BRIAN DENTON FOR NEW YORK TIMES Two years ago, Sheik Adil Kalbani dreamed that he had become an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city. Waking up, he dismissed the dream as a temptation to vanity. Although he is known for his fine voice, Sheik Adil is […]
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How NBR Governor Messes Up Salikenni
Kinteh Conflicts are by nature inevitable in human interactions and a guiding element that also serves as a mirror to recall us from the brink of self destruction as a result of our words and actions. These perennial conflicts can be inflamed or discouraged very early on before it comes […]
Open Letter To President Jammeh
Written By Mr Juldeh Baldeh (U.K) Dear Mr President, I am conscious that most of the letters you receive from abroad are letters to please you, because I could vividly remember during my days at the Diplomatic Mission, our then Ambassador used to write weekly acongratulatory letters to please you […]
Britain Probe Gambian Workers’ Death
British authorities have delayed the burial of four Gambians and a Senegalese that were crushed to death after a heavy concrete wall at a Burningham recycling plant. Thursday’s accident, which claims the lives of the four Gambians: Saibo Sillah, Mohammed Jagana, Alimamo Jammeh and Bangaly Dukureh, is so far the […]
An Eyewitness Account Of Salikenni Crisis
By PROUD LAMBAI KAA As-salāmu alaykum [Peace be upon You] I am a native Salikenni Village and a proud one for that matter and I am fortunate to be an eyewitness of this skirmish on the Eid-ul-fitr prayer ground, sitting third row from the IMAM. However, I have two very […]
Salikenni Crisis Is Purely Apolitical
I am responding to Ebrima Satou Fofana’s piece, which is all full of inaccuracies. You are hell bent on tarnishing the good name of Alhagie Omar Ceesay who is a great Islamic scholar in Salikenni. For the readership of this important medium, I would like to set the records straight. […]
As Muslims Celebrate Eid Prayer, Fistful Fight Erupts In Salikenni
Today, the old English proverb has been proven very right by the People of Badibu Salikenni in the North Bank Region, where one of the great scholars was put where he belongs. Alhagie Omar Ceesay, a Saudi Arabia alumni who specialised on Islamic jurisprudence, is a prominent supporter of the […]
Torture of Journalists: The Painful Story of Gambia’s Musa Saidykhan
The absolute and non-derogable prohibition against torture is routinely disregarded by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s regime, which has subjected countless Gambians to torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment and treatment for over twenty years. In light of this widespread practice and in connection with the International Day in Support […]
What Has Jammeh’s Father Done For Gambia?
Yahya Jammeh is like Satan [Iblis] who does not tell the truth but capable of destabilising the innocent mind. You hear some loose canon religious clerics often preach against using vulgar language against a leader who is ordained by Allah, the Almighty. Do these religious clerics truly believe in Allah […]
Remanded Gambian Woman Protester Battles For Survival
A remanded Gambian woman is currently battling for survival at Jan Jan Bureh prisons. Fatou Camara, who was arrested and brutality tortured, is denied medical attention by the Gambia government, compelling the deputy United Democratic Party leader to advocate for the vulnerable woman. Accompanied by the UDP officials, Mariam Secka […]
Sam Sarr: The World’s Biggest Liar Has Done It Again
By Ebrima Janko Jawara in Frederick, Maryland Simply said it is a blatant, bloody naked lie that is filled up with extemporaneous prevarication to state in your letter to Honorable Richardson that Mrs. Fanta Darboe had changed her flight schedules in order to take part in the legal protest that demanded […]
Life And Blood: Jammeh Must Go
Life and Blood on the line in the fight to end the Gambia’s brutal dictatorship. As revelations of the violence inflicted on May 9th peaceful protesters come to light, the people’s voices roar with resistance. These photos provide evidence of brutality meted out on the arrested defenceless citizens. The photos […]