Yai-Fatou
Let Ancha know that we appreciate her efforts and yours always. Thanks
May Allah reward your efforts
Habib Diab Ghanim, Sr.
"Y. Bala-gaye" wrote:
> Nabiha,
>
> Nice to know that you haven't forgotten our days at school
> together. I must say that i was really impressed when i read your first
> poem .... i didn't know you had it in you! Hope you and your family are
> okay.
>
> Yai-Fatou
>
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Nabiha Safriwe wrote:
>
> > Yai-fatou,
> > First of all I would like to say hi to you, it's been
> > such a long time.
> >
> > I am very proud of the fact that you and your sister
> > (Ancha), are doing so much to help alleviate this pain
> > that we are all going through. It is always a
> > consolation, knowing that we can put aside our
> > differences at times of trouble, to work things out.
> > After all, it is for the common good of our beloved
> > Motherland, the Gambia. I want to take this chance to
> > thank everyone who contributed towards this purpose.
> > For those who have not done anything yet, just know
> > that it is still not too late.
> >
> > As Mike Leavitt puts it, "There is a time in the life
> > of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet
> > small enough to solve."
> >
> > Thank you.
> > Nabiha
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- "Y. Bala-gaye" <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > > After going through 750+ messeges (I was
> > > incommunicado because
> > > of my finals), i must say that it is beautiful
> > > indeed to see Gambians
> > > putting aside their petty differences and uniting in
> > > this common goal
> > > for a 'free Gambia'. We must realise that nothing
> > > is without wisdom and i
> > > believe the wisdom behind the events that have been
> > > brewing for the past
> > > few years and which reached a climax on April 10th
> > > is this: the price of
> > > freedom is never cheap. As such, we must not loose
> > > faith or give up hope.
> > > God said, "with hardship cometh ease". No doubt we
> > > are in the most trying
> > > times, but the promise of God Almighty is true, so
> > > we can be assured that
> > > ease (peace and democracy in this case) will
> > > definitely be forthcoming.
> > > However, our duty is patience and perseverance while
> > > we wait for God's
> > > promise to be fulfilled - and God's timing is the
> > > best! With the efforts
> > > of people such as Buharry (contragulations on the
> > > baby girl, may God give
> > > her everything that is good and keep from her
> > > everything that is evil, and
> > > complete her with His light), Jabou, Yankuba, etc.,
> > > etc.,etc.; eloquent
> > > words from the likes of Alpha Robinson and Nabiha;
> > > insightful analyses
> > > such as those from Amadou Kabir and Momodou Sidibeh,
> > > I believe we can most
> > > certainly persevere. And to make assurance doubly
> > > sure, we have generated
> > > a lot of steam both locally and internationally (i
> > > have the 750+ e-mails
> > > to prove it!) to keep us going. So perseverance will
> > > not be a problem,
> > > however i think patience might. While we're sending
> > > petitions to
> > > international organisations and such, let's remember
> > > that the west doesn't
> > > necessarily have the answers - wasn't America
> > > responsible for getting
> > > Jammeh in, in the first place? Anyway, speculation
> > > or not, I think we
> > > should be cautious what we ask for, because if we're
> > > asking for economic
> > > sanctions (i believe someone recommended it a couple
> > > of hundred emails
> > > back, but i'm glad i haven't seen this particular
> > > recommendation in any of
> > > the petitions i've signed thus far), then we should
> > > be aware of the
> > > implications of such a request. The implications...
> > > are that the Gambian
> > > people will just continue to suffer, end of story.
> > > Take Iraq as a case in
> > > point....the sanctions have only resulted in making
> > > the already miserable
> > > life of the common Iraqi more miserable. The actual
> > > people that the
> > > sanctions were intended to hurt are still enjoying
> > > life despite the
> > > sanctions. Momodou Sidibeh stated that two-thirds
> > > of the
> > > direct investment in the country according to the
> > > central bank comes from
> > > Gambians abroad sending money to supplement their
> > > relatives' meagre
> > > incomes. So let's be careful that all this call for
> > > international
> > > involvement does not backfire on us.
> > > With regards to the effort being put into
> > > all of this, excuse my
> > > lack of physical presence because i'm all the way up
> > > here in
> > > no-man's-land, Hamilton,Canada, and as such my
> > > contributions in the form
> > > of money is about all i can afford. However, my
> > > sister, Ancha is at home
> > > right now and she said that she has opened an
> > > account for the families of
> > > the deceased and she was going to put the account #
> > > and other relevant
> > > info. on the list. However, i've informed her of the
> > > contributions already
> > > being collected in NA and Europe, so it would not
> > > make sense to put
> > > another account on the list for this purpose. But i
> > > was wondering if there
> > > is already a mechanism in place, by which the monies
> > > collected abroad are
> > > going to be distributed to the various families. If
> > > so, maybe you can have
> > > my sister coordinate with whoever is in responsible
> > > (just to have more
> > > people help out). But if not, maybe Soffie Ceesay
> > > and Alpha Robinson can
> > > forward whatever they've collected and she can
> > > distribute it as necessary.
> > > Just in case the issue of trust comes up, Ancha
> > > worked with GESO to get
> > > the computers that were donated down to Banjul and
> > > she was responsible for
> > > handling the particulars when they got there. So
> > > Jabou and others can
> > > vouch for her if necessary. Whatever the case, my
> > > sister as usual is
> > > prepared to help so if there is a need for people at
> > > home to coordinate
> > > efforts, I'm sure she's ready and willing insofar as
> > > her schedule at RVH
> > > permits. She's been working some crazy hours lately!
> > > So if anyone has any
> > > suggestions, let me know and i'll forward them to
> > > her. She will probably
> > > try to get on the L concerning this but like i said,
> > > she's busy and has
> > > computer issues so i'm her messenger for the time
> > > being.
> > > In the meantime, let's all keep doing what
> > > we can for our beloved
> > > country and remember to pray for the dead and ask
> > > God to make the grief
> > > easier to bear for their families and help us in our
> > > endeavours for a
> > > 'Free Gambia'.
> > >
> > > Yai-Fatou Gaye.
> > >
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