Darboe Sankaa,
Thanks and keep up the good work down there!!
Regards, Basss.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Luntang" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
> Bass don't worry for the Baddibukas in Scandinavia I already made
> arrangement with Saikou Touray to supply them from his stored Mankanasoo .
> For those in USA I will see to it that they also get some .
>
> Darboe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Momodou S Sidibeh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
>
>
> Bass,
>
> Definitely, no ruse whatsoever from Kartong. My concern is our tradition
of
> subsidising the cost of sugar for families back home during this holy
month
> of Ramadan without helping the explosive growth of our population of
> diabetics. Infact how do we deal with that?
>
> I do not know about these, well, famous Baddibunkas, and other folk from
> Basse. (One famous Baddibunka I know is Saul Gassama, who is a true Moslem
> through and through). All I know is that a great deal of "politically
> procured sugar" is usually consigned for distribution in Dippa Kunda
during
> Ramadan. As you know, down here in the North, we will be fasting
effectively
> not for more than ten hours. Its autumn and its cold and dark and without
> sunlight. Fasting will be the easiest thing even for folk from Basse, I
> suppose. Keep up the Good work down there.
>
> Sidibeh
>
>
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bass Drammeh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:27 PM
> Subject: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
>
>
> Folks,
> Before wishing well and praying for the entire Gambia-L family
> on account of the advent of the Holy month of Ramadan,I would like to
inform
> about the enormous amount of energy and effort expended by some folks in
> Basse,Badibou and Kartong these past few days to discourage others from
> looking for the new moon just so that Ramadan would be delayed for one
more
> day.Its amazing the lenght to which some people are prepared to go for
that
> extra afternoon bite one more time!!
>
> Somebody has even intimated that he has seen a Badibunka who was seriously
> thinking of taking a French Leave to Mauritania,the only country in the
> Moslem world not to consider Fasting a pillar of Islam, just so he also
> wouldn't have to go through the "ordeal".Some folks would do practically
> anything when the comfort of their stomachs is threatened.
>
> Delayed or not,its here nonetheless and I guess these folks must learn to
> live with it.Afterall, its only thirty days or less.Ramadan Kareem and
peace
> and prosperity to everyone in this L-family.
>
> Regards, Basss!
>
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