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Right Suntu.

Hello Pa. No man here is blackmailing you. Did your professor told you wirting about the PRIVACY of people, wheter they permit it or not, will remove Yahya Jammeh from poer and bring about change?

We the readers waht issue that will advance our Country. The privavy of people in public and private will not advance the country.

We are telling you the truth. You need us the readers. Without us, you are nothing! Please beahve and followe the rule: We want about the Gambia, not privacy of people.

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> Datum: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:26:56 +0000
> Von: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: Re: Invading the privacy of Gambian women

> Righly so Emman. Thanks
> suntou
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Emman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Suntu,
> >
> > It appears that is the new yard stick of "great, graduate journalism."
> The
> > cheer leaders of the rumour mills sahre the portion of the blame by
> prainsg
> > gutter journalism.
> >
> > A leopard cannot change its spots and a PHd in journalism cannot make a
> > bloger or editor a responsible journalist
> >
> > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > Datum: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:15:59 +0000
> > > Von: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>
> > > An: [log in to unmask]
> > > Betreff: Invading the privacy of Gambian women
> >
> > > Sunday, 20 December 2009
> > > INVADING THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GAMBIAN
> > > WOMEN<
> >
> http://suntoumana.blogspot.com/2009/12/invading-private-life-of-gambian-women.html
> > >
> >  > By Suntou Bolonba Touray
> > > The dignity, reputation and self-respect of women need preserving. A
> key
> > > determinant in gaining an air of respect and nobility all across the
> > world
> > > for women is associated with their dignity. Societies like that of
> ours
> > > still lay enormous emphasis on a woman’s chastity and manners. To
> > > attribute
> > > remotely any form of infidelity and casual indulgence in affairs
> outside
> > > marriage is not a small attack on a woman’s personality alone, but
> all
> > > those
> > > who associate and are related with such woman.
> > > The scriptures warn the faithful to avoid accusing women of infidelity
> > and
> > > lacking self-control. The warnings are so dare, anyone who accuses a
> > > believing woman of sex outside marriage without any proof; such a
> person
> > > is
> > > in the eye of the divine laws condemned to 80 lashes.
> > > Two Gambian women were accused of having a boy friend on a widely read
> > > Gambian newspaper. These women are stained by the mere attribution of
> > > casual
> > > love affairs outside a marital sanctity. Many will suspect the
> > credibility
> > > and validity of such statements against the women in question, but
> still
> > > some faint hearted readers may continue to believe in it.
> > > The question all well meaning Gambians or people of concern should ask
> > > themselves is what good does such irrelevant news stories serve?
> > > The private lives of independent women who are not occupying any
> public
> > > position where they are remunerated by Gambian tax payers, why should
> > > their
> > > private lives become a subject of our news papers?
> > > Another vital point to note is that, why should hard working, well
> > > respected
> > > women be associated with having boyfriends? It is a simple chauvinist
> > > behaviour and an outdate attitude which needs to be do away with.
> > > Isn’t there more respectable and better ways to question the conduct
> of
> > > a
> > > woman instead of going after her jugular?
> > > Fatoumata Jahumpa is openly associated with the dictatorship of Yahya
> > > Jammeh, yet that is not a license to use her name in castigating the
> > > respectable sister in Fatou Jaw Manneh. One can write voluminous
> accounts
> > > of
> > > Fatou Jahumpa on her role in fostering sycophancy and selfishness, but
> > > that
> > > should not extend to her private personal life. No one can mistake the
> > > real
> > > intention of the so-call letter, the aim is to discredit Fatou Jaw
> Manneh
> > > not fatoumata Jahumpa.
> > > Fatou Jaw Manneh has endured more than many of us. She continues to be
> > > part
> > > of the struggle and in the media business. Many who have smoothly
> sailed
> > > into the comfort of the Americas or Europe quietly went about their
> > > business
> > > uninterested in current developments affecting Gambians.
> > > Fatou Jaw could have done the same and quietly lay low, avoiding media
> > > spotlight, thus safe guarding her private personal live. I doubt if
> the
> > > editor of Freedom news paper will publish anything against Fatou Jaw
> if
> > > she
> > > is not providing alternative media outlet for Gambians online.
> > > In 2009, the privacy and dignity of Gambian women shouldn’t become a
> > > subject
> > > of our media debate. Let us talk about what affect us all in the
> public
> > > space of the Gambia. Writing about the private lives of people will do
> us
> > > no
> > > good. Regular readers on the online discussion forums also see these
> > > unhealthy exchanges. Some believe, by writing innuendos and concocted
> > > stories about others just to score futile points they have gain. One
> > would
> > > expect the editor of Freedom news paper to have grown beyond such
> > > unhealthy
> > > style of journalism, but alas, salvaging personal point’s means
> doing
> > > whatever it takes for some.
> > > The least we can all do for fatou Jaw Manneh is to respect her privacy
> > and
> > > stop manufacturing lies on her private life. I am very sad to read
> > untruth
> > > about prominent women in our male dominated circles.
> > > Fatou Jaw Manneh’s dignity remains intact. There are certain habits
> > > which
> > > are more sinful than drinking alcohol; lying against the dignity of
> > others
> > > is one such act.
> > > The editor of Freedom newspaper should retract that so-call letter and
> > > apologise to Fatou Jaw for aiding the transmission of a character
> > > assassinating lies. He needs to take note of our social norms and
> values,
> > > and stop trespassing on people’s privacy.
> > > The letter shouldn’t have pass through a vigorous editor’s lenses.
> The
> > > piece
> > > is scandalous, rude, unnecessary and in bad taste. Fundamentally it
> also
> > > exposes the ever uncompromising stance of folks in demeaning others to
> > for
> > > whatever selfish reasons.
> > > *"foro son tee menti, jaaw salalela, namee tasinin, Allah saa bo
> ikan*"
> > > (what is not the habit of one, a jealous sob can ascribe it to you,
> but
> > in
> > > the end, God will preserve your dignity)
> > > www.suntoumana.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
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