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Re: Marrying your dead brothers wife/ incest or social/religious conformity?
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peter sanyang <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 26 Jul 1999 04:50:12 PDT
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Hi Lers
Can somebody help me out with this strange realization about people marrying
their late brothers spouses in the event of their dead. I particularly find
this practice very distasteful and unwarranted. Is it that, this practice is
in conformity of Islam/christianity or is it a practice that some ethnic
groups within the Senegambia found appropriate and conducive in keeping the
family together and pure?

In keeping the family under one uniform umbrella, i don't particularly think
that warrants the acquisition of ur brother's wife and nor does it guarantee
the stability of the family. Well, these are just my thoughts and i will
welcome any learned response to these disturbing practice in my view.

Kittos
Peter


>From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Join us at Ndey Jobarteh's Flat for a night get together
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 12:21:35 +0200
>
>Greetings Ndey, Saiks and Dr. Saine,
>I hope this Ceesay kunda guy didn't eat all your food before you had a
>chance to during the weekend? He even decided to leave the wife behind
>inorder to eat her share.
>
>These Ceesays, Jawos, Bojangs and Tourays eat so much that Gambia still
>can't be self sufficient in food production:-)
>
>Have a great week,
>Momodou Camara
>
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