Brother Habib,
You could just have said that: "We don't have a conscience" period. A God-fearing person/group cannot fail to takes sides in the face of injustice! Otherwise it's called hypocrisy.
Kabir.
----- Original Message -----
From: Habib Ghanim, Sr <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 25. september 1999 08:43
Subject: Re: [Dictator Jammeh]
> Brother,
>
> Your point is well noted.
> Our center has been around for over twenty years helping many people including Gambians with
> Zakat to meet their rent, and to help with funeral expenses for those who cannot afford it
> (it can be very expensive around the US fyi-) and pay the tuition of students whose parents
> cannot afford it ecetera ecetera etc.
>
> If Jammeh comes he is welcome like any other worshipper including you and I .His money or
> Gambian money is not the issue .
> We have been doing Fund raising for twenty five years to help with the upkeep of the center.
> I hope you understand that we do not take sides . We are performing a service that is much
> needed in our community and if anyone can help make that possible , we welcome them.
> By the way I am happy to say We had some volunteers to help cook the food for tomorrow and
> almost all of the meat & ingredients were donated. Alhamdullilah.
> May Allah reward them for their help no matter how little it may be.
>
> The Muslim community thanks all contributors who make it possible to help others.
> Recently we had a sister Rohey Jobe who was helped by ACIE and the venue was MCC . I am proud
> to say ACIE handed her mom a cheque of almost $17,000.00 collected from the community. FYI
>
> If Jammeh comes and donates any money (IF he comes ) it will be used in the community which
> has a lot of Gambians as all other donor's moneys are spent too.
>
> Wasalaam
> Habib
>
>
>
>
> saiks samateh wrote:
>
> > Hi Brother
> >
> > I do see your point very clearly.This invitation is clearly out to save the
> > dirty face of the AFPRC government.The money that Dr Jammeh is expected to
> > donate to the organization is the money of Gambian tax payers ,Jammeh should
> > be told to return that money back to the Gambian people and not been encourage
> > to travel abroad and dishing it out.Just yesterday a Gambian suffering from
> > some form of cancer is desperately appealing to all of us to save his life
> > because he could not be threated in the Gambia,where are all the hospitals
> > that are said to have been built in the Gambia,is it not a duty upon us,as
> > good Gambians,good Muslims or Christians to call the attention of the
> > president to such situation than calling upon him to come and dish out some
> > money in the name of ALLAH ?Is this organisation more interested in the money
> > of Jammeh or do they want to tell him who they are ?An organisation who
> > encourage the head of a corrupt government to dish out money to them will
> > surely be doing a bad PR work for their organisation.
> >
> > For Freedom
> > Saiks
> >
> > After the successful over throw of the Jawara gov't on July 22 1994,
> > most Gambians were happy that the change they had long awaited has finally
> > arrived. Jammeh, Sabally, Hydara, Touray and Singateh promised the people
> > of a transparent and accountable government. A government whose intent was
> > to discontinue the corrupt behaviors of its predecessor. A goverment
> > committed to national unity and economic development.
> > Exactly five years and two months after that fateful Friday in July of
> > 1994, the nation is not any better than it was. In five years Jammeh has
> > hired and fired more officials than Jawara had in 30 years. Families have
> > been victimized, their assets frozen and their properties seized. Jammeh and
> > his loyal subjects have tortured and killed many Gambians. For example, the
> > sudden and untimely deaths of Sadibou Hydara and Ousman Koro Ceesay. Jammeh
> > was fully aware of the circumstances surronding the deaths of those two
> > gambians. The entire nation knew Edward and Peter Singateh were involved.
> > Jammeh however never made any remarks or taken any action . Remember he is
> > the very one who who said his gov't would be transparent.
> > In five years, Jammeh, Touray and Singateh amassed millions of dalasis
> > of loans and grants contracted in the name of the Gambia only to be diverted
> > to personal accounts in Swiss, Turkey and other foreign banks. I could go on
> > and on-----
> > Organizing a dinner to honor a dictator, a tyrant, a murderer, and a
> > heartless leader is beyond my comprehension. The organizer(s) are in short
> > encouraging Jammeh and his gang, the July 22 Movement and the NIA, to
> > continue on the gross human rights violations prevalent in the Gambia.
> > With all due respect I urge the organizers to rescind the offer.
> >
> > Ajarama
> >
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