Jabou and Omar,

I am the one privileged to have a political dialogue with you, Sister 
Jabou and Mr. Ebrima Sall although I completely disagree with you all 
on a lot of issues.  This should be the spirit of any matured 
democratic discourse amongst civilized human beings- respecting the 
moral agency of the “other” no matter how much you loathe their 
viewpoint.  This is also the liberal democratic culture that we 
Africans need to cultivate amongst ourselves and NOT the politics of 
vengeance/hatred.  

Every one amongst us here on this forum has an agenda/motive to behind 
their individual political dispositions- It shouldn’t matter whether 
one is with the APRC or against it.  Every human being has a right to 
associate with any political group she or he chooses.  As such 
my “trying to placate Jammeh” or “trying to rejoin the ranks of the 
APRC” is totally irrelevant.  I have an inalienable right to support 
any one, any time and any how I choose.  This is nobody’s business.  

Let me make some few more comments about all this talk on the mosque at 
the state house and this imam Fatty character.  I learned very late 
about this state house mosque business whilst a member of the defunct 
APRC.  Jammeh then explained that he thinks it was a good idea since 
the majority of the civil servants at the Quadrangle are Muslims and 
there seems to be a tendency for most devout Muslims to arrest work 
whenever there is a call for worship.  So the idea was a small mosque 
at the State House will be a convenience and a safe of time for 
important Government work on Fridays.   I remember some of us objected 
for security reasons but the majority in the council prevailed.  
Besides there is an Anglican Church next to the seat of Government so 
why not a mosque.  The decision to build the mosque was absolutely no 
political calculation whatsoever.  I remember Jammeh use to taunt me 
for not praying at the mosque...but that was a personal issue based on 
a genuine concern for another’s spiritual welfare.  

Personally, I think Imam Fatty is a very irresponsible moral leader and 
Jammeh needs to put him in his box.  He should confine his “truth” to 
the faithful that believes in him.  Disrespecting the moral agency of a 
law-abiding Christian school is arrogant, childish and very stupid of 
him.  Chastising the President in public and invoking hell on him is 
not bravado but poor judgment.  Which Christians are laughing at 
Islam?  The last time I check Muslims were the ones incurring the 
ridicule of the world upon themselves, and not the Christians.  The 
last time I check the Christians I know are doing a lot of good to the 
Muslims more than the Muslims have ever done for themselves.  Most of 
the schools, clinics and other charities are funded by the Christians 
(Kafirs as he calls them) who believe in Jesus Christ and NOT Muhammad 
and the Qu’ran.  So what the hell in the world is Imam Fatty preaching 
with his Satanic sermons about Islam being the “only true religion”.  
Isn’t it also in the Qu’ran that God said that these “Kafirs” or Ah’lul 
Kitab are rightfully guided and the righteous amongst them will go to 
heaven...?  Imam Fatty should learn that God is a spirit, and can only 
be worshipped in SPIRIT AND TRUTH... not in hate and propaganda.


Ebou

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