When a state institution mentions the name of a citizen as a threat and marked for containment it is not uncommon in many societies for some overzealous citizen to feel encouraged to attack that person. When a sitting President’s supporters openly call for assault on critics it could give encouragement,[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Mob Attack On Nyang Njie Is Reprehensible
Let it be clear we unreservedly condemn the attack on Nyang Njie, for his freedom of expression and political views as a citizen. In a democracy, no one should be assaulted or violently attacked for his views, whatever they are. Disagree with your opponent, take on your opponents’ most persuasive[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: The Arrogant Fool
Someone told me that there is a very thin line between arrogance and self-confidence and he argues that the arrogant individual just happens to have too much self-confidence in themselves which is mis-taken as arrogance. That sometimes, what people see as arrogance is actually just someone exuding a lot of[Read More…]