Baboucar,
I got your point and sorry for giving you a busy time.But lets say it this
way.In the Gambia,lot of people are involved in this
discussion,Imams,village heads etc and it has been said here that even
alternative ceremonies that are taking place in other African countries are
now been practice in the Gambia.You can see now even though our head of
State when publicly to condemned the activities of these brave women they
are marking progress.It is only through going out and discussing it with
those concerned that they can make progress.They will meet with many
difficulties,as the on e you mention,but that those not mean that they will
be given up your village.Without doubt these women knew from the start that
they will be meeting difficulties,it will be very abnormal if your village
women did accept everything that these women coming from these women without
challenging them and it will be naive of these women to believe that they
will be able to convience all without any struggle.Their experience is more
than that.Contrarily to what you believe,I believed that this issue must not
only be discuss with our mothers but when ever we have the chance to do
so.thank you.
For freedom
Saiks
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From: babucar k jaata <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Jennifer Edison - Female Circumcision
> Hello Saihou, Isatou and Others,
>
> I thank all of you for your contributions towards my idea and opinion.
>
> Anyway if I read your comments properly, it seems that you got me on the
> wrong side. I am not saying that our daughters and sisters will go
through
> the exercise rather I was saying that let anyone discuss it with your wife
> instead of making it as a debate on the G-L. I knew well that commenting
on
> it here will not make any changes as non of us will even try to persuade
> his/her parents about it.
>
> I quoted Amie Bojang's efforts to convince our village heads about it and
he
> got a very big disappointment and anyone who attempted it will end up in
the
> same situation or even. This was why I ruled its discussion on the net.
I
> wanted to ask you whether you have ever attempted to ask any elderly woman
> why they had to do it and what is its importance? If not it would be
> useless for you to talk about it. This is because if it is a debate you
> need to argue on points not only saying it is not good or is a bad
practice.
>
> Anyway I had to go now as am working now and do not have much time now.
> Once again thanks to all of you for your ideas.
>
> All the best
>
> Babucar.
>
>
>
> >From: Isatou B Kaira <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Jennifer Edison - Female Circumcision
> >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 14:19:20 +0200
> >
> >Baboucar,
> >
> > > But I regret to tell you that lets focus our minds on more important
> >things
> > > rather than Female Circumcision. This is because non of us cannot
stop
> >this
> > > culture.
> >
> >Did you read Ndey Jobarteh's story. If so and you still think that it is
> >not an important issue? You still want your sisters to go through this?
> >
> > > I think we should focus our mind on meaningful developments towards
our
> > > people and the country as a whole.
> >
> >So the mutilation of our girls are not important? One thing you seem to
> >forget here is that these girls are part of the future. And they play the
> >most important role in the "meaningful developments" that is -they are
the
> >future mothers. They would be carrying the very people that would be
> >continuing the "meaningful developments" you are talking about. Once
again
> >it just shows how some of us think so little about the important role
women
> >play in "meaningful developments".
> >
> >There are so many issues we just shy away because we cannot change them,
> >until some outside picks them up and then we get angry because who is
> >she/he to tell us what to do. But what do we do about it?
> >
> >
> >
> > > I know my ideas will be odd to some people
> >
> >Oh no not odd. Just makes us aware that we have lot of work to do and
makes
> >us more determined to go on.
> >
> > > but I will let you know that
> > > everyone is entitled to his/her idea and should feel free to express
> > > himself.
> >
> >Ditto. And you still think that we should just drop the issue? I see som
> >contradiction here. So what happened to our write to express ourselves?
> >
> >FGM is here to stay. Whether we take it on Gambia-L or not. There arre so
> >many people working so hard about this issue.
> >
> >Isatou
>
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