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African Artistes Expected in Banjul for Awareness Creation

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:26:40 GMT

Friday, May 09, 2008

African artistes expected in Banjul for awareness creation

About 18 artistes from the Africa region are expected to fly into The Gambia to stage concerts about child rights and welfare issues.

According to news reaching Entertainment, members of the Artists United for Rap in Africa (AURA) will descend on Banjul on 22 May to stage five performances at various locations of the country with a view to raising awareness on child rights and welfare matters.

In an interview with Entertainment, Ebou Gaye, Manager of Africa Rise Youth Scheme and Egalitarian, a member of AURA, disclosed that the artists will come to The Gambia on 22 May and that the visit will last till June 1st.

“ They will stage five free concerts in the country. The first concert will be held on 24 May in Kanilai. On 28 May, AURA members will go to Brikama where they will stage concert for the audience there. This will be followed by another concert at Buffer Zone on May 30. There will be another free concert in Banjul on 31 May,” said the duo.

AURA, under the auspices of PLAN International, was founded in Dakar on 27 February 2005, to fight for the rights of children of Africa, promote African music and to create unity among Africans.

Author: By Momodou Justice Darboe & Njie Baldeh

Translation of the Holy Quran marks fulfilment of a mission

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:43:01 GMT

Friday, January 18, 2008

The Government of the Day Has Reason to Feel Proud

We in the Gambia are endowed with a visionary political leadership whose enviable track record will remain indelible even after their time. Our leadership is known for making history and for breaking new ground on many fronts – political, economic, cultural or otherwise.

The unprecedented initiative taken by Jama’at Ahmadiyya the Gambia to render the Holy Quran translated in three of the languages widely spoken in the sub-region is a perfect replica and complement to our government’s pragmatic and bold disposition.

Now President Jammeh can hold his head high among African Heads of State and leaders of Islamic nations and say ‘My people have done it again. The Holy Quran has been translated by them in three languages in a space of nine years’. In my view President Jammeh and his government do not care about the religious affiliation of those who produced this precious material for mankind’s consumption.

To them what matters is the fact that we are proving to the whole world that we may be a small nation in terms of land area and economic muscle, but what nobody can dispute is the fact that we are great thinkers and an ingenious people.

After-all, the task of moving the Gambia forward and making it possible for us to take our rightful position among the community of nations demands responsible citizenship, hard work, sacrifice, foresight and leading by example.

This is the driving force in Jamaat Ahmadiyya the Gambia. We have no time for bickering or inciting religious intolerance in our peace loving country. Our direction is to face the uphill task of leading Islam’s march to victory and to raise mankind from a state of spiritual death into a state of spiritual glory through scholarly work and other peaceful means. Like the Successors of the Holy Prophet (saw), the mission of Khilafati

Ahmadiyya is to reform the Muslims and correct their beliefs which were corrupted through the centuries and guide them to follow the right path of Islam. Our purpose is that the love of the world should grow cold and love of God and of the Holy Prophet (saw) should fill the heart, and the soul should be weaned away from the world so that the journey to the hereafter should not appear disagreeable.

Creating the opportunity for people to read the Holy Quran in their mother tongue is certainly an ingredient for enabling them to be weaned away from the world so that they do not bow down their heads in shame on the Day of Judgment.

The Jama’at’s spiritual work is blended with provision of social and humanitarian service to mankind. Hundreds of schools, colleges, institutes and medical facilities have been built in many countries to serve mankind. Numerous humanitarian schemes, such as Humanity First, have been launched and are working round the clock. The Jama’at fully recognizes the Gambia government’s commitment to protecting and guaranteeing the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens to exercise and profess any religion of their choice.

The President of the Republic of the Gambia did make a remark during the traditional Koriteh courtesy call on him by religious leaders two months ago. He gave a directive that religious programmes on the electronic mass media, supposedly state media, should be scrutinized by the Supreme Islamic Council.

The first citizen said this out of good will and purpose. We do know that President Jammeh is not the type of leader who would turn a blind eye on the presentation of obscene religious programmes, such as drumming and dancing in the guise of worshiping or supplicating Allah, the Lord of the Universe, on the electronic public media.

The first citizen’s intervention has to do with use of the public electronic media, not enterprises like translation of the Holy Quran for the sole purpose of widening opportunities for the ordinary people to drink directly from the fountain of Divine guidance and law – the Holy Quran.

In some African countries translation of the Holy Book into other African languages by Jama’at Ahmadiyya was eloquently applauded and greeted with admiration by the Head of State and the entire state apparatus. By the way, there is another dimension to President Jammeh’s intervention.

The people who are asked to help the GRTS improve the quality of their religious programmes and take measures that will save Islam from ridicule are the very people who use the GRTS to slander the Ahmadiyya Jamaat.

They use the pulpit to haul inflammatory remarks against the Jamaat. There are few so-called imams in the country who go to extremes to throw abusive language at the Imam Mahdi (as), an offence that could trigger a civil war. Religion is a very sensitive issue.

Religious intolerance and extremism can throw communities or a whole nation into chaos and blood shed. No wonder, Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) says in a Hadith "In the latter days religious scholars (mullahs) will be the worst creation under the canopy of the sky’.

This is what we are witnessing today. Instead of working hard to redeem the masses from living sinful and animalistic lives by propagating Islam in accordance with the shinny examples set by our master, Prophet Muhammad (saw), they are preoccupied with rallying more and more admirers around themselves and vying with one another in amazing wealth. Gambians would hate to find themselves in religious conflict.

Many students leave the Gambia to attend colleges in the Gulf and other Arab states. This is a healthy and positive development because Islamic institutions of high learning are extremely limited in the sub-region. But there is a dangerous trend and the government of the day must wake up to it. Some of the scholars come home brainwashed and turned into fanatics and extremists.

Many of them do not only confuse Arab values with Islam but they pick up the crazy Arab mentality that whoso ever differs from your opinion and reasoning deserves to be eliminated by the sword.

Author: DO

Art Exhibition Opens at Sun Beach

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:05:58 GMT

Monday, January 07, 2008

A three-week exhibition was officially opened recently at the Sunbeach Hotel and Resort at Cape Point in Bakau. The exhibition consists of a wide range of Gambian artwork ranging from modern to eccentric and traditional to sacred. The aim of the show is to let tourists have a broader understanding of Gambian art and culture. The architect of the artwork, Mr. Etu Ndou, posited that this show of painting, where art and interesting artwork are displayed, will open a window for tourists to gaze at some contemporary art creations, different from the traditional art available on the tourist market. Mr. Ndow thanked the management of Sunbeach for giving him the opportunity and support they have by hosting the event. He says this backing will greatly help his career. He also paid his regards to a volunteer called Makalale.

Mr. Olivier Petit, the General Manager of the hotel, maintained that his resort believes in responsible tourism. This, he says, is based on harmonizing the relationship between the population of Bakau and those visiting. He said bringing tourists into close contact with the work of local artists is an excellent way of achieving this goal.

He stated that the exhibition is to show that The Gambia is involved in all forms of artistic expression and not just music. In conclusion Mr. Petit confirmed that the exhibition will allow tourists to discover the culture and tradition of The Gambia.

Author: By Soury Camara

Source: The Point

Do You Want To Create Fun Kid Websites?

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:53:23 GMT

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The internet is here to stay. The internet has become so accessible you don't even need a computer to go online. You can go down to your local library and surf the internet to your hearts desire. I'm always amazed at today’s kids in the elementary school level about their knowledge of the internet. The creation of fun kids’ websites seems to be the order of the day. Kids understand what is going on and are quick to teach parents a thing or two about what you can or cannot do on the internet. If there is a way to show you how to create fun kid websites without a learning curve that will take you through a semester long course at college, would you be interested? If you were interested in knowing how to create fun kid websites quickly, would you be interested?

If you are then you probably would be considered the neatest parent in the neighbourhood that you are able to create fun kid websites that kids and parents can enjoy reading. You would be able to create funny websites, kid's websites, and any type of websites that you want.

This article will show you how to create fun kid websites in record time. You don't need a degree in internet terminology to understand how to do it either. You need to want to create a website with a learning attitude and some time on your hands. Do you have 3 hours to spare to create a website? No, neither do I. How about 2 hours? How about less than 30 minutes? If you can spare 30 minutes in your life online then there is a tool that will help you create fun kid websites at will.

This article will show you about the most developed website creation tool that is now being used by webmasters of all levels. Even talking about creating a website sounds like a foreign language to most people but what if creating a website was easy? What if you didn't have to know what html meant? What if you didn't have to know how to ftp your site? Site Rubix is here to save the day.

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Site Rubix will allow you to drag and drop graphics to your website page without worry about resizing the graphic image to make sure it fits properly. You will be knowledgeable to fit any type template that you want and upload it to your host. It may sound complicated but it isn't because explaining it may sound complex but this tool is very user friendly.

There are still a lot more features with this tool that I haven't even touched upon because you have to make a decision if you really are interested in creating fun kid websites. If you are then you owe it to yourself to see what all the buzz is about. Be the first on the block to promote your website, show your kid a thing or too and be cool at the same time.

If you know that creating fun kid websites can actually be easy and enjoyable would you want more information? If you ever tried to build a bookcase without a hammer then you can understand how it is to build a website without the proper tools. Site Rubix can help you create any type of website quickly and easily. The decision is up to you.

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If you have had a secret desire on how to create websites but either you don't have enough time in the day to learn all that you need to know or it's just plain too hard to do. Then times have progressed, you finally have an opportunity to create fun kid websites easily.

Author: By: Charlie Stelfox

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