It is pertinent that all citizens, political parties and CSOs pay close attention to the growing weaponization of laws and institutions in this country thus posing clear and present danger to democracy and human rights. The detention of Momodou Sabally and Sheriffo Sonko of UDP in the wake of the […]
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 […]
In 1994, as a journalist with Radio Gambia I had the privilege of being the first and only Gambian journalist to interview the imam who came from Mecca to consecrate the State House Mosque. One of my questions to him was about the position of female circumcision in Islam. His […]
As The Gambia prepares to introduce a new Bill dubbed: ‘Judicial Officers Remuneration and Other Entitlements Bill 2023’ , there have been mixed reactions from the public regarding the Bill in its entirety. While some think that this is a scam from the government, others think it is a good […]