Source: http://standard.gm/site/2017/05/15/ahmadiyya-amir-speaks-peace-jalsa-salana/ Ahmadiyya Amir speaks on peace at Jalsa Salana Webmaster Webmaster May 15, 2017 0 Comment ahmadiyya, jalsana, peace By Amadou M. Jadama Baba F Trawally, the Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has said that Islam is a perfect code of life as well as a peaceful religion. Presiding […]
WRITTEN BY JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK May 11, 2017 Members of the Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir […]
Source: https://www.jollofnews.com/2017/05/08/gambia-ahmadis-face-rising-persecution/ (JollofNews) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the Gambia is coming under increased persecution by the country’s predominant Sunni Muslim sect. The small community of several thousands consider themselves Muslims, but that is a view rejected by mainstream Islamic sects. The Gambia’s main Muslim body, Supreme Islamic Council, responsible […]
Source: http://fatunetwork.net/police-resolves-ahmadis-tallinding-youth-conflict-burial-rite-in-town-cemetery/ | By Alhagie Jobe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Foday Conta said the Police through dialogue brokered a relative peace between them and the body was finally buried. Police in the Kanifing Municipality on Saturday, May 6th, resolved a situation which it called ‘was to be a serious confrontation’ between […]
Source: The Point The Police in the Kanifing Municipality have averted “a serious confrontation” between the Muslims and Ahmadis of Tallinding on Saturday, the police spokesman said. PRO Inspector Foday Conta said the confrontation was due to the burial rite of a deceased Ahmadiyya man of Tallinding who died in […]
Source: http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-concludes-national-annual-conventions-of-elders-women-and-children THE NATIONAL ANNUAL CONVENTIONS (ANNUAL IJTEMAS) OF ELDERS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE BAITUS SALAM MOSQUE TALLINDING By the grace of Allah Almighty the 10th National Annual Convention of Majlis Ansarullah, The Gambia the elderly men wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat started on Saturday 18th February […]
Reuters International FEB 24, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Burton/Pool/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Edward McAllister and Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) – Funds from a dollar bank account in the […]
Source: http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/gambia-what-makes-nusrat-senior-secondary-school-the-best-in-the-gambia/ Nusrat Senior Secondary School is one of the many educational institutions run in various African countries by the worldwide Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih-III (third successor to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam) laid the foundation on 4th May, 1970.As an internationally […]
Monday, February 06, 2017 Your Excellency Adama Barrow President and Head of State of the Republic of The Gambia Banjul, The Gambia Your Excellency, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu CONGRATULATIONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF STATE, HIS CABINET AND THE PEOPLE OF THE GAMBIA We express our […]
Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters | Caption I always like it when a few words convey a lot – in this case, #LessonsfromGambia. From where? The oft-overlooked country – and its neighbors – just sent a loud message to African leaders who hang on too long, and to citizens eager for change. – […]
Source: BBC.COM More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded […]
Babacar Dione / AP Jan. 20, 2017 Marco Longari—AFP/Getty ImagesDefeated Gambian President Yahya Jammeh listens to one of his aides in Banjul on Nov. 29, 2016. His successor has already been sworn in, but Yahya Jammeh refuses to relinquish power (DAKAR, Senegal) — Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammehmust cede […]
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMr Jammeh had said there were irregularities in the presidential election The Gambia’s long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was “not necessary that a single drop of blood be […]
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionNews of Adama Barrow’s presidency was met with celebrations in the Gambian capital Banjul West African leaders have given Yahya Jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after Senegalese troops entered The Gambia. Mr Jammeh has been given until noon on Friday to leave office or […]
At least 26,000 people have fled Gambia into Senegal fearing President Yahya Jammeh’s decision to stay in power after losing an election in December could spark unrest, the United Nations said on Wednesday, citing Senegalese government figures. “Up until the night of the 16th there were 26,000 people …. The […]
Reuters International JAN 17, 2017 FILE PHOTO – Gambia’s President Al Hadji Yahya Jammeh attends the plenary session of the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after refusing […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS LAGOS Gambian President Yahya Jammeh listening to one of his aides in Banjul, during the closing rally of the electoral campaign. (AFP Photo) The head of a West African regional bloc says leaders will send troops into Gambia if its longtime president who lost elections does not step […]
13 December 2016 The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the country’s president refuses to accept his loss in recent elections. Alieu Momar Njai told the BBC that staff were barred from entering. President Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat to […]
Source: CNN Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Friday rejected the results of the December 1 election and called for his country to vote again — a week after initially accepting his defeat. Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia with an iron grip since a 1994 military coup, suffered a shocking loss […]
Reuters International DEC 10, 2016 – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh holds a copy of the Quran while speaking to a poll worker at a polling station during the presidential election in Banjul, Gambia, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (reuters_tickers) By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh […]