Fatoumatta: The words of Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) echoed in my mind. His sermon, delivered on Mount Arafat on March 6, 632, stands as a profound exhortation in human history. On this Friday, I urge you to read it and consider its message in contrast to the actions […]
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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 […]
PRESS RELEASE: Eid-ul Adha Public Holiday
Following the Supreme Islamic Council’s confirmation that Friday is Arafat day and Saturday 9th July as Eid Al-Adha, the Office of the President informs the general public that His Excellency President Adama Barrow has declared Monday, 11th July 2022, a Public Holiday throughout the country, in observance of the Muslim […]