Today is World Press Freedom Day with the theme ‘Journalism without fear or favour’. A day dedicated to the promotion of freedom of expression and the media. The day cannot come at a more critical time for the Gambia than now. Since ousting Dictatorship three years ago the increasing incidence[Read More…]
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Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Untamed Obedience
Growing up here in The Gambia, one of the values instilled in us as children is obedience to adults and authority figures. The more traditional the setting, the deeper the obedience to the elders or authority figures. This obedience to authority is often hierarchical, meaning, in a family, the younger[Read More…]
Weekend Story With Alagi Saidy-Barrow: The Prison Guard
I stood in the blazing sun sweating. The dust flies in my eyes as the SUVs zipped past me. My shirt, wet and sticking to my bare skin from the sweat mixed with the dew of the early morning. I smiled at the motorists as they raced pass me hoping[Read More…]
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