Gassama,

Joe reminded me of this issue yesterday during our conversation of a couple of years ago and the same thing came up again as the bottom line -As descendants of Adam and Eve , we are all inter related not only by religion but different tribes ,cultures and races , therefore generalizations are dangerous . We must take care of ourselves first , try to learn more to our betterment  and share our findings in a positive manner.No one forces religion on anyone,  it must be voluntary.  I warned of some conflicting hadith/testament   interpretations back then and now again . It is healthy to discuss these issues but in constructive ways. I personally have learnt a lot from this exchange and thank all the contributors & was glad to be able to respond to some specific questions to the best of my knowledge. If I have offended any one in the process, my sincere  apologies. 
Back home
On the unexpected rains issue,  Mr. Gassama, can you  find out if there are enough  government storage warehouses to store the remaining seedlings- peanuts-

 and what is the policy of the Agriculture dept as regards to helping poor farmers who do not have any kind of storage ?

suggestions for your local area councils  to implement

1. use some of the empty school/hospital buildings save the remaining seeds

2. take an inventory of the farmers who suffered damages and assist them during the planting period just before the rains with reserved seedlings the agriculture dept has in storage.

3.educate and encourage the farmers to grow other kinds of food crops like millet or sorghum

4.make plans for any such future rains in the midst of the dry season

May Allah minimize the damage to the seedlings of the affected areas

How about our dear KTR? any update.

Thanks again

 

Habib

>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: A Serious cause for concern.
>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:40:06 +0000
>
>Thanks Joe & Ghanim for showing that you are also concerned with
>what could
>be a very devastating year for our poor farmers and the whole
>country. I
>particularly want to thank you, Joe, for the piece on the ongoing
>religious
>debate. Unfortunately here in The Gambia we now have a band of
>mullahs who
>are trying to tell us that the way that we, our parents and
>forebearers have
>been worshiping God and living had been wrong all along. This new
>way of
>reaching out to people to turn to God sometimes really bothers me. I
>know
>for a fact that there is pre-destination and as a result the
>ultimate judge,
>God The Almighty, will have the final say. It pains me a lot that
>while
>others are debating these issue with all the zeal, our country is on
>the
>verge of a major disaster and it does not seem to matter to them.
>
>Coming back to the useasonal rains, it has now subsided, at least
>for the
>past two hours. It has also not yet reached the URD in a big way as
>it has
>been here. I am told that there are some isolated drizzles here and
>there
>but not heavy ones. The unseasonal rains have also been reported in
>various
>parts of Senegal. Meanwhile, the temperature throughout the country
>seems to
>dropping lower and lower. I hope we've seen the worst of it.
>
>Have a good day, Gassa.
>
>
>
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