Sounds crazy? Unfortunately, the logic of the Syrian war and the involvement (and financial/political investment) of various nations point to the logical conclusion, from Russia’s point of view, of the nuclear option. These are some of the reasons:- Putin and his people were shocked when 224 of their […]
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Jammeh Should Be Impeached If…
The dust over President Yahya Jammeh’s proclamation of The Gambia as an Islamic State continues to rise, with the opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism calling for his (the President’s) impeachment if he begins to implement the unilateral Brufut Declaration. Read below a statement penned by the party’s […]
Cheat Sheet: Is President Sall Clean?
Astonishing claim that over $1.6 million in drug doping bribes from Russia funded the sitting Senegalese President’s election campaign has left dark cloud hanging over Macky Sall, the man who is seen as one of Africa’s darling democrats. What makes the allegations so striking is that the man sounding the […]
Donald Trump And Muslims
By Sulayman “Saul” Saidykhan Please indulge me the opportunity to add to the current debate regarding Mr. Trump and his ideas about Muslims because 1. I’m American by choice and 2. am a Muslim. Without going any further, let me state here that what happened in San Bernardino some weeks […]
Now That The Dust Has Settled!
By Gambian Outsider Now that the dust has settled, let us look at what has transpired from the Despot’s [President Jammeh’s] declaration and the many and different reactions to it. Some called it a proclamation and others called it a pronouncement. Some called it null and void and others called […]
Gambia Becoming Islamic State is Highly Improbable
By Sarjo Bayang, Policy Advocate UK Recent announcement at a political rally that he declares Gambia Islamic state comes as most unreasonable and misleading statement from current occupier of the presidency. There are many reasons why transforming Gambia into an Islamic state is not feasible. Here are some of […]
UDP Rubbishes Jammeh’s Islamic State Proclamation
The opposition United Democratic Party has issued a statement rubbishing President Yahya Jammeh’s proclamation of The Gambia as an Islamic State. The party says the “ill-considered and ill-advised” proclamation is outrightly “unconstitutional and illegal.” Read below the UDP’ rebuttal in full: STATEMENT BY THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON THE PROCLAMATION […]
Doggone Erdogan: Putin’s X-Mas Turkey?
Today, 16 Dec 2015, US VP Joe Bidden released a statement asking Turkey to pull troops out of Iraq. Those Turkish troops in Iraq have just been bombed, today, by ISIS – with Turkish supplied weapons! Or was it Turkey requesting ISIS to bomb Turkish troops in Iraq? That would […]
Muhammad The Abolitionist: Slavery In The Qur’an
by Adam Watson (2002) AUTHOR’S NOTE The Holy Book of Islam has been given various English spellings over the years. I have chosen to use Qur’an. Scholars have also used Quran or Koran. When they have done so in quotes I have used for my essay (or in the titles […]
Face To Face With Iman Conta
In this special interview with Kairo Radio, the daughter of Gambian reggae legend Demba Conta talks about her life, family and road to music career. Imam Conta storms the music world by surprise, with her composed song Lush Life hitting record sales in Europe. Interviewer: Mohamed Lamin Sillah Iman Conta […]
South Africa Debates A Taboo Question: Was Mandela A Sellout?
Nelson Mandela is known by many epithets: freedom fighter, anti-apartheid hero, global icon. But two years after his death, a heated debate has emerged in South Africa that questions part of this towering legacy: was Mandela a sellout? To some this might seem a shocking, even taboo sentiment. Here in […]
Why We Celebrate Deyda Hydara
The Gambia’s leading journalist whose December 16th, 2004 assassination remains unsolved, meant a lot to me, especially during my formative years in journalism. Deyda Hydara was a man who taught many of us to be who we are. He also brought Alhaji Saramadi Kabbah (nephew of the late Ahmed Tijan […]