Dr. Saine:
I am happy to join you in congratulating
Dr. Tejan Sallah and Mr. Ylva Hernlund.
Though I believe that western ideology
should not be used to stop female
circumcision, I am impressed that
a Gambian would bring it to print. My
concern is that Mr. Hernlund's western
ideas might be of concern to our cultural
beliefs. This sensitive issue should
be dealt with from a religious perspective.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
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From: Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: March 26, 2001 4:30:11 PM GMT
Subject: Authors in Our Midst
G-L Community:
I wish to bring your attention to two recently published volumes in
African Studies by two of our own as co-editors. They are:
THE NEW AFRICAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY, Edited by TANURE OJAIDE and TIJAN
M. SALLAH, June 2000/ 233 pages, pb $17.95.
FEMALE "CIRCUMCISION" IN AFRICA: CULTURE, CONTROVERSY, AND CHANGE,
Edited by BETTINA SHELL-DUNCAN and YLVA HERNLUND, February 2001/ 352
Pages, pb $22.50.
Both volumes are published by and can be purchased from: LYNNE RIENNER
PUBLISHERS, 1800 30th STREET, SUITE 314(101-2), BOULDER, CO 80301.
Both volumes come highly recommended. For example, THE NEW AFRICAN
POETRY "reverberates with a diversity of styles, themes, and ideologies
that have made a conscious break with Africa's stagnant colonial
literary heritage."
And FEMALE CIRCUMCISION IN AFRICA is "a remarkably coherent
collection... Definitely the most exhaustive, well-refrenced, and
thoughtful book-length work produced on the subject."
To Ylva and Tijan, congratulations for an excellent job and for your
contributions to the African Studies discipline. Tijan and Ylva deserve
our support. Buy both copies.
Cheers!
Abdoulaye
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