Sister Jabou Although I have high regards for you, but I think that this time you over-reacted to Jay's post. Jabou why do you think that the sister was referring to you and even if she was, I think that the decent thing that you should have done was to send her a private mail instead of sending it to the L. But as the saying goes:'An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mention'. Sister we are all in the same boat - you are not the only Gambian be it man or woman to marry to a foreigner. Have a nice day. Awa. >From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: To Wuri Jallow/ Mrs M.C.Jallow >Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 23:15:26 EDT > >In a message dated 7/5/00 9:10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > ><< As a people our lives as Africans are worthless to this group. Some of >us >can marry white people, come with them to Africa, baptize them and call >them >Muhammed or Aja Basse, yet in the eyes of the Western power brokers we >remain >nothing but primates at the very beginning of the evolutionary chain!! > > All the best, > Jay. > ************************************************* >Jainaba Jallow a.k.a Wuri Jallow a.k.a Sister Jay a.k.a Neneh Galleh but >actually Mrs M.C Jallow, wife of Jammeh's Secretary of State for >.............. > >Jai, > >You and I have not seen each other since you were a high school student at >St >Joseph's, and put in the care of my late mom. This was in 1980 at my >family >compound at Wellington St.Your first cousin Ebou Joh, son of my brother >Mamballa Joh being the reason you were entrusted to my mom. I remember you >as >a bright young girl who spent a lot of time chatting with me, and i enjoyed >your company quite a bit infact. >In 1980, my ex husband Dr Jay Siebert came to the Gambia where he converted >to islam, we got married and he was given the name of Muhammed by my late >dad. You were living with us then, so your above statement is not lost on >me. > >I was married to him for 15 years, and he is the father of all four of my >kids, and he and i are still the best of friends, and he is no racist.I >know >enough not to lay the burden of those who practice racism on his >shoulders, >nor does he carry it, and we did not get married to assimilate America into >Africa.It was strictly a matter of the heart as it should be. > >I agree with you that racism is a reality, and that the U.S and other >western >nations do consider Africa and Africans dispensable, and that we should >indeed be our own keeper as a matter of fact.Those who know me well will >never define me as someone who advocates dependency on outsiders as our >saviours. > >The "Declaration of independence " I re-sent to the L was intended to >convey >a message that I am sure all intelligent people in this forum understood. I >hope that those who took it as an appeal to the U.S and others to save us >are >limited to just one and that is unfortunate since i always believed you >were >a rather intelligent young lady. >What problem exactly do you have with me Jai? > Is it because of my last post to the L in which I made the statement that >no >decent Gambian will serve under the jammeh regime, and you are upset >because >your husband is a secretary of state under this regime? >I have seen you use all these aliases on your posts to the L, and you give >a >pretty convincing picture of someone who is on the side of justice with >your >expressions of solidarity with Baba Galleh Jallow and your references to >our >salvation from dictatorships etc. You had me convinced that you were infact >on the side of the truth, and i was quite proud of you. > >This subtle attack on me has made me change my mind Jai, and i am >dissappointed. >I would never have mentioned your aliases, and I knew it was you all along, >and even considered writing you privately to say hi and offer some >encouragement and sdvice, but i could not resist sending this response >when >i saw your post. >It is too bad that i had to write this, but you left me no choice. > > >Jabou Joh > > > > > > >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------