Now that I am finding the strength to exit the grieving phase and enter the phase of articulating my gratitude to my departed friend, Dr. Henry Darlington Richmond Carrol, LLB (HONS) U.K., B.L. (Hons); LLM (U.K.); Ph.D. (U.K.), a Doctor of Laws and former Registrar of Companies of the Attorney […]
Author: Alagi Yorro Jallow
Epitaph: Bola Carrol To a Brother and Friend, Barrister and Solicitor of the Gambia Supreme Court
It is a tribute by Alagi Yorro Jallow in honor of the passage and memory of Bola Carrol, lawyer and humanist who transited on October 17, 2023. On this harmattan season Tuesday morning, I want to truly express my sympathy and that of my family for the tragic loss of […]
Epitaph: To a Friend, Brother, Doxologist, and Preacher Sheikh Landing Kintiba Nasso
Inna lillahi wa inallah-e-raji’oonWhen an older man dies, a library burns to the ground, says Amadou Hampate Ba, Malian writer, historian, and ethnologist (1901-1991). Thus, it was with the frontline of the Gambia’s finest Islamic doxologist and a Muslim preacher whose signature was to sing and recite Islamic hymns and […]
Epitaph: Activist Sukai Dahaba “Kalama Revolution,” The Gambia’s Winnie Mandela, Showed Bravery Under Brutal Dictatorship!
Nothing is nearly as heartbreaking as the demise of a young, promising person yet to reach their full potential. Moreover, Sukai Dahaba’s death disturbs me because she was the most courageous among her peers. This tribute will be challenging to write because I did not know Sukai up close, especially […]