The God Theory –Marriage, women, men and their psychology! By Yero Jallow We are back to the thought provoking God theory after another month. This time around, we were blessed to have one of the youngest Imams of Daral Farooq Mosque in Minnesota, Sheikh Omar ibn Abdurrahman as a guest speaker at the Gambian Islamic Center on Saturday May 17th 2014. The topic, “Marriage, women, men and their psychology” was probably the most educative yet humorous from its deliverance. If for anything, right before delving in my reviews and analysis, I must say, it shows that public speaking must be…
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France convened an emergency meeting over the weekend of African Leaders on the issue of the Kidnapped Nigerian Girls by Boka Haram several weeks ago. The meeting attended by European leaders and United States State Department representative was held in Paris on May 17, 2014. The meeting reportedly was an effort to rally regional coordinator with the Nigerian government to help find and rescue over 200 girls kidnapped by a terrorists group – Boko Haram in Nigeria. Below is a briefing at the meeting by US Ambassador Sherman… MODERATOR: Well, thank you all for coming. It’s a great honor for us…
By Mathew K Jallow The term Founding Father conjures up images of the American Revolution, and applying it to Sir Dawda K. Jawara, has always felt like a stretch for me. Yet, the realism and enigma of Sir Dawda is articulated in the pioneering spirit with which he so ably led the Gambia into the mush-rooming age of political independence. Sir Dawda Jawara was molded in a cast, which almost defied definition. The embodiment of a conglomeration of three cultures wrapped into one person, Sir Dawda, out of social expediency developed a redeeming neutral identity that combine his Wollof cultural…
TRIBUTE TO AUNTY LOUISE ANTOINETTE NJIE Educationist, Feminist, Pioneer BY Ebraima Manneh, former Permanent Secretary of Health When I learnt of the passing away of Mrs. Louise Njie, a big chunk of my life fell. Aunty Lou, as she was fondly known, was my Aunty Lou and the least I could do is to put on paper, inadequate as it may be within the confines of a few pages, an apercu of the life and work of this wonderful woman whom I knew and had the good fortune to work with and who has enriched my own…
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara is a name which resonates the words of a great historian: “It is the fortune of some men to personify so fittingly the dominant spirits of their time that their names are given the era they lived”. My dearest husband and granddad has not only succeeded in personifying so fittingly the dominant spirits of his time but sculptured indelible love, admiration, respect and trust in the hearts of Gambians with is landmark achievements and statesmanship. At the national level, Sir Dawda will be remembered as the man who led the Gambia to independence and steadily steer…
The Fatu Radio Network will premier on Saturday, May 17, 2014 on www.faturadio.com introducing the world to Gambia’s most interactive online radio at 2pm Eastern, 6pm Gambia/Senegal, 7pm UK..This program will give our audience the opportunity to know the team behind the radio and an insight into our upcoming programs. This will also allow our audience to call in and let us know what they expect from us. The philosophy of the Fatu Radio Network is simple – we are different and keep up with professional standards and ethics. We seek to not only bring your favorite topics to live,…
World Press Freedom day is a day to remind ourselves of the centuries of stultification and gagging of the human mind and its shackling by the chains of mental slavery as well as to recall covenants which have emerged to provide standards of best practice in guaranteeing mental liberation characterised by freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of expression and freedom of the media. It is also a day to remember people like Dayda who are martyred in the course of duty. The media is an instrument for the amplification or transmission of the expressed thoughts…
Officials of the suspended Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have been arrested, and are currently in detention at Banjul police headquarters, reliable sources told The Point. An official of the GFF told The Point their arrest is in connection with Gambia’s disqualification from all CAF competitions for age cheating. Our sources added that they have been charged with negligence. Gambia fielded five over-aged players on the 6th of April 2014 in Monrovia against Liberia in the first leg of the CAF U-20 qualifiers. Gambia defeated Liberia in the first leg of the Under-20 qualifying rounds by 1-0. The Gambian…
By Former VP Bakary Bunja Darboe It is said that death is, ironically, one of the few certainties in life. So, even amidst the legitimate outpouring of grief, her family, former colleagues, friends and other associates might be expected to take the news of the passing on of Mrs Louise Antoinette N’Jie, more fondly known as Auntie Lou, with a touch of philosophy, especially given the health problems that of late beset her life. It is equally a truism that death does not, cannot, take away the good things done in life; these live on and get celebrated…
Desert Mirages By Yero Jallow Desert mirages from the far and near Shinning with bright and layering sky horizons Attracting its many travelers on camels’ saddles On heaps of bare uncountable sandy land For desert travelers on their long undefined journeys Accompanied with overhead clouding twinkling stars Hurrying to desert mirages divisive without tact. As Desert travelers arrive at a mirage, the water was in thin air Their feet dirtied and eyes blinded with flying dust Desert travelers fight the thirst for another far away mirage As they engage in the race to spot another mirage With endless confusion,…