REFORM ISLAM OR RE-ASSESS AND RE-EVALUATE SOURCE DOCUMENTS (HADITH, SHARIA) AND THEIR SUPPLEMENTARY ROLE IN ISLAM By Bax One does not have to be a great philosopher or thinker to see that humanity has reached a very critical juncture in its existence, and how we navigate our way past this […]
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I’ve No Prejudice Against Halifa
My Reply To A PDOIS Die-hard By Gambian Outsider! A reply to Bax: Bax wrote: “ Old prejudice die hard, don’t they? And of course , they cloud judgment too and often, are a source of inconsistencies, which is quite evident in Gambian Outsider’s observations of the week’s events… I […]
The Need To Reform And Modernize Islam In The Face Of Escalating Terror
By Boto Sanneh Some call it a clash of cultures, or of civilizations, others say it is one between different faiths, but whatever it is, it looks like one that is going to have tremendous impact on how we and our offspring will live in the future. If they, and us […]
Some Realism About Realism!
By Gambian Outsider! Below you will find a few paragraphs that touch on various topics that were in the news in the last two weeks or so. (1) A few weeks ago, the despot directed his diatribe to the current and former presidents of the republic of Senegal. A lot […]
Mandela Lived A Truly Good Life
Anglican Archbishop questioned what he would think of present day South Africa. Bishop Thabo Makgoba addressed an evening prayer services on the second anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death at St. Georges Cathedral in Cape Town on Sunday. He hailed Mandela’s legacy. “Today and for generations to come, Madiba will be […]
Magistrate Jaiteh Off The Hook
The dropping of a charge against the removed Magistrate Ebrima Jaiteh has once left Gambians wondering with questions that are left unanswered. What is the point of arresting, detaining and arraigning a magistrate only to drop charges against him? Will he get his job back and be compensated for wrongful […]
Imam Gassama’s Fund Drive Begins
The family of Imam Cherno Gassama is appealing to the general public to help them keep up with daily feeding. When Imam Cherno Gassama took to the pulpit on Friday October 30 2015, the cleric came in as a servant of God and as a leader very well aware […]
‘Extremists Soil Image Of Islam’
Suicide Bomb Threat Looms Over Everyone Gambian cleric has advised Muslims to distance themselves from the so-called Islamic extremists who are only “good at soiling the image of Islam and true believers.” “These bunch of ignorant extremists today leave threats hanging over innocent people everywhere,” Imam Momodou Ceesay tells a […]
Diaspora Gambians Stop Helping Dictator’s Re-election
By Baboucar Bojang The Diasporan Gambians are the biggest election propaganda machine for Jammeh’s re-election in 2016. Here is why: Jammeh wants the diaspora Gambians and online media to continue campaigning for him unconsciously and he is succeeding in doing just that FREE of charge. Yaya Jammeh is very happy […]
Independence Revisited – Part Two
By Baba Galleh Jallow It was not only chiefs and colonial officials who made strange statements during African independence ceremonies. Taking a cue from their party leadership, ruling party stalwarts and newspapers loudly exhorted their countrymen to put all their political differences aside and join the ruling party. The practice […]
Independence Revisited – Part One
By Baba Galleh Jallow It is sometimes difficult to resist the temptation to entertain a controversial question – was Africa ready for independence when it happened? Was the independence Africans envisaged and anticipated the independence they lived? The evidence is troubling. Africans have certainly not enjoyed the rights and freedoms […]
Reasons For Freeing Kartong Youths
Kartong youths freed but their demands still stand The chronicles leading to the sudden Presidential intervention in the Kartong youths saga unfold. Kartong villagers are said to have snubbed dictator Jammeh’s Gunjur meeting, prompting him to come to the realization that, Kartong people mean business. He underestimated their resolve to […]