Alhassan Darboe Intro to Phil, 82-top of 85, 87-top of 90, 93-top of 94,102-105,133-top of138, 144-147. 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 […]
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The Educated-Illiterate
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 […]
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 […]
Karim Wade Gets 6 Years For Graft
Senegal’s special court sentenced the son of former president to six years in prison after he was found guilty of graft, Reuters reported. Karim Wade, the only son of former Senegalese leader Aboulaye Wade, was also ordered to pay a 138 billion CFA franc ($228 million) fine. The conviction has dashed Karim’s hopes […]
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 […]
The Invisible
By Baba G. Jallow Crowds, crowds everywhere Not a face in sight Heads, heads everywhere Not a single nod Laughter, laughter everywhere Not a single smile Shouts, shouts everywhere Not a single whisper Eyes, eyes everywhere Not a single sighting Ideas, ideas everywhere Not a single thought Light, light everywhere […]
Gambian Cultural Film Maker Talks To Kantora Elders
Pa Njie, a Gambian based in Sweden, is a leading cultural documentary film-maker on Gambian heritage for the past 10 years. His work on traditional music, cultural dance, drama and educative plays in villages have become a bedrock on his filmmaking. In this one-hour video documentary, Pa Njie and his […]
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 […]
Missing Gambian Activist Breaks Silence?
The woman activist who had gone missing after her life was threatened for exposing Gambian police brutality reportedly broke the silence. Aminata Manneh, affectionately called Minah, posted a message on Facebook informing the world that she is out of harm’s way. Until she broke the silence, many people believed the third […]
Dobo Inaugurates Naseni Clinic
A clinic dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Seni Sisay was last week inaugurated at Dobo Village in Central River Region. The woman affectionately called Naseni died in a tragic automobile car accident in March 2014 in Texas, United States. Naseni’s ancestors hailed from Dobo village. The late pharmacist was […]
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 […]