Joe
Whether we like it or not, Imam Fatty is President
Jammeh's religious spokesperson. What Imam Fatty said
has the backing of our President. For the benefit of
clarity I shall forward you a piece of information on
the President's view on FGM; they are definitely in
line with Imam Fatty's latest remarks.
Just a thought
Sanusi Owens
--- Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ousman,
every time I think the Imam is about to fall
> asleep, he pops right
> up with a more outlandish decree. I thought by now
> Yaya would have put the
> muzzle on him for trying to spoil his gig on his
> co-sponsor scheme on the
> "War on Terrorism", with GW and TB. Brace yourself,
> many more are on the
> way from this fellow. Some things never change.
> Uh! Uh! Uh!
>
> Chi Jaama
>
> Joe Sambou
>
>
> >From: Ousman Gajigo <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: 4th Branch of the Government Speaks -
> Imam Fatty (oops!)
> >Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:16:05 -0700
> >
> >Serves me right for not reading Gambia-l postings
> before sending my own. I
> >just sent a post on this same Point article about
> "Imam" Leigh. You can't
> >say too much about the man, though.
> >
> >Ousman
> >
> >
> >>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
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> >>Subject: 4th Branch of the Government Speaks -
> Imam Fatty
> >>Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:41:37 +0000
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> >>Chi Jaama
> >>
> >>Joe Sambou
> >>
> >>Imam Fatty Calls For Circumcision
> >>
> >>
> >>The State House Imam, Alhagie Abdoulie Fatty, has
> called on Gambian
> >>communities to circumcise their children, saying
> that the ongoing anti FGM
> >>campaign is West- motivated, calculated to
> undermine Gambia’s cultural
> >>norms
> >>and values. The Imam, who has made a name for
> himself for his stance in
> >>favour of FGM, accused the West of sponsoring
> certain non governmental
> >>organisations in the country in a bid to propagate
> an anti FGM campaign.
> >>“The whole campaign against FGM is Western
> motivated, because, for
> >>example,
> >>if you look at the NGOs fighting against FGM, they
> are sponsored by the
> >>West. It is aimed at undermining our traditional
> beliefs,” said Imam
> >>Fatty.
> >>
> >>Imam Fatty said female circumcision would help to
> reduce the sexual
> >>passion
> >>of women and those engaged in the practice have
> very good reasons of doing
> >>it. “I am appealing to the communities doing
> female circumcision to
> >>continue
> >>with the practice, because it is recognised by
> Islam. The only thing is
> >>they
> >>should abide by the teachings of sharia and do it
> the way it is compatable
> >>with the teachings of Shaira’ said the Imam, while
> calling on Gambain
> >>authorities to create clinics that will help to
> take care of children
> >>during
> >>circumcision.
> >>
> >>The Imam added that female circumcision has been
> going on for the past
> >>thousand years and called on those opposed to the
> practice to give peace
> >>to
> >>communities so that they could continue with the
> practice which has been
> >>recognised by Islam. Reacting to the story Imam
> Baba Leigh, who is in
> >>charge
> >>of religious affairs at the Gambia Committee
> Against Traditional Harmful
> >>practices or (Gamcotrap), said: “I am yet to be
> convinced that female
> >>circumcision is a Western motivated thing to
> undermine our religion and
> >>our
> >>traditional beliefs in the sense that not all
> Muslims are doing it and it
> >>is
> >>not a religious injunction.
> >>
> >>There is no proof that the Prophet and his family
> has practised it or he
> >>advised people to practise it.” While conceding
> that female circumcision
> >>is
> >>a deeply rooted culture, Imam Leigh said the fight
> against FGM requires
> >>vigorous campaign. He observed that FGM has a
> negative impact on the lives
> >>of children, noting that some of these kids
> exposed to the practice
> >>usually
> >>experienced a lot of pain and trauma. He added
> some of the instrument used
> >>to circumcise the children are not sterilised and
> could be deadly to
> >>children.
> >>
> >>“Cutting the genital part of a woman, is
> Islamically unacceptable simply
> >>because medical personnels know the harmful side
> of it, and with this
> >>generation at that when we are talking about
> HIV/AIDS and all the stds. It
> >>is more than the word dangerious, so if you are
> encouraging people to
> >>circumcise their children under this circumstances
> really, it is imortant
> >>for people to review your position in the society.
> Do you love society?
> >>the
> >>Kanifing East Imam asked.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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