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]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.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 > > 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. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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