Comrades: I want to thank Mr. Buhary Gassama for his informative narration on circumcision. I hope he can provide us with similar illustration on polygamy. The first wife of a polygamist husband is traumatized by rejection by her husband who has suddenly found a new wife. There are times when the first wife is even divorced out of no reason. Another interesting thing is the favoritism some husbands would give to the kids of their "manyo." This kind of home setting is destructive in maintaining a solid family. It is unfortunate that some women are abused because of polygamy. Since some readers are very concerned with female circumcision, I hope to get some feedback on polygamy. Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------