Musuya Kunto (Cutting the Womanhood) – A taboo-breaking sexuality testimonies on FGM in the Gambia Review By D. A. Jawo, Dakar, Senegal Female Genital Mutilation (Female Genital Cutting) is quite a touchy subject in the Gambia, with a clear dividing line still existing between the conservative traditionalists who […]
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In The Middle Of The Storm
By Imran Darboe (U.K) A poem// // <![CDATA[ (function(){try{var h=this,aa=Date.now||function(){return+new Date};var k=String.prototype.trim?function(a){return a.trim()}:function(a){return a.replace(/^[\s\xa0]+|[\s\xa0]+$/g,"")},l=function(a,b){return-1!=a.indexOf(b)},m=function(a,b){return ab?1:0};var p=function(){this.a=””;this.b=n};p.prototype.s=!0;p.prototype.o=function(){return this.a};var ba=/^(?:(?:https?|mailto|ftp):|[^&:/?#]*(?:[/?#]|$))/i,n={};var q;a:{var r=h.navigator;if(r){var u=r.userAgent;if(u){q=u;break a}}q=””}var x= l(q,”Opera”)||l(q,”OPR”),y=l(q,”Trident”)||l(q,”MSIE”),z=l(q,”Edge”),A=l(q,”Gecko”)&&!(l(q.toLowerCase(),”webkit”)&&!l(q,”Edge”))&&!(l(q,”Trident”)||l(q,”MSIE”))&&!l(q,”Edge”),B=l(q.toLowerCase(),”webkit”)&&!l(q,”Edge”),ca=function(){var a=q;if(A)return/rv\:([^\);]+)(\)|;)/.exec(a);if(z)return/Edge\/([\d\.]+)/.exec(a);if(y)return/\b(?:MSIE|rv)[: ]([^\);]+)(\)|;)/.exec(a);if(B)return/WebKit\/(\S+)/.exec(a)},da=function(){if(x&&h.opera){var a;var b=h.opera.version;try{a=b()}catch(c){a=b}return a}a= “”;(b=ca())&&(a=b?b[1]:””);return y&&(b=(b=h.document)?b.documentMode:void 0,b>parseFloat(a))?String(b):a}(),C={},E=function(a){var b;if(!(b=C[a])){b=0;for(var c=k(String(da)).split(“.”),d=k(String(a)).split(“.”),e=Math.max(c.length,d.length),f=0;0==b&&f<e;f++){var g=c[f]||"",D=d[f]||"",t=RegExp("(\\d*)(\\D*)","g"),ga=RegExp("(\\d*)(\\D*)","g");do{var v=t.exec(g)||["","",""],w=ga.exec(D)||["","",""];if(0==v[0].length&&0==w[0].length)break;b=m(0==v[1].length?0:parseInt(v[1],10),0==w[1].length?0:parseInt(w[1], 10))||m(0==v[2].length,0==w[2].length)||m(v[2],w[2])}while(0==b)}b=C[a]=0// >>0);ja=function(a,c,d){return a.call.apply(a.bind,arguments)}; ka=function(a,c,d){if(!a)throw Error();if(2<arguments.length){var e=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,2);return function(){var d=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);Array.prototype.unshift.apply(d,e);return a.apply(c,d)}}return function(){return a.apply(c,arguments)}};_.u=function(a,c,d){_.u=Function.prototype.bind&&-1!=Function.prototype.bind.toString().indexOf("native code")?ja:ka;return _.u.apply(null,arguments)};_.w=Date.now||function(){return+new Date}; […]
‘Give us economic freedom or else…’
On Tuesday, South Africa witnessed the Economic Freedom March, a protest by 50 000 young economic freedom fighters, whether members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) or not. The people are growing conscious of the consistent message we have preached: that political power without economic power is meaningless and South […]
Modou Ndow Should Not Be Deported
Modou Ndow will be at risk if deported to The Gambia. Kairo News was alerted to the plighted of an anti-Jammeh dissident in the United Kingdom. Modou Ndow should be given protection from potential torture and detention at the hands of the Gambian authorities if forcefully removed from the U.K. An alleged […]
Domestic Violence: Our Experience
Don’t use your fist, use your mind instead. Is it time for Gambian women to demand a clause in their marriage contract, requesting their husband to-be not to think of marrying a second wife? There are many second wife related divorce cases going on among Gambians in the United States […]
Let’s Keep Up The Momentum!
Gambian opposition in general are good at creating or generaring political momentum but their problem lies in sustaining it. The main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) is no exception here. The truth is that even the party’s ambitious, able-bodied and energy-filled youths complain about this waekness. They keep wondering when […]
The Heroine
By Ebou Gaye She is a heroine She is comparable to the unnamed lady whose virtues I extolled in one of the articles I wrote in a Gambia High School student magazine in the late 80s under the little Je Ne Sais Quoi, Calling her a moralist, an egalitarian, an […]
Former Minister Thumbs Up Shyngle
The Gambia’s former Minister of Tourism and Culture said he had trusted the late Momodou L. Shyngle Nyassi more than any of his friends and associates. Alkali James Gaye won parliamentary seat thanks to the frantic efforts and sacrifices by Mr. Nyassi who fell apart with his own native Jola […]
‘No Funds For UDP’s Chosen Rep’
The party explains reasons for its absence at the Gambia Civil Society Forum The Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party has explained reasons for not being able to participate in the Gambia Civil Society Forum held in New York on October 1st. In a press release, published verbatim below, the […]
Pope Ends US Tour With Hope
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation for victims of child sexual abuse and a […]
Using Pseudonym: Is It Proper Or Improper?
By Ebou Gaye The question as to whether it is proper or improper to use a pseudonym cannot be given a straight, cogent answer such as “yes” or “no” without elaboration. Therefore, I deem it fitting to do some analysis and make comments in my attempt to answer it convincingly. […]
‘We’ll Not Boycott 2016 Elections’
By Abdoulie John Gambian opposition leader has expressed his resolve to take part in 2016 elections, and ruled out a possible election boycott by his party. “As far as we are concerned, the issue of boycotting is not on our table,” Hamat Bah of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) assured. […]