This is a new development, i almost thought that there are no other truthful and outspoken religious people in Gambia anymore. At least we know that we are safe, islamic/religious wise since some islamic scholars are seeing the true colours of Imam fatty. Remember we will always be judged by our deeds The Struggle Continues!!! Ndey Jobarteh -----Original Message----- From: saiks samateh <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 24 September 1999 19:05 Subject: Re: [Another Imams View On Fankanta] HI Brother, Thank you for this posting,I never had doubts that there are more intelligent Imams in the Gambia who know the Koran better than politicians who call them selves religious leaders.Imam Fatty and Banding Drammeh should declare their hidden political agendas than misusing public media to spread their reactionary messages. For Freedom Saiks I saw the following from the GambiaNet issue of 17th. September 1999. Enjoy reading. Greetings Matarr M. Jeng "FANKANTA' CANNOT BE BANNED", SAYS IMAM BABA LEIGH As the controversy surrounding the newly introduced family planning concept commonly called 'Fankanta' , rages on among religious leaders, the imam of Kanifing housing estate mosque, Baba Leigh, had said that it can "never be outlawed because it is not illegal and not against Islam". Imam Leigh in his reaction to the earlier statement made by the president of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Banding Drammeh, that his council would lobby for 'Fankanta' to be outlawed, told the Daily Observer, in an interview, that, 'Fankanta' is a development issue which goes beyond using contraceptives. "Islam supports 'Fankanta' because it is a religion which seeks peace, comfort and health for its adherents", he argued, adding that the utterances of the imam of State House, Abdoulie Fatty against the initiative is irrational and unittellectual. He accused Imam Fatty of misusing the government-controlled media "by aggressively attacking innocent individuals in the country", like the Ahmaiyyans. "It is not helpful to tarnish the image of the Ahmadiyyans. He should leave them because they have important projects in the country." The qur'an, he added, enjoins all muslims to be tolerant to other people's belief. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------