Imam Ceesay Leads Tree Planting Exercise The Chief Imam of Detroit Islamic Center says Muslims should understand that religion goes beyond the five pilars – Belief in Allah and His Prophet, Pray, Offer Zakat, fast Ramadan and perform pilgrimage to Mecca. Imam Momodou Ceesay says the protection of an environment […]
Society
The Dictator’s Remarks: What A Malicious Intention!
By Ebou Gaye What a malicious intention! The remarks you made at a rally in Brikama contained in a video aired recently on Fatu Radio are a cause for great concern They strongly suggest that you have a malicious intention vis-à-vis the opposition, And have proven your bigotry, intolerance, folly […]
Gambians Reject Jammeh’s Sacrifice
Gambian leader has reportedly reached the height of desperation and has therefore resorted to a sacrifice spree, slaughtering camels to consolidate his crown. Authoritative sources further tell Kairo News that the desperate President is also hosting a 24-hour Quranic recitation at State House in the capital Banjul. “President Yahya Jammeh’s […]
Asiegbu, Others Are Genetically Corrupt Hypocrites And Vagabonding Promoters Of Dictatorship
The glorification of gangsters and looters of public assets is like national religion in their home countries, anyway. By Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism” Professor Wole Soyinka. “It is time for African actors to stand for what is morally right and […]
No Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists!
By Ebou Gaye As media practitioners and their sympathizers observe International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, I would like to comment on the subject with a view to defending the rights of journalists and advancing the cause of press freedom. Journalists suffer miserably in many parts of […]
KSA Charity Biking Runs Smoothly
Five members of Kombo Sillah Association (KSA) in the UK take part in the association’s first ever charity bike ride between the cities of Bristol and Bath in the United Kingdom. Before hitting the 48 km round trip on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Kevin Tijan Touray from Portsmouth […]
Touba Serign Anoints Imam Ceesay
The son of the late Caliph [Serign Salieu Mbacke] of Mouride Brotherhood in Touba, Senegal, has anointed the Imam of Detroit Islamic Center for his great efforts in rallying so many people around Islam. Serigne Mam Mamour Mbacke is so excited that he has invited Imam Momodou Ceesay and his […]
The Backway
Here, desolate, I stand earnest in thought By these shores of the Mediterranean Where this Blue monster, in deceptive calm, lies heaving sighs in its roiling, uneasy sleep Then like a horde of a thousand ghosts, Awakened, the blue swells surge Flowing like the tears of doomed souls Doomed souls […]
A Deeper Look Into Mansa Musa’s Life
Paula Wilson When we think of the wealthiest people in the world, we most often think of theWaltons (of Wal-Mart fame), Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates. However, if you go a bit further back in history, you’ll discover that the wealth of the kings, queens, and rulers of yesteryear trumps […]
The Rise And Fall Of Futa Almamate
The war between Futa and Kabou History lecturer, Ensa Touray yet again brings us the interesting episode of the Futa Almamate, their rise and fall and violent war with the Soninke Kabunkas. Ensa interviewed people from both historical sides, and the final product in enriching and appetizing making us long […]
Asiegbu Attempts To Manufacture Xenophobia
By Bax Ejike Asiegbu is entitled to his opinion about Yaya Jammeh, but he should do us all a favour and not try to justify the unjustifiable.. Ejike Asiegbu cannot claim to be unaware of the dire political and economic situation that The Gambia is currently in, under Yaya Jammeh, […]
The Heroine
By Ebou Gaye She is a heroine She is comparable to the unnamed lady whose virtues I extolled in one of the articles I wrote in a Gambia High School student magazine in the late 80s under the little Je Ne Sais Quoi, Calling her a moralist, an egalitarian, an […]