Brother Kujabi
So you were critquing Baba Galleh's work and not Baba himself? How does that
tie in with your persistence in calling him such derogatory names as cafe
intellectual, dishonest intellectual? How does that tie in with your
suggestion that we could, and I quote, "even name the
UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA as either a JAHASAY ENTERPRISE UNIVERSITY or
UNIVERSITY OF RHINEHART, then the time will be ripe to APPOINT BABA GALLEH
as THE PRESIDENT or DEAN of the University?" Are you here critiquing his
work or unjustly trying to make fun of the man himself?
If you want to be a critique, you will be well advised to concentrate on the
work of the writer and not the writer himself/herself. In spite of Mr
Jallow's polite responses and his insitence on not writing about Hamjatta
and co. on the L, you insisted on launching personal attacks against him.
And now when I challenge you to substanstiate your accusations, you crawl
back into your shell. Such behaviour is cowardly and unbecoming of a
gentleman. Finally, let me tell you one thing: As you are up to defend
Hamjatta, so am I up to defend Baba Galleh. So next time you intend to
critique his satires or himself, know that I may most likely take it up with
you. Peace.
Pa Small
>From: Ansumana Kujabi <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Questions for Kujabi
>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 05:36:43 -0000
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>Brother Edward Small:
>
>I have already finished critiquing BABA GALLEH'S SATIRES, and I had already
>made my views absolutely vivid to BABA, now it is his turn to either deny
>or
>accept my critiquing. But he never did so, therefore, as far as I am
>concerned, I have finished with BABA until he responded personally to my
>critiquing. Now I have critiqued BROTHER RENE'S EXCERPT. Go and read that
>and enjoy. Brother Small, this is a public forum, and whether one is from
>OXFORD, HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE ETC, as soon as you slam any piece of work here,
>you are automatically sending a plain invitation for everybody to comment.
>Therefore, we need not be personal about it when someone volunteers to
>critique one's piece of work. Critiquing a fellow's piece of work leads and
>encourages EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVENESS, and not erecting EMOTIONAL
>VIOLENCE, just as you and your group are interested in doing. To that end,
>I
>extend to you a SINCERE INVITATION to contribute pieces your humble self
>for
>my critiquing. God bless you.
>
>Ansumana Kujabi(T.H.I.R.D- Truth Telling, Honesty, Integrity,
>Responsibility
>and Democracy)
>
>
>>From: Edward Small <[log in to unmask]>
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Questions for Kujabi
>>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 01:44:21 -0000
>>
>>Mr Kujabi
>>I had expected that you will give a prompt response to my second set of
>>questions as you did to the first. Considering your very strong views on
>>Baba Galleh's writings and your absolute conviction that Mr Jallow is a
>>cafe
>>intellectual and a dishonset intellectual, I would have thought that you
>>would have ready answers for my questions. You cannot just attack someone
>>for the sake of attacking and then back off when challenged to produce
>>concrete evidence to back your accusations. For your convenience, I
>>reproduce below the text of the questions I posted to you early last week.
>>Since you parade as a champion of Truth, Honesty, Integrity, Respect and
>>Democracy, I trust you will rise to this challenge. I await your speedy
>>response. Below is the text of my earlier posting.
>>Regards
>>Pa Small
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>My dear Mr Kujabi
>>Please answer the following questions for me, if you would.
>>You really do have a problem, don't you? You really are exceedingly
>>overbearing ain't you? Why can't you let Hamjatta fight his own war? Or
>>are
>>you and Hamjatta one and the same person? Why didn't you let Hamjatta make
>>public the alleged private insults sent to him by Mataarr Njie?
>>And why don't you leave Baba Galleh alone? You really do have a bone to
>>pick
>>with him don't you? You really are out to discourage him from posting his
>>stories on the L ain't you? Who are you to tell him what to write and what
>>not to write? Does the democracy for which you claim to stand not have
>>room
>>for freedom of expression? Can you honestly say that Baba Galleh, a former
>>editor-in-chief of the Daily Observer and co-founder and current
>>editor-in-chief of The Independent who has suffered countless arrests and
>>detentions in the struggle and who continues to write articles against
>>dictatorial practices in The Independent(eg most recently: 'Remember, Mr
>>President?' and 'Africa's Hostage Populations and Sit Tight Presidents'),
>>has not done/is not doing anything at all for The Gambia? I await your
>>answers.
>>Pa Small
>>
>>
>>
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