“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and one, and only one person was of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”– John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (1867, […]
Author: Alagi Yorro Jallow
Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa
by Ousmane Oumar Kane. Short review By Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: It is a perfect book worth reading for the rest of Ramadan and highly recommended in your home library: When it comes to the intellectual history of black Africa, the discourses seldom go beyond Timbuktu—in contrast, arguing that black […]
Meritocratic and Competent-Loyalist-based Cabinet Ministers President Barrow Must Pick To Help Fight Corruption and Restore Integrity in The Gambia
Mamudu: President Adama Barrow’s second term incoming top-level appointments and key strategic senior staff and cabinet ministers appointments must not bring favoritism, cronyism, nepotism, political patronage, and civil service and public service appointments partisan loyalty after winning elections. Moreover, it will not help President Barrow’s administration if he begins to […]
April 23: World Book Day?
Fatoumatta: Mark Twain once said, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” For many years, the illiteracy of the general public has caused concern because of the criminal negligence of the private, public libraries across the country.It is still […]