It’s secular educated men and women who do the diplomatic bidding for President Jammeh; it’s us who are employed in all arms of government; it’s us who choreograph the visitations of the Imams and Priest to State House; it’s us who work at the media houses disseminating the news of Jammeh’s […]
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Point Of No Return For Gambians
Have too many Africans and Gambians in particular invested too much in their deen [Arabic word for religion], to the point that, we are blinded to facts and became intellectually dishonest? This morning I opened the Daily Observer (The Gambia’s main newspaper), the headline by the Minister of Transport, Works, […]
Humour: Something to Make You Laugh
A Chinese guy calls to U.S……… Caller: Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan ? Operator: Yes, you can speak to me. Caller : No, I want to speak to Annie Wan! Operator: Yes I understand you want to speak to anyone.You can speak to me. Who is this? Caller […]
The President Should Return The Legal Practitioners Bill 2015 To The National Assembly
Twenty seven years ago on 31 December 1988, the current Legal Practitioners Act (LPA 1988) entered into force. Its “objects and reasons” were stated thus: “An Act to establish a General Legal Council, to make provision for the admission of persons to practice as legal practitioners before the courts of […]
The President Of New Africa – Part 2 of 4
By Sulayman Saul Saidykhan Even at 73 years old, he is alert. He stands tall both literally, and figuratively. With the genes of the willowy Sahel nomad in him, his gait is wide, steady, graceful, and agile. Born to a poor Fulani father and a Hausa mother in present day […]
Gambian Diaspora: Watch The Propaganda Space
By Suntou Touray (Kairo News Political & Culture Editor) “Are we talking to ourselves in the Diaspora or are we truly working towards winning the ‘hearts and minds’ of Gambian people?” President Jammeh has of late pitched Gambian secular educated minority against the majority of ordinary everyday Muslims. As the saying […]
Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba ‘Kadimou Rasul’
“A cleric who seeks the favours and reward of a King/Ruler is like a fly that feeds on excrements” Serign Amadou Bamba Kairo Radio today starts a two week series on ‘Mouridiyaa’, a study of the followers of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. In that the anchor Mohammed Lamin Sillah’s usual Letter from […]
December 30th Failed Coup: Victims’ Families Want Closure
By Abdoulie John One year after Gambia presidential palace attack by a group of dissidents from United States and Europe, the bodies of the assailants killed are still in the custody of the Jammeh regime, despite a torrent of calls to hand them over to their respective families. “For us their families, we […]
Islamic Thought Is Not Immune To Reform
By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh Reform has been the hallmark of Islamic thought for generations. It all started when the Prophet of Islam [Muhammad] appointed Maaz Ibn Jabal as the Governor of Yemen and asked him what he would do if confronted with issues he could not find direct answers […]
‘Boycott All KGI Goods And Services’
The Leader of opposition United Democratic Party believes it is about time Gambians boycotted “all goods and services offered or run by President Yahya Jammeh’s family enterprise.” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s appeal is contained in his New Year’s message. He said apart from boycotting Kanilai Group International, no parent or school […]
Too Many Unfulfilled Promises: How Can We Trust You?
By Ebou Gaye How can we trust you? You have made too many unfulfilled promises since you came to power through a putsch two decades ago, Despite your claim to be honest and sincere, For which reason observers describe you as untrustworthy, And suggest treating all your pronouncements with caution […]
Jammeh Explains Islamic State
Three weeks after he had unilaterally declared The Gambia an Islamic State, President Yahya Jammeh is at last defending his decision. Gambian leader declare the constitutionally recognised secular nation an Islamic republic. “Recently, I pronounced The Gambia as an Islamic State and Republic on the basis that the majority of […]