Islam is not just a set of beliefs or even about rituals; it’s a way of life, a total submission to the Oneness of Allah and total obedience to what He decrees….Let each lift the mirror to his or her face and see if he or she is that Muumin,[Read More…]
Opinion
DA Jawo: Where Are The New Banknotes?
DA Jawo Many people were happy when in 2018; the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG) introduced new currency notes, which was no doubt seen as a welcome move to replace the badly mutilated notes that were circulating in this country. However, almost two years since the introduction of[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: The Hypocrite And His Mirror
The hypocrite stood there staring at the image in the mirror. This cannot be me, he mused. I’ve spent years working on myself, building myself, adjusting myself, aligning myself, calibrating myself, “religionizing” myself . I spent years making myself look better. I have been accepted as a pious man. I[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Celebrating The International Day Of The African Child
The Day of the African Child has never been more important to commemorate. “BlackLivesMatter,” police bestiality and injustices under COVID-19 precautions and responses reflect the many challenges and limited freedoms that sparked the “Soweto Uprising” on June 16, 1976. International Day of the African Child is observed on June 16[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: “I Am Trump”
You don’t like Trump? Well, I don’t either. But think about why you don’t like Trump and his base supporters. Would you like Trump or Hitler if you found out you share similar thoughts? Let’s see. Here are a few things a lot of us don’t like about Trump and[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Imam Baba Leigh Embraces And Fantasizes Homosexuality In Gambia
Baba Leigh Must Not Touch on National public policy and His Imamship Should be Revoked To poison a nation, poison its stories and narratives. A demoralized nation tells demoralized stories and narratives of its identity. Anything that affects our perception of the world usually comes in the form of stories[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: I Am A Sinner
Am a sinner seeking forgiveness of Allah all the time. Let she or he who has never committed any of these sins comment here. Thirty-three of the gravest sins forbidden by Islam ( there are many others not listed here though). 1. Associating partners with Allah (shirk): 2. Committing murder:[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Boris Johnson’s ‘Anti-Africa’ Past Resurfaces
Alexander Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, was angry that Black Lives Matter protesters tampered with Winston Churchill’s statue following a global protest against police bestiality and police brutality against black people as endemic structural racism in America and Europe following the murder of George Floyd. A[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: I Stand With Imam Baba Leigh
To those attacking Imam Baba Leigh, I personally will pick him to lead me in prayers over you and your imams any day, any time and anywhere. You may be more knowledgeable but for me, Knowledge without action is of no use. And when it came to taking action against[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Homosexuality Is Unacceptable
Homosexuality is illegal in the Gambia. Further, the Gambia is a God-fearing nation that places a significant premium on family, an institution derived from a union between two people of the opposite gender. Polemics aside, homosexuality is unacceptable. A few morally bankrupt celebrities, so-called human rights defenders, lawyers and imams,[Read More…]
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