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Secrets and hope in ‘Blind Sunflowers’

As the guest of honor in this year’s Cairo International Film Festival, Spanish films have so far awed audiences with beautiful dramas, thrillers and romances. “Los Girasoles ciegos,” (The Blind Sunflowers), one of Spain’s two entries in the festival’s International Competition and the Spanish contender for the Best Foreign Film Oscar nominations, is no different. “The Blind Sunflowers,” a fine drama not for the faint-hearted, effortlessly combines elements of a thriller with that of...

U.S. Embassy Honor Gambian Woman

“The empowerment of women is irrevocably tied to the safety, security, and prosperity of the world. The enfranchisement of women can no longer be a simple aspiration”, said US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in the inauguration of international women of courage, and quoted by the American ambassador Barry wells. The recent award to Dr Isatou Touray, the executive director of Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices  (GAMCOTRAP ) as ‘woman of courage’ by the American Embassy is a real joy...

Kerr Mama observes Gamo

The Jallow family of Kerr Mama, headed by Mustapha Jallow, deputy Imam and a Mosque committee member at the State House Mosque, on Saturday gathered at Bakoteh to commemorate their annual Gamo (night of thanks giving and prayers). The ceremony, which was punctuated with Qu’ranic recitations and songs by Various scholars and Daira groups, was held in honor of their late father, Sheikh Cherno Alhagie Mamadou Jallow. Accordingly, venerable religious personalities like Imam Fallou Joof of Pipeline...