By Jutala You said he is an educated-illiterate. But how is that possible? How can one be educated and still be illiterate? “But how could he not understand this simple equation? People want to live according to their natural will. Forcing people to do things they don’t like is equal […]
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Philosophical Thinking Part 2
By Alhassan Darboe The discourse on the relationship between the body and mind, how they affect each other as a result of their association or lack of it, has been a debate among philosophers for a pretty long time. Philosophers, many of them, have devoured over the nature of ‘human […]
Activist Black Scholar Dies At 96
By Todd Steven Burroughs Yosef ben-Jochannan (1918-2015) Yosef ben-Jochannan, one of the last of the Harlem activist-intellectuals of the 20th century—those fiery, independent scholars who taught classical African history and shaped it into a sword against white supremacy—died Thursday after a long illness. He was 96. The man known […]
Philosophical Thinking Part 1
By Alhassan Darboe Philosophy or the love of wisdom seeks to answer the questions about existence, death, and moral rights and wrongs that we might have had as a youngster. The goal of philosophy is to find out answers for oneself. Many beliefs that we accepted early in life should […]
Banka Manneh Freed On Bail
By Yero Jallow In a dramatic twist on Thursday March 19th, Minnesota Federal Magistrate, Becky R. Thorson of St. Paul, granted conditional bail to a Gambian activist who had earlier surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Banka Manneh has been on the FBI investigation list since some […]
Gambia: FGM Still A Concern But …
By Abdoulie John As the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is being held, from 9 to 20 March, at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues to draw mixed reactions in Gambia. Young girls are still subjected to […]
The Woman Who Confronts Child Abuse
The woman who exposed the mistreatment of a 10-year-old girl has become news herself. Aminata Manneh, a third year university gender activist student and intern at an intern at the American Corner in Banjul, disappeared after she posted the video of a traffic police man beating the helpless young girl […]
Mina’s Video Exposes Police Brutality
A University student was arrested after she was accused of spreading police brutality video. Aminata Manneh is still in detention. A colleague human rights activist with Tango, Madi Jobarteh, stood up with the woman affectionately called Mina. I Stand Up With Mina “What crime has she committed other than to […]
PDOIS Challenges Jammeh’s Executive Directives
PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT ALL REVENUES FOR COUNCILS HALIFA SALLAH FOR THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE GOVERNING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE OUTSIDE THE AMBIT OF THE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CONSTITUTE THE LEGITIMISATION OF IMPUNITY In many parts of the world where the sovereign people are […]
Re: Samori Toure (1830-1900)
By Sainey Faye Samori Toure – One of Africa’s most heroic, gallant, and revolutionary anti-colonialist resistant leaders who was a general and an Almamy [Imam]. He was also a disciple of Sheikh Omar Futiou (Omar Taal). He was almost 34 years, an adult when Sheikh Omar Futio a.k.a. El-hadj Omar […]
Killed SA Minister Has Many Talents
Collins Chabane was not just an astute politician, but also a talented musician. By Gaye Davis & Stephen Grootes & Govan Whittles Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane’s younger brother, Percy, says the family is devastated by his sudden death and hopes it will lead to further debate about […]
Your ABC And 123 Of Gambian Political Economy
Series by Sarjo Bayang Understanding of relationship between the economy, politics and society is crucial to making those governing accountable to the general public as key stakeholders. Everyone is affected in vast ways about economic and political conditions of a country. This is true about Gambia also. For that reason […]