Web Editor December 5, 2016 …..as Jammeh concedes defeat By Lamin Cham President-elect Adama Barrow has said his election success last weekend will usher in a new Gambia where freedom and respect for the rule of law will prevail. Speaking just after his victory was announced on Friday Barrow said […]
Reuters International DEC 2, 2016 – The president of Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission, Alieu Momarr Mjiar, announces presidential election results in Banjul, Gambia, December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (reuters_tickers) By Chiekh Sadibou Mane and Thierry Gouegnon BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who once vowed to rule the tiny […]
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201609151258.html By the grace of Allah Almighty, the Muslim World is celebrating Eidul Adha (Tobaski) in the coming days and here in The Gambia we are celebrating on Monday 12th September 2016. The Eid-ul-Adha reminds us of the sacrifice of the tenderest sentiments of mankind – the sacrifice of one’s […]
In traditional medication, Lote Tree is believed to have numerous medicinal values. The leaves, fruit, roots and bark of the tree are all used for various kinds of treatments. Its valuable properties have been realised since ancient times. From research, we have understood that the leaves of the plant can […]
Jun 23, 2016 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary School in Mansakonko recently held its speech and prize giving ceremony at a ceremony held at the school ground in Mansakonko, Lower River Region. The event saw the graduation of 128 students in the 2015/16 academic year. Abubacarr Nyabally, the Principal […]
Source: The Guardian It may be the world’s newest Islamic state, but on the Gambia’s beaches it was business as usual. Dreadlocked, muscular young men offered their company to middle-aged female tourists, the sweet scent of marijuana hung on the ocean breeze, bars advertised happy hour cocktails, and bared breasts […]
Source: BBC Gambia’s President, Yahya Jammeh, declared his West African country an Islamic republic, at a political rally, on 11 December – making it Africa’s second, after Mauritania. The president justified his announcement by saying he was breaking from The Gambia’s colonial past. The announcement was unexpected and similar to […]
Source: Reuters Gambia on Tuesday ordered female government employees to wear headscarves at work in a sign that the West African country is embracing a Muslim identity one month after […]
Leader who quit Commonwealth in 2013 says Muslim-majority state will still respect others citizens’ faiths but he wants to shake off ‘colonial legacy’ President Yahya Jammeh, pictured, is looking to the Arab world for support to replace western aid funding to the Gambia, according to critic Sidi Sanneh. Photograph: Issouf […]
In December, a handful of middle-aged American immigrants attempted to topple the autocratic ruler of the Gambia. They had few weapons and an amateurish plan. What possessed them to risk […]
The Muslim Jama’at, Ahmadiyya, last Thursday donated food items to disaster victims, poor and needy families within the Kanifing Municipality and Banjul. The distributed food items include bags of rice, […]
Source: allafrica.com The 39th Jalsa Salana of The Gambia started on Friday 10th April and ended successfully on Sunday 12th April 2015. The Jalsa was held at Masroor Senior Secondary School, […]
In the early 1960s, a very important event took place in The Gambia. Granted, it was considered by many to be insignificant. A missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Hafiz Gibreel Sa’eed visited the country to follow up on literature that had filtered through the country by chance, or by […]
The Point (Banjul) 2 FEBRUARY 2015 On Friday, the 23rd and Saturday, 24th January, 2015, the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) issued a statement using State Media, radio and television, […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia has slammed as ‘unfounded’ the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council’s wide ranging allegations against their belief. Source: standard.gm In a 12-page rebuttal signed by the […]
Source: allafrica.com | Alieu Ceesay The 31st Annual National Ijtema (Convention) organised by the Ahmadiyya Jammat Youth Association in The Gambia on Sunday ended at the Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School in Mansakonko […]
Source: gbcghana.com Click to Listen Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Community Worldwide Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed has tasked the International Community to practically demonstrate its renunciation of terror […]
Source: freedomnewspaper.com Assalaamu Alaikum WarahmatullahWabarakaatuh! In the issue of The StandardNewspaper of Friday, 31 October, 2014, the Imam of the State House Mosque in Banjul, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty launched an attack […]
(JollofNews) – A senior Gambian Muslim cleric who recently called for the expulsion of Ahmadis and a complete ban on its teaching in the country has been relieved from his […]
Source: allafrica.com Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at the Gambia, I convey to you a warm EID MUBARAK. O Allah, Lord of Might and Glory, Bestower of bounties and Forgiver of sins! To you we have submitted our bodies and souls. Make us embodiment […]