Karim,

Yes, I do remember - with a strong tinge of nostalgia - those sweet days of 
a nascent rebelliousness at Haddington. Thank God some of us have been able 
to keep the fires of revolt against injustice burning. Many have fallen by 
the wayside or succumbed to the glittering lures of material gratification 
in exchange for their souls. Those of us left holding the torch must never 
falter in our determination to oppose and shame injustice and mediocrity in 
whatever form it rears its ugly puny little head. Thanks for the sweet 
memories.

Baba


>From: ABDOUKARIM SANNEH <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [>-<] Dr. Saine reviews Mandela's Other Children
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:39 +0100
>
>Baba
>   Reading Pa Samba and Dr Saine review about your work of arts speaks a 
>lot. For many who don't know, I and many close to you for a decade now-1987 
>student demonstration, can imagine your true intellectual vision. In those 
>days young and full of ideas, my friends like Edrissa Jobe, Momomdou Lmain 
>Sanyang  etc will said ley us go and discuss with Baba in Haddington 
>street. Our contact with you was a source of orientation. Keep the 
>litearacy work and it is unfortunate I cannot purchase Mandela's other 
>children in United Kingdom but have ordered through friends in United 
>State. Keep it up!
>
>Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   Indeed Yero. "Booklet" is the correct term to characterize this
>insignificant essay. Hope to improve on it. Thanks again.
>
>Baba
>
>
>
>
> >From: Yero Jallow
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >To:
> >CC: aaaagambial Lllll
> >Subject: RE: [>-<] Dr. Saine reviews Mandela's Other Children
> >Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:15:03 -0500
> >
> >
> >"Mandela’s Other Children, ended much too soon, however." Professor 
>Saine.
> >
> >Mawdo Galleh,
> >
> >Nice review from professor Saine. He did good in the review. I like the
> >above quote of his'.
> >There is a room for us to hear a lot more from you. I also sensed that he
> >is asking for too much information. In the reviews of Samsudeen's book
> >titled "Coup d'etat", he did a similar job. To some extent, I thought it
> >was a personal matter. He pushed Sam to some unknown corner. I share some
> >of it knowing Samsudeen was working in Jammeh's administration. I
> >understand the professor's frustration. Being a political professor, he 
>can
> >only dig matters in that direction.
> >
> >"At one level it is a diary, a slice of Gambian political history, a
> >defiant political commentary, and at another level, it inspires hope and
> >spells out a thoughtful and progressive political-economy alternative for
> >Africa and to The Gambia’s current state of affairs of deepening
> >authoritarianism, corruption and misery. " Professor Saine
> >
> >Here in this last paragraph, he truly summed up the book. That's what i
> >read from that 101-paged book. Good job elder!
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >Yero
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: [log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask];
> >[log in to unmask]> Subject: [>-<] Dr. Saine reviews Mandela's
> >Other Children> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:34:27 +0000> > [ This e-mail is
> >posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "Baba Galleh Jallow"
> > ]> > > Hi All,> > Below is a review of Mandela's Other
> >Children by Professor Abdoulaye Saine, > culled from The Gambia Echo. Dr.
> >Saine, many thanks for this great review. > It illuminates the way 
>forward
> >for this yet evolving project. Godspeed.> > Baba> > > Baba Jallow,
> >Mandela’s Other Children: The Diary of An African> > Journalist,
> >Shelbyville, KY: Wasteland Press, April 2007, pp.101, $ 12.00> > >
> >Mandela’s Other Children, as the sub-title indicates, is a diary of a >
> >Gambian journalists who was a witness to the 1994 coup in The Gambia,and 
> >
> >thereafter caught in the tumultuous political events that followed.> > It
> >is a vivid chapter in the thirteen-year saga of a deeply authoritarian >
> >military and quasi-military regime whose rule continues to be defined by 
> >
> >imprisonment, torture and killing of journalists and civilians.> > The 
>book
> >is, therefore, a riveting narrative that takes the reader into the >
> >torture chambers located in the National Intelligence Agency Headquarters 
> >
> >where operatives inflict harrowing and inhumane atrocities on journalists 
> >
> >whose only “crime” was to have reported the news.> > Consequently, this 
>is
> >a bold, angry and defiant book that, in late > Orientalist Edward Said’s
> >words, “speaks truth to power.” The reader is > treated to a nuanced and
> >contextualized political commentary on military > dictators in which the
> >author ably and appropriately draws important> parallels between The
> >Gambia, and other African countries once under the > grip of military
> >dictators. In the end, the author blends these themes > seamlessly to
> >deliver a powerful message of resistance, hope and liberation > for The
> >Gambia, Gambians and all those oppressed by autocratic rulers > 
>elsewhere.>
> > > Mandela’s Other Children, ended much too soon, however.The reader is
> >left > pondering why the author did not tell of his exit and self-imposed
> >exile > from The Gambia and the circumstances surrounding it. Also, it
> >would have > been useful if the author devoted time to telling his reader
> >what his > relationship with The Independent Newspaper was and the
> >journalists and > editors he left behind to manage it after his 
>departure.
> >This is because by > the year 2000 or shortly after, the book, it seems,
> >ceased to be a diary of > a journalist within the country and shifted to
> >commentary on events in The > Gambia from without. Just as important, 
>some
> >discussion of the author’s > struggles as well as his triumphs in his 
>newly
> >adopted country would have > added immensely to this rich and nuanced
> >narrative.I hasten to add that we > have not heard the last of Baba just
> >yet as I suspect these and many other > issues would be covered in his 
>next
> >book.> > Mandela’s Other Children is worth taking the time to read. It is 
>a
> >quick and > an easy read, simultaneously gripping and interesting. At one
> >level it is a > diary, a slice of Gambian political history, a defiant
> >political commentary, > and at another level, it inspires hope and spells
> >out a thoughtful and > progressive political-economy alternative for 
>Africa
> >and to The Gambia’s > current state of affairs of deepening
> >authoritarianism, corruption and > misery. All these themes are 
>beautifully
> >wrapped in one effortless > narrative. Finally, Baba must be supported by
> >reading this and other books > that he has so far written. He is making a
> >significant contribution through > his varied writings to the growing
> >literary and academic literature on The > Gambia and for this he deserves
> >continued recognition and applause.> > Abdoulaye Saine> Oxford, OH> >
> >Culled from The Gambia Echo (www.thegambiaecho.com)> >
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