Maria,
just a quick note to thank you for taking your
time to join Gambians in our discussions.
I must tell you that you are must welcome and you have
not offended anyone but only found some members
engaged.
Thanks once more again.
Saihou
--- Maria Caterina Ciampi <[log in to unmask]>
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> I would like to apologize for offending anyone on
> the list. That was not my
> intention at all. I have done extensive research on
> the situation, and read
> the news every day, as well as keeping daily
> correspondance with people in
> The Gambia. In fact, I spend about three hours
> every day trying to make
> sense of it all, and this is solely because I was
> deeply touched by my
> experience in The Gambia. Yes, I am cynical and
> from what I read, most of
> you are too. (Mind you, I am also terribly cynical
> about Canada, but this
> is not the forum to discuss such issues). But I
> should also remind you that
> in my impressions of your country, what moved me the
> most was the kindness
> and generosity of the people I met. So, I am also
> an idealist. I am
> convinced that with joint efforts, The Gambia will
> be free one day. And I
> have committed myself to doing what little I can
> from my humble home to
> inform organizations about the issues that have come
> to my attention. I
> send regular updates to all the international NGOs
> and advocacy groups for
> journalists. The only problem is that I feel quite
> lonely in this effort,
> which is why I thought that joining the "L" would
> help. Instead, I am
> feeling rather overwhelmed by all the comments I
> read, and am finding it
> even more difficult to synthesize it so that I can
> educate my fellow
> Canadians to the issues, without oversimplifying
> matters. For a newcomer,
> and an outsider, you must understand that it is
> difficult to decipher the
> way you all communicate, given that you know each
> other and have a shared
> history, if only in cyberspace. I am asking that
> you please be patient with
> me. I am trying to help, not antagonize anyone.
> Thanks.
>
> Maria
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hamadi Banna" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:09 PM
> Subject: Re: More on the G-Lers' talkback - Att'n
> Maria
>
>
> > Maria,
> >
> > I would concur with Yus. I think some list
> members did discern a tone of
> > cynicism in your recent postings. For instance, I
> cannot understand why
> you
> > would keep pointing out that only women on this
> list have responded to
> your
> > request for information on The Gambia. Don't you
> think it may sound
> > somewhat feminist to point out the sexes of the
> members who responded to
> > your request?
> >
> > If I well recall, the Movement for the Restoration
> of Democracy in The
> > Gambia (New York) did forward some web links to
> you. It is my believe
> that
> > there is so much information on the internet that
> no one, especially those
> > who have access to computers, has any excuse any
> longer for staying in the
> > dark about any country. Typing a single keyword,
> e.g. "Gambia", on any
> > search engine could pull up so many references
> that one could easily be
> > swamped. You may also visit the web pages of
> human rights organizations
> > such as Amnesty International, the official site
> of the US government, the
> > Canada Immigration and Refugee Board, the European
> Commission for Human
> > Rights, the United Nations, etc. You will
> certainly find ample
> information
> > on the current socio-political situation in The
> Gambia.
> >
> > I commend you for your concerns and urge you to
> keep up the fight against
> > injustice and poverty.
> >
> > Hamadi.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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