Mr.Jow:
My sentiments exactly.  Thanks for articulating it so well.  These women
and the Imam, to some extent, are being used as scapegoats for the ills
of a society that are partly the consequence of Jammeh's misrule.  I
commend Mrs. Touray for her principled opposition to the attacks on
these women.

Abdoulaye

Yusupha Jow wrote:
>
> KB:
> Thie precedent that led the country to these unfortunate incidents falls
> squarely on the shoulders of the leadership.  A while ago, I pointed out that
> Yahya Jammeh had chosen to hide behind the cloak of religion to further
> justify his mantle of leadership.  He built a state house mosque and granted
> a religious and intolerant zealot in Imam Fatty the power to preach several
> sermons of intolerance.  This man spoke out against the movement to ban FGM.
> He also condemned the bussing of male and female students together.
> Furthermore, he supported the Northern Nigerian states that implemented
> Sharia as a code of law.  For some strange reason, his sermons seemed to be
> very geared against women.  Thus creating an anti-female sentiment in the
> minds of ignoramuses running around.
>
> KB, to make a long story, when intolerance is sanctioned at the highest level
> under the guise of Islam, this is exactly what happens.  I also believe that
> these type of atrocities will be common place as long as these dangerous
> Imam's continue to be sanctioned by the president.
>
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