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Dalton1
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 Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 04:18:45
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http://www.gainako.com/
Regards,
Dalton
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kayjatta
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 10:30:56
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While peeking at this link above, I came across Baba Galleh Jallow's article 'The Sheeks and Goats' which caught my attention. It is a very interesting article and a good read too. It is another of Mr. Galleh's witty socio-political satires. This is not in the mode of Dana Milbank's 'Homo Politicus' though. It is also an easier read than many of Galleh's previous writings I have read.
The author appears to be referring to the corruptive dealings of Gambian authorities and the subsequent socio-economic hardships facing the ordinary people. The author depicts an impending doom over the country as evident and as a result of a strange collaboration of the political elite as represented by Sumbul Ali (may be Jammeh) and the religious elite, the Sheeks (perhaps an improvised corrupted word for Sheiks). The religious leaders/elite have vacated their noble and sacred duty of standing for the truth and became willing participants to corruption and sycophancy. Santafara might have some take on this also. They became the 'goat holders' for Jammeh to 'milk' the Gambian people and their economy. With a twist of irony and mystery, Galleh asserts that "every goat was milked,...male or female...for the people of Hum were all milkable". You cannot help laughing at this point, I guess there is some humor here too.
The name of the country "Hum" itself sounded like some strike of biblical dissaster. For the people of "Hum" the end of times is here because of the unimaginable happenings in the country. Perhaps this is Galleh's central message of the article- a warning of some kind of an end-either of Jammeh's order or whatever hope is left of the Gambia. "A corner of the sky would start rolling and folding like a carpet over their heads...".
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Dalton1
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 12:23:04
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Bro. Kay,
Thanks for your rejoinder. I did enjoy the piece too. You got some some firm grips on it though.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kayjatta
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 12:28:33
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Santanfara
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Posted - 08 Jan 2008 : 01:09:19
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| kay,i have to aggree with baba about the conduct of some of our religious leaders. few of them allowed themself to use by the jalan man in state house but there are many sincere scholars out there also. yahya deeps his filty hands every where. it is sad for the state of affairs down there.your analysis is top draw kay.keep it up.remember students do visit bantaba for research . |
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