe), ugali, posho: as per The Guardian's "Hit me with your ugali stick": "In much of Africa south of the Sahara the base of a meal is a flour (from ground cereals, yam or cassava root) boiled with water. Fufu, ugali, posho, mealie-meal, nsima; the name changes with region and language, but is usually translated as 'porridge'. Which isn't very accurate - proper ugali or fufu is more stodge than soup, something with a texture close to window putty." Fufu and its brethren can also be made from maize. Sometimes it is called couscous in Cameroonian French, but it's not the North African couscous.
Cooking fufu in a traditional kitchen in Abo, Cameroon
12. On a note related to fufu, cassava sticks in Cameroon are called miondo, and in Congo they are chikwangue. In French they are called bâtons de manioc.
Many thanks to contributors to this list (which will be updated with additions from the readers!): Amélie Essesse, Epee Ellong, Faith Adiele, Atim Oton, Stephie-Rose Nyot.
The vocabulary is not written with the phonetic alphabet.
The article from The Guardian was written in 2008, but it's worth perusing the comments and links. The question of Sub-Saharan food becoming mainstream/popular is on its way to being answered, thanks to the many chefs from various countries, and the internet; there is now a large contingent of Nigerian-Americans, and recipes are even being published in the New York Times, albeit apparently rather modified for American palates. And what a great cooking blog link: The Congo Cookbook
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Labels: Africa, Cameroon, culture, fonio, food, fufu, language, ndole, Nigeria
Stop Filming Us: a movie set in the RDC
"Stop Filming Us" is one of the selections at the Mill Valley Film Festival this year.
It's a documentary set in the city of Goma in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the shore of Lake Kivu, close to Rwanda.
It's a multi-faceted view not only of the town and its inhabitants, but also how so many Sub-Saharan Africans have to grapple with the consequences of colonization, Young Congolese discuss the need to "decolonize one's brain," and the fact that many traditions, legends, and more have already disappeared from the collective mind.
The issue of the multitude of foreign NGOs in Goma is also brought up.
Screening note: This digital screening is available to view between 12:01am PT on Friday, October 9, and 11:59pm PT on Sunday, October 18, and is available to ticket buyers and passholders within the United States.
Dutch documentarian Joris Postema sets out to show life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's troubled northeast beyond the bleeding headlines of western news. What he ends up with is a stirring reflection on the complexities of cross-cultural representation. While training the lens on the former Belgian colony's own image-makers—artists, photographers, and other filmmakers—Postema also flips the script to capture the frank, spontaneous exchanges among his largely local crew about what they should be shooting. Problems immediately arise with seemingly innocuous decisions like where they each should sit for a discussion and persist into bigger decisions like where to point the camera and who gets to ask the questions. The Congolese themselves are divided about the value of this, as they openly confess, but for Postema's intended audience of do-gooder westerners, it's a real eye-opener. As one crew member puts in the easiest terms imaginable, "the problem is not here with us but there with you." TV5Monde | CFI French Cinema Sponsor
Via the Festival, you can only watch it until October 18, and have to live in the United States. However, I'm sure it is and/or will be available on other platforms.
It's a thought-provoking film, well worth the watch for all those interested in the future of the African continent.
Labels: Africa, colonialism, colonization, Congo, decolonization, Goma, kivu, mindset, youth
A modern fairy tale from By Kids for Kids about the Coronavirus epidemic
The By Kids For Kids podcast - usually recording in-studio stories narrated by the under 15 set, for the listening pleasure of children all over - had to quickly reconvert to doing the podcast remotely, as the entire world shelters in place to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is their "intercontinental" narration of a modern fairy tale to explain the need for confinement and the many challenges it presents. Children from Germany, South Africa, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Singapore, and Australia participated.
Labels: confinement, covid-19, international, sheltering in place
Africa-centered activities while hunkering down
In happier days - a celebration
You're home, you're bored.
What activities can you do that you usually don't have time for - and you have an affinity for, or a relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa?
Of course we can start with the news. Much of it is depressing - about how many cases of Covid19 are in Africa, who passed away - all sad and frightening.
However there are bright spots! Among fashion designers and tailors/sew mistresses around the world, a Rwandan designer is creating masks made of African fabric. They are not medically approved, but at least there is a physical barrier.
- Submit a film to the Mobile Film Festival!
As per their site: Founded in 2005, the Mobile Film Festival is an international Festival of short-length movies, based on an simple principle: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film. And further: The Mobile Film Festival is a 100% digital festival, thus aiming at reaching the largest audience. Yet, its short and creative format, as well as the technical quality of the films, enable a broadcasting of the films on all screens: smartphones, computers, TVs, cinema theaters, …
- Listen to all the music, old and new, from Africa. These are some of my favorites:
Cameroon (which I know best)
all the old Dina Bell songs: the first one I ever heard, and learned to dance the Makossa to, is "yoma yoma," a Cameroonian classic. I also adore his romantic songs, such as "Essèlè Nika "(loosely "let [me] be") - I was trying to obtain the entire text translated from Duala, and now found it in the comments! - or "Sophie." It appears that with Dina Bell, either you love his songs or you are indifferent. I love them!
A more intellectual yet popular Cameroonian singer is Toto Guillaume, one of my favorites, another makossa dance piece is "Mba na na é" (1981).
The world-famous Soul Makossa is from Manu Dibango.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention (from the older Cameroonian set) Ben Decca, Grace Decca, Ekambi Brillant, Charlotte Mbango, Prince Eyango, André-Marie Tala, and the list goes on. Petit Pays, who's become too crude in recent years. Please feel free to enter your favorites in the comments!
Richard Bona, who is such a talented musician that I don't know where to start. He started with Harry Belafonte and now plays all over the world, including with other musicians and bands (Salif Keita, .
I discovered Soraya Ebelle last year, she has a wonderful voice.
And let's not forget Zangelewa! That was the Cameroonian song that inspired Shakira's famous Waka Waka song. I watched an interview on 60 Minutes, and she never mentioned that this was not her original song!
My personal favorites from outside Cameroon
While watching the series "An African City*" I heard the song "Monkey Money" sung by Lady Jaywah, which was so much fun, and funny too!
The hit in the eighties or nineties was Premier Gao. The lyrics are worth nothing, but great for dancing.
Angélique Kidjo is still going strong, well-known in the United States: she just had to cancel a concert in Carnegie Hall, along with a plethora of other musicians, such as Yemi Alade. They sang together in "Shekere."
And the incomparable Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
And the incomparable Miriam Makeba.
- In order to understand a little of the songs in African languages, learn one on Je Parle L'Afrique 2.0. At the moment the base language is French, but English will be next. Among the languages taught: Bassa (the founder's parents' language), Duala, Wolof, Bambara, Lingala, Haoussa, Yoruba, Ewe, Pulaar, and many more!
- Watch African movies and TV shows.
Above I mentioned "An African City*," a series originally on YouTube portraying 5 young professional women in Ghana. Netflix is showing an African series: Queen Sono.
The classics by Sembene Ousmane, for example Camp de Thiayoré (shattering) and so many more.
Films by Henri Duparc such as "Le sixième doigt."
An African movie won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival (2020 has been cancelled): "Atlantics" - by a female director to boot.
The Shore Break - true story set in South Africa
- Read novels - here is a list of five novels written by female authors I read last year.
This is a very incomplete list, and I welcome all additions!
* Not for the young set - rather R-rated.
Labels: activity, Africa, african, An African City, coronavirus, covid19, culture, France24, language, learning, movies, music, novels, parleafrique, Shakira, song, TV
Mboko Lagriffe - Cameroon design goes flying
A few years ago, I wrote about Mboko Lagriffe's "Barbebuexpo" in Douala: a novel way of organizing an art fair.
In the meantime, he has not been idle. He continued painting, organizing bi-annual Barbecuexpo art fairs, designing household items, but the big "coup" has been to win the competition for a new design on Royal Air Maroc (RAM) airplanes.
In 2016, Royal Air Maroc organized a competition, Wings of African Art, to decorate the exterior fuselage of its airplanes. The jury president was Mehdi Qotbi, head of the National Foundation of Museums of the Moroccan Kingdom, and included artists and critics of renown. There were three winners: Mboko Lagriffe from Cameroon, the Franco-Moroccan Sara Ouhaddou, and Saidou Dicko from Burkina Faso. Mboko Lagriffe also won the public vote.
The "Love" Royal Air Maroc plane (photo: Dayot JC)
The Love plane in the air (photo: Guillaume Février)
Painting: Frontières Irréelles (Unreal borders)
"Flower Mask" mug (photo: Orphee Noubissi)
"Return from the field" mug (photo: Orphee Noubissi)
Flip flops (photo: Orphee Noubissi)
The three airplanes are in the air, currently serving Royal Air Maroc's 80-plus destinations. Kudos to RAM for this initiative. Next, a design competition for the uniforms, perhaps?
What's next for Mboko Lagriffe? He is planning to launch his home accessories line worldwide via Amazon... we hope, soon! I have 2 mugs of my own, purchased in 2016, that I guard jealously, as it's difficult for me to get new ones at the moment.
My mugs, purchased in 2016.
Articles in French:
http://www.courrierdesafriques.net/2016/11/maroc-wings-of-african-art-a-son-trio-gagnant
https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/48440/wings-african-devoile-artistes-gagnants.html
https://www.libe.ma/Trois-artistes-remportent-le-concours-Wings-of-African-Art-de-la-RAM_a80539.html
https://www.medias24.com/MAROC/Quoi-de-neuf/168527-RAM-Trois-artistes-remportent-le-concours-Wings-of-african-art.html
http://www.2m.ma/fr/news/20161116-wings-of-african-art-trois-artistes-africains-recompenses-video/
Labels: Africa, African art, airline, airplane, Art, artist, Barbecuexpo, Cameroon, Cameroun, competition, design, Douala, Mboko Lagriffe, Morocco, Royal Air Maroc, Saidou Dicko, Sara Ouhaddou
The African Dwelling - From Traditional to Western Style Homes (McFarland, 2019) is published.
The book The African Dwelling - From Traditional to Western Style Homes (McFarland, 2019) is published, and available in many countries.
It is the English-language version of the French-language book De la case à la villa (Riveneuve, 2014). However, it is not a replica: the book has been updated to reflect more current naming methodology, with some updated images, and includes an index.
There are still about 200 images, in black and white.
The foreword is by Jack Travis, FAIA.
It is my hope that this book will be found in universities as well as personal libraries around the world, as a resource on the evolution of housing in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a repository for African terms that may not be easily found anymore.
Below is a gallery of additional/color photographs. I'll continue posting color photographs as time goes on.
Kain Tukuru home in Bonendalé, Cameroon, built 1953-1954
Entrance to a Bamiléké village, photo courtesy Amélie Essesse
Bah Family home in Bodje, Guinea, built around 1990,
architect: Epee Ellong.
The Midwest Review of Books published a review in November 2019.
Labels: 2019, Africa, architecture, Bamiléké, Bonendalé, book, Cameroon, construction, culture, Diane Chehab, Duala, dwelling, Epee Ellong, Guinea, housing, Jack Travis, mcfarland, mcfarlandpub, sawa, Sub-Saharan
The Kraal on Instagram: an expression of African cultural pride
Masks, Initiés du Bassin du Congo, at the former Musée Dapper*
A few years ago, I found out that the hype about Instagram was justified. I found it to be a great platform to post photos, and it's useful for those aiming to sell a product, as I have already purchased items from several vendors seen on Instagram! And not to forget the beautiful and inspirational photos and posts from all over the world.
It is also a platform for cultural exchange. As a person with more than a little interest in Africa, I soon started following @the.kraal. The stated mission:
"Exploring the magic of Africa and the diaspora through history, culture, traditions, spirituality, and more."
The feed covers many regions of Africa, especially Sub-Saharan. It features traditions, art, religious practices, but also known and lesser-known heroes of Africa.
So little is known about Africa's history. Not only that there were kingdoms and erudition in pre-colonial times, but post-colonial heroism is often kept under wraps. Some have well-known names, like Patrice Lumumba; others I had never heard of.
I often comment, but finally curiosity won out, and I reached out to find out more about the person and the motivation behind the feed. Below is my email interview.
Women from the chiefdom of Bamendjou on a ceremonial day
1. Which mysterious entity is behind @the.kraal Instagram feed?
First of all, thank you for personally reaching out to me and for showing love since day one! I am originally from Côte d'Ivoire. I prefer to remain anonymous for now.
2. What was the impetus? When did you start the feed, and what were some of the first posts?
The Kraal started a while ago. Since I was a kid, I've always been in books, researching, studying, and learning so all that work started a while ago. I remember putting together tons of archives about African/black history and culture into binders, which I still treasure to this day. Also, I grew in a household and in a family where all that was really important. My aunt, for example, created the National Library of Côte D'Ivoire so these genes probably helped.
Actually, I used to do something similar to the Kraal, maybe 10 years ago on Facebook but it wasn't really organized that way, and I was still very young. Consistency wasn't something I really knew lol. That's when I first got the fire before the journey led me back to the point we're at today.
Now, the actual instagram feed that we know as The Kraal started as part of my MBA final project. I did media management and instead of writing a thesis, we had to build a media brand and I used The Kraal. I started this feed 2 years ago, and the first posts were about African textiles.
3. Why the Afrikaans name: Kraal?
I was waiting for that question, thank you. Words are really powerful.
I grew up watching Shaka Zulu and the social organizations were called Kraal: royal Kraal, military Kraal, etc… I really love the word and what it represents; that feeling of community, union, and HOME. Also, the way the word sounds is rather catchy.
Now, it is true that Afrikaans is not an African language (note from Away From Africa: it can be defined as an African language by now, even if the origin is European) and I had a few people complaining about it. To that, I always ask; what language are you using when you communicate with me? What language do you mostly use to interact with people? How many of us, Africans, can speak, think and identify themselves at 100% within an African language?
In our case, I think we must focus on the message rather than the messenger. When people find out that I'm really an African, they calm down...
Let me take another example. The Swastika, a symbol of good fortune, found in almost many ancient cultures & traditions. Today, it is associated with nazism and a lot of extremist groups use it. Men give things their meaning and the more people will subscribe to the definition of something, the more that definition will become the norm. Let's just look at the evolution of language in general… I love to travel at the root of things and a word, at the end of the day, is just a more pronounced utterance of breath fashioned by the mouth and tongue. I'm an African and I resonate with the word "Kraal" without feeling like I'm not respecting my culture. I grew up with that word. I also asked a few South Africans, and I was happy to find out that, indeed, the word is part of their vocabulary.
4. What keeps you going? Which goal(s) would you like to reach?
The love.
As for the goals, I wish to continue to do my best work and hopefully, reach more people.
5. Who is your target audience?
Everyone who has a genuine interest in Africa and the black world, as I like to call it. My biggest dream may be, through this platform, to have Africa and the diaspora reconnect. Let's look at Brazil, for example, the country with the largest black population outside of Africa. How can we reconnect them to the motherland in an authentic manner and share our experiences, through storytelling? That's the kind of question I'm asking myself. I personally don't put The Kraal inside a box at all.
6. Do you get unfriendly/aggressive comments?
Yes, I do.
7. What were some of the comments you most appreciated?
Those from people that share their knowledge and experiences.
8. Your favorite posts?
I put the same energy into every post but most recently, I really enjoyed the work I did on serpent symbolism. The story of Che Guevara in Congo was also very well received.
Everything and everyone. Life itself is the inspiration.
10. What keeps you going?
Passion and breath.
11. What are your sources?
I obtain the ideas for the posts from everywhere, including all over the web.
12. When will the book come out?
If you can help me put it together, I'll say soon then! ;)
(Note from Away From Africa: with pleasure! It's a long road.)
*The Musée Dapper in Paris is now closed. It may have been the only nonprofit private museum in Paris.
Labels: Africa, African diaspora, awareness, Cameroon, Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, cultural, culture, customs, heritage, patrimoine
Last 4 days for this Indiegogo campaign: a film on Rudolf Manga Bell
The German King is set in 1914 at the start of World War I in Kamerun (now called Cameroon.) Our hero is Rudolf Manga Bell, the African King of the Duala people. However, their land is under the rule of Germany and after he and his people are pushed too far, he decides to rise up and lead a rebellion. Despite his best efforts, he is eventually captured by the Germans and sacrifices his life for his people. To this day, the people of Cameroon remember Manga Bell as a king, a martyr, and a hero. History has long overshadowed his heroism, our goal is to create a film to honor the man and his legacy. Help us bring this incredible true story to life.
Labels: Ade M'cormack, Africa, Cameroon, colonialism, Douala, Duala, film, germany, history, movie, rebellion, Rudolf Manga Bell
Vickie Fremont brings her art to Harare
Belatedly, a post about Vickie Fremont's exhibition at HIFA in Harare, Zimbabwe.
This exhibition took place from May 1 to May 6, 2018, under the title "Birds of Freedom", as part of the 18th edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), which will run under the theme "We Count".
Vickie Frémont , as we know from various articles and blog posts, "has been conducting workshops around the world, using a hands-on approach for the transformation of rejects or trash into useful everyday objects. Her workshops... take place in schools, community centers, universities, and even in commercial malls. They include lectures on the destructive effects that trash of every kind has on the environment and on climate change.
She has conducted her workshops using recycled materials at The Fashion Institute of Technology,
Vickie Fremont at HIFA
The Bank Street School for Children, The Henry Street Settlement in New York City, Community Works, and numerous museums, libraries, and public and private schools" (from the HIFA press release).
And may we add that she has been on at least two tours of Peru for the Alliance Française?
The show "Birds of Freedom" included:
A map of Africa, a map of Cameroon, a country where more than 130 dialects are spoken: showing the country's rivers and borders embroidered with trade beads, many of which have been used in the slave trade, large puppets representing some African countries with their traditional textiles (Cameroon, Mali, Kenya, Congo), and Birds and their nests: artworks similar to the puppets using recycled materials, in which beads, fabrics and recycled materials such as coat hangers, CDs, old rags, plastic containers, and cutting boards are combined; the resulting work bears no resemblance to any of the original materials.
"The show Birds of Freedom is about the connection between continents, and the waves of migration. Birds don't have borders but they know how to go back to where they came from.
Many people from African countries emigrate to find jobs. The 12 birds portrayed symbolize the movement, the migration, and the central nests are the guarantee that a return home is always possible.
Vickie Frémont has an abiding passion for the art, culture, and music of Africa. Although Vickie left Africa many years ago, Africa has not left her." (from the press release)
Introductory Away From Africa post about Vickie.
More African puppets by Vickie.
http://vickiefremont24.wixsite.com/arts/single-post/2015/05/07/My-hands-my-tools
Tel. +1 212 283 70 72 USA
Email: myhandsmytools@gmail.com
Labels: Africa, Alliance Française, Art, Harare, HIFA, recycled, sustainability, Vickie Fremont, Zimbabwe
Atelier Lilikpó: Sika Viagbo, Parisian mosaic decor
Two tables, one design, by Lilikpó
The Viaduc des Arts in the twelfth arrondissement in Paris now houses cafés and chic shops, including the Lilikpó workshop managed by Sika Viagbo.
Walking by, the first thing you notice is the originality and the beauty of the creations through the store window.
It's a workshop visible from the street: the designer, Sika Viagbo, works on her creations in front of passersby eyes.
Before starting her own company, she worked with Pierre Mesguich (Paris), an internationally known mosaic designer, who has worked all over the world. Sika also interned separately in Tokyo and in China.
The company's name means "cloud" in Ewé, one of the languages spoken in Togo, where her parents immigrated from. Her own design influences are multicultural, inspired by her travels and experience.
How did Sika get started in this profession?
She grew up in Vitry sur Seine, a Paris
suburb. As a music major at the University of St. Denis Paris 8, she discovered the art of mosaic making, and at first made it into her hobby. One of her friends saw her work, and put in an order for decor for a relative's hairdressing salon. At that junction, Sika decided to make it her profession.
After interning at Pierre Mesguich, she studied architecture for two years, in order to better understand interior design construction sites, as her main customers are architects, interior designers, and decorators. At the outcome of these two years, she opened her own workshop.
Her inspiration? Fashion, textiles, embroidery, art exhibitions... everything in her surroundings... it is hard to pinpoint exactly what influences the final product.
WIshing Sika and Lilikpò all the best, competing in one of the world's design capitals, Paris!
Sika and the architect Amélie Essesse
Labels: African diaspora, architecture, Art, artist, design, interior design, international, mosaic, multicultural, Paris, Togo, Viagbo
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031915 – Patriots Needed
An excerpt from the 1942 movie, To The Shores Of Tripoli with Randolph Scott and John Payne.
The video is from a movie about World War II. Oh, how we need real patriots in our nation now! We have such a need in our White House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, and anywhere else decisions are made that relate to the readiness of defense of our nation, from enemies foreign and domestic. Let's consider the Pledge Of Allegiance, which I recited every day that I attended public school.
I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.
The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy (1855 – 1931), a Baptist minister, in August 1892. The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of The Youth's Companion, the leading family magazine and the Reader's Digest of its day. In 1892, Francis Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. As its chairman, he prepared the program for the public schools' quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day in 1892. He structured this public school program around a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute – his Pledge of Allegiance
We also said (from Matthew 6:9-13 King James Version)
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen
Let us also remember the words of Psalm 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May they prosper who love you.
Our Jewish Friends have a saying that none of us should ever forget:
The following letter is from The International Fellowship Of Christians And Jews, which relates to:
"Holocaust Remembrance Day."
Help Us To Never Forget
Dear Pastor and Friend of The Fellowship,
On Sunday, the world will take a moment to remember and honor the six million Jews and other victims who were brutally and systematically murdered during the Nazi regime that ruled Germany during the mid-20th century. In 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp – as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
At sundown on April 7, Jews around the world will join Israel in its own commemoration of the Holocaust during Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The full name of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Hebrew is actually "Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagevurah," meaning "Day of (remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Heroism." This reminds us that even though many ignored evidence of Nazi crimes, there were those who went to great lengths to save Jews. Not all of these were Jewish. In fact, many remembered today as "righteous gentiles" were Christian.
In Holland, Corrie ten Boom sheltered those fleeing Nazi oppression. In France, Pastor Andre Trocme helped to make an entire town, Le Chambon, a safe haven for persecuted Jews. Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish Christian, rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazi death machine. And there were, of course, many more who are less well-known, but no less deserving of our gratitude.
Some say the Holocaust is too terrible to remember. But there is a reason why the Jewish people have vowed to "never forget." They remember so that they may prevent such horrible events from ever occurring again.
By our modern standards, the Holocaust sometimes feels like ancient history. We like to think we have progressed, and that the threat of another Holocaust is remote. But we are continually reminded that the motivating force behind the Holocaust – the scourge of anti-Semitism – is alive and well. We see it in Toulouse, France, where a terrorist last year murdered four people, including three children, at a Jewish school. We see it in Ukraine, where a 25-year-old Jewish student was severely beaten during Passover. And we see it on a global scale in the words and actions of the radical Islamist government in Iran, which vows to wipe the "Zionist regime" – the Jewish state of Israel – off the map, and is pursuing nuclear capabilities to make its dream a reality.
If indeed it is true that "those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it," we have very real cause for alarm today – making the observances of Holocaust Remembrance Day all the more important. We hope that you will use the resources available in our Pastor's Library as a reminder to "never forget."
Here you'll find my thoughts on how both Jews and Christians should respond to the Holocaust, as well as stirring video and written testimonies from Holocaust survivors, teaching video clips on the Holocaust, and links to websites that offer additional Holocaust study resources.
During these solemn days of observances, I invite you to pause to remember the six million innocent people who were killed just for being Jewish, to give thanks to God for the "righteous gentiles" whose faith led them to risk their lives saving Jews, and to renew the vow with the Jewish people to "never forget" the horrors of the Holocaust.
A final word: Our nation, The United States Of America, was built upon Judeo-Christian principles. May our nation "Never Forget" that important fact.
What does 'Judeo-Christian' mean?
By Dennis prager
The uniqueness of America
http://www.jewishworldreview.com | The United States of America is the only country in history to have defined itself as Judeo-Christian. While the Western world has consisted of many Christian countries and consists today of many secular countries, only America has called itself Judeo-Christian. America is also unique in that it has always combined secular government with a society based on religious values.
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Having just finished watching the entire four series of Battlestar Gallactica, rather modestly, the conclusion of the show evoked a wide range of thoughts, emotions, arguments and queries about the nature of society, religion, philosophy and morality. So where to begin? Not much to deal with is there?
First things first, if you haven't seen it all then stop reading now; go out and buy the boxset (or download it), stop watching any series you are currently engrossed in (unless it's The Wire, or the first half of season 1 of 24) and clear a week in your diary.
A detailed synopsis is available on the Battlestar wikipage, but very briefly, the series details the journey of humans as they escape from their home planets (called the 12 colonies), having just been nuked by humanoid robots (Cylons). The Cylons then chase the remaining humans, led by a military 'Battlestar', called Galactica through the universe. The president of the fleet, inspired by mythical visions and prophetic texts (akin to the Bible) is leading them to a new home, 'Earth' (the fabled 13th colony), only to find that this planet has also been nuked. It turns out that this destruction-chase-resettlement cycle has been going on for a while, with humans creating Cylons, Cylons rebelling against the humans, war, then resettlement. However, in the final battle, a truce is agreed, and together, they find 'Earth' (as we knew it 150,000 years ago) and decide to forgo their technologies and create a new civilisation with the primitive hunter-gatherers they find on the planet, based solely on their interactions, language and minds (and all the culture and socialisation therein imbued). Hence, throughout the series, what we see as human-like technology and culture, is in fact the basis of our current society. This is ossified by the final scene that is set in our present New York City (some 150,000 hence) – with the cycle seemingly over. However, it concludes with what feels like a warning that our current obsession with AI and technology may be fueling another occurrence of man-made robot rebellion (re Frankenstein, Terminator or any other Sci-Fi cyborg-related story out there) and the cycle will start again once more (note – this echoes the message I teased out of 2001: A Space Odyssey, in a previous blog post).
The show is rich in philosophical and societal tangents and it seems almost ignorant to boil the show down to one 'theme', but if there is one thought that permeates throughout the series (for me anyway) is the spirituality of it – references to God, gods, souls, angels, demons and a 'higher purpose' are rife throughout and ultimately conclude the show. However, this is not to say that the show has a preachy evangelistic message, far from it. The adult dialogue and (for the most part) undiluted and deliberately esoteric language demands attention and forces the viewer to engage with what religious people will proclaim is 'God', and what other people ignore or fail to comprehend. There are many Christian references, with Christ-like resurrection, angels and even the importance the Bob Dylan track 'All Along the Watchtower' with it's direct biblical quotations, namely Isiah 21:5-9. The hook of the show is essentially that some 'higher power' has been guiding the fleet and presiding over (or the direct causation of) the 'cycles' of destruction and rebirth, and with freewill the way it is, waiting for the humans to decide to stop the cycle by engendering a 'clean slate' which is what we see in the finale.
The reference to mathematics and complex systems is elsewhere in the series, however, the interplay between the workings of mathematics and the planning of a deity is a deliberate attempt to align the two. They are further interwoven with the remark "You know It doesn't like that name", with the word 'it' used instead of 'he' – the more traditional definitive article of a deity (the retraction of this afterwards I put down to a final exchange of comedy between these particular two characters that has played out throughout the series). Herein lies the crux of the matter. The producers of the show, while they have talked about how they like the show to be interpreted however you choose, seem to be alluding to the visceral knowledge of 'something else' other than what can be attributed to empirical observation. This 'ether' can be interpreted though a range of experiences, idioms or processes including complexity and mathematics, an infinite and collective consciousness, the emotional swell felt with a piece of music, or by assigning it the name 'God'. Unlike The Matrix, which also has as its hook the breaking of a cycle of war between humans and machines, Battlestar Galactica plays on the otherness of experiential humanism by engaging with the significance of it to our behaviour, both individually and collectively. The limitations of the human body to experience this otherness is all too obvious (such as the fact that the human eye only sees only a small percentage of the electromagnetic spectrum) and there is a wonderful piece of dialogue between two Cylons earlier on in the series which alludes to this fact. The characters struggle with these other 'forces' at work (interpreted as either destiny, God, luck, angels, fate etc) and some accepting their humanity for what it is, others fighting it every step of the way. The exploration of this matter is far from perfect (as it is to be expected, laced with Hollywood banalities), however, for the thoughts it leaves you with alone, it is worth the hassle.
The fact that the filmmakers suggest that the present day human race are decedents from the Cylons, with the overt implication that the Cylon-human hybrid little girl (seen in the video above) is Mitochondrial Eve, is also one of many interesting tangents (one that Bruno Latour would no doubt have alot to say about) that could be extrapolated from BSG (there are many books delving much deeper into the topics – this being one of the best). It's geopolitics and commentary on contemporary American foreign policies is particularly striking, sometimes forehead-slappingly determinate, but always thought-provoking and comes with notable acting performances by some. In answer to the question posed by this journalist, I would levee a big frakking 'no', however it deals with a much broader range of issues, and arguably leaves a more emotional lump in the throat than Baltimore's finest.
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I was most interested in the role of space (figurative space, not real space) in BSG. There were many interesting episodes which focused on the differences between military space and civilian space, spaces of labor and spaces of living, and of course by the end, human spaces vs cylon spaces. Most of the tension in the first 2 seasons (besides the existential threat of destruction) was negotiations over who controlled what space. Of course, this came to an end when Roslin started using Real Space (airlocking people) to consolidate her control over military spaces.
Yup, agreed – its a multi-layered show no doubt. The suicide bombing story was particularly well crafted I thought given how it kind of turned the media-spun narrative on its head.


Parliamentarians at the end of the wars.
in 1845 to make way for the railways.
doomed it to be the site of the most awful urbanisation and mechanisation.
set up their Rolls Royce motor car factory in 1904.
despite the menace of street gangs, gun violence and drug dealing.
popular as a place for students to live and to seek entertainment.


Property for sale in Limassol is prime for business people, researchers, and anyone seeking a convenient location to other Cyprus attractions. The young tourist scene, as well as the established local community should both be considered when deciding where to buy homes in Cyprus.
Property for sale in Limassol, Cyprus is not designed for those who seek peace and quiet. With a local population of 135,000, and a large number of tourists planning to buy homes in Cyprus, Limassol is a constant hub of activity. In fact, it is Cyprus' second largest resort area, making it a good area in which to buy or sell Cyprus property. Today, Limassol is known for its hedonism, though it does come in second to Ayia Napa in this regard. Few seem to remember Limassol's rich and cultured past. Richard the Lionheart came to Limassol to marry his stranded fiancé. Berengaria had been shipwrecked on the island of Cyprus, and King Isaac had refused to give her safe-harbour. Angered by her treatment, Richard stormed the castle, disgracing and deposing the king. He then took Berengaria inside, and married her there. From that point on the castle in Limassol has been widely known by the name Berengaria. Property for sale in Limassol, Cyprus, with view of the beautiful castle, makes for a nice property investment. Property for sale in Limassol can also provide a convenient and scenic home for living in Cyprus full-time.
Limassol lies on the southern coast of Cyprus, and is Cyprus's chief industrial town. Limassol is a town intended largely for business people, native Cypriots, educators, and students. The town is home to Cyprus University of Technology, leading the Middle East and Europe in research and development. People who either attend or teach at the university are looking for property for sale in Limassol when choosing to buy homes in Cyprus.
Of course, no region of Cyprus is without tourism. Limassol's tourists gather largely in its Yermasogea district. Yermasogea is a bustling area, lights flashing, and music beating all night long; it's a holiday dream for some, but is certainly not for everyone. Whether you choose to buy or sell Cyprus property for sale in Limassol, you must have a good idea as to your location.
The part of town called "Old City" is a beautiful community of shops, and well as workshops, of many skilled craftsmen. Because Limassol gears itself toward locals, rather than tourists, it has required much less effort for Cypriots to maintain their native culture. Food prepared in Limassol is very traditional, and very good. If this is the lifestyle you seek, property for sale in Limassol may be the perfect fit.
Cyprus sporting consists mainly of tennis and diving. The area is also known for its annual carnivals and fairs, one street carnival six weeks prior to Easter, and a beer and wine festival in the fall. And, tourists and locals alike appreciate Limassol's high end shopping.
Property for sale in Limassol is just a short distance from a large number of Cyprus' most breathtaking and serene beaches. When looking to buy homes in Cyprus , have an estate agent show you the property for sale in Limassol.


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