Isatou,
I share your views,the contribution of Jennifer should be seen from a
solidarity point of view,or the least from a concern person but not the
colour or nationality of the person.We should not be spectators to wrong
doing no matter how far away we are from the scene.It is true that this
issue was up here for a long time ago but we can see from the postings that
the need to discuss this issue is always there,since it is the best way to
get deep down to the problem that we very much shy away from.It is very true
that the need  for this struggle to be waged on the ground is very
important,but the fact is there are people in the G-L who have a different
view and convincing them that this "culture" should be buried alive is
equally important. I just want to believe that there is this language
problem that Awa is trouble with,but however one might have a different way
of approaching the whole problem,depending on the situation of the
individual at the time of addressing the problem .keep on the good work.

For Freedom
Saiks
----- Original Message -----
From: Isatou Njie <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Jennifer Edison - Female Circumcision


> Well Awa:
> I have to comment on the mail that you sent to
> Jennifer. First of all, it is my assumption that she
> is not a Gambian and if so will obviously interpret
> issues as graphically as possible to get the message
> through. She is just being sympathic to a problem that
> we as Africans are in most cases relunctant to deal
> with. Girl, I think we as victims should be empowered
> by comments like this and hopefully get the strenght
> to act on it. It is not her problem to confront our
> elders about this but its you and I(Gambians) who
> should rally against this. Even though you're been
> through this horrible process, it seems like you are
> in denial and felt that it should still be a
> hush-hush.How about you give the lady a break and
> gather the strenght to talk to your people about this
> issue. It is us who needs to convince our elderly not
> Jennifer.STOP BEING IGNORANT, ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE
> EMPOWERED, AND GET YOUR PEOPLE EDUCATED.........
> --- awa joeque <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Jennifer
> >
> > I hope that you do not take this personnally, but
> > your responses to the
> > above subject looks like you're either not a Gambian
> > or if you are, you've
> > been away from that country for long.  As much as
> > I'm against female
> > circumcision - I do not think that you should be
> > going on and on about
> > cutting off this and cutting off that.  Jennifer I'm
> > sure that there are
> > many, many sisters in this forum that are affected
> > by this practice (this
> > also include our mothers and grandmothers)- so
> > please give us a break and
> > know that this subject has been dealt with on this
> > very forum before.
> >
> > Jennifer, I think that I'm in a better position to
> > give you the most graphic
> > detail of this operation - you know why - because I
> > am a VICTIM.  And let me
> > tell you that writing or debating this on the NET
> > won't change a thing
> > because technology is not within the reach of these
> > folks.  Go to the
> > villages and Towns where this is practise and
> > educate the folks out there
> > rather than sitting in your comfy room with all mod
> > cons telling us what to
> > do on the NET.
> >
> >
> >
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