LJD lol! On Tuesday, 16 September 2014, Lamin Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well Demba, "how about" it? At least the Islamic religious scholars, > including Imams, prayed for you as a Gambian, and you ought to be grateful > for that. > > The Diaspora must ensure it is not left behind, and I think a team from > GON, maybe staffers of other online media houses, including dons like Dr > Jaiteh, and of course our resident icon of republicanism, should > participate in this commendable national service. The danger from the weeds > is unquestionably more immediate than the distant concerns of human dignity > and liberty. I'm happy to liaise with the relevant home-based authority to > work out the logistics of maybe a planeload of Diasporans descending on > 'national farms' in fulfilment of the philosophy of "grow what you eat and > eat what you grow". > > > LJDarbo > > > On Monday, 15 September 2014, 18:01, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote: > > > Something else to ponder about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > *A broad spectrum of volunteers from all walks of life have continued to > troop to Kanilai to help the president clear the weeds on his various > groundnut, maize and millet fields at his home village and elsewhere in the > country. * > > The latest batch of volunteers who made it to help the president over the > weekend comprises Imams from the Greater Banjul Area as well as members of > the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC), who joined over 2, 000 personnel > of the armed and security services of the country. > > Speaking to reporters on the farm, the GSIC prexy, Alh. Momodou Lamin > Touray, said responding to a call that emphasises for people to eat what > they grow and grow what they eat is a worthwhile venture which needs to be > given maximum support. > Linking this call to the religion, he said the Almighty Allah has > emphasised in the Holy Book the need for people to work and live on their > sweat. He underscored the importance of farming, noting that apart from > providing food for humans, it does so for birds, insects and many other > living things as well. > > He cited some verses in the Holy Qur’an, saying it has challenged people > to eat what they grow and grow what they eat. The GSIC boss also made > reference to some Hadiths by the prophet, imploring on his followers to do > farming. > “The Sahabas have responded to this call. We should pray for the president > for ensuring that people in this country are not starved and are still > living on more than three square meals each day. The president’s call for > people to go back to the land is very important. It is in tandem with the > dictates of Islam and Prophet Mohammad SAW had also emphasised this,” he > said. > > He continued: “We are here to pray for the volunteers, the president as > well as the people of The Gambia. We thank them for their turn out to > support The Gambian leader and to see how best we can also contribute our > own quota as religious leaders. We the Muslim elders in collaboration with > members of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council present here today under the > leadership of the Imam Ratib of Banjul, Alhaji Cherno Alieu Mass Kah, are > saying that nobody should be left behind in the pursuit of Vision 2016. > This is why we have many Imams here today to lend a hand to the president. > We are praying for him to achieve his dream of attaining food > self-sufficiency for this country,” he stated. > > Also speaking at the farm in Kanilai was Imam Cherno Alieu Mass Kah. He > said: “We thank God because all the Imams have responded to our call > despite short notice. This is a worthwhile venture. God has said that we > should help and support each other on anything that would help the country > and the Muslims.The president has called and so we should respond to his > call. Let us support the president in his food self-sufficiency initiative. > We have also recited Qur’an here and added that to the little work we have > done here”. > Security forces > Meanwhile, over 2, 000 personnel of the armed and security services were > again on president’s farms in Kanilai over the weekend to continue with the > unfinished portion left during their weeding exercise a week earlier. > > Elsewhere in Siffoe, Kombo South, West Coast Region (WCR), another batch > of volunteers from Touba in Cassamance and Kunkujang Keitaya in Kombo > North, New Jeshwang, Mandinary, Lamin and staff of the President’s > Alternative Treatment Programme (PATP) also took part in a weeding and > transplanting exercise on two different rice fields there. > Author: *by Musa Ndow* > -- > *"Be the change you want to see in the World"* > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > > > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤