To the Gambians in Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen: I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and warm reception. I acknowledge in particular the kindness of Omar & Eivor Drammeh, Dr. Alhaji Jeng & Family, Ebou Jarra, latiff Saine, and Isatou Jallow of Oslo, Ebrima Mboob & family, Reeshala Njie, and Dr. Manuru Joaque of Stockholm, Matarr & Centra Jeng, Ndey Amie Jeng, Gibou Njie, Ousman & Aji Sawaneh, Momodou & Yama Camara of Copenhagen, and the numerous Gambians I met, and too many to name here. I thank each and everyone of you for your hospitality. Amie Bojang Sissoho: It was good meeting you and thank you for sharing your informative paper and the discussion that followed. Abdoulaye AMIE BOJANG-SISSOHO wrote: > To the Gambians in Norway and Scandanvia, > > I sincerely thank the Gambian Community in Norway for granting me the > opportunity to share our experiences. It was also great to put faces to the > names one see on the G-L. I also enjoyed myself and met friends, > relatives,former schoolmates but also made new friends. Thanks for > everything and hope that you will continue to do your quote in creating > awareness amongst Gambians and non-Gambians alike. > > Amie. > > >From: Isatou B Jallow <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Greetings to all from Dr. Saine > >Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 15:36:59 +0200 > > > > >It was great meeting Dr. Saine for the first time after having read his > > >enlightening contributions here on Gambia-L on many occasions. The same > >goes > > >for Mrs. Amie Bojang-Sissoho of GAMCOTRAP, Dr. Jeng, Fye Samateh, Isatou > >B. > > >Jallow and some others I met at the seminar on FGM organized by the > >Gambian > > >Association in Oslo last Tuesday. > > > >Momodou Camara, it was also very nice meeting you for the first time after > >so > >many years corresponding online. > > > >The Gambian cultural week in Oslo ended on Saturday(4/8) after a week of > >cultural activities. But the highlight of the week was the seminar on FGM > >due > >to the two wonderful speakers we had(Dr. Saine and Mrs Amie > >Bojang-Sissoho). > >We got lot of positive feed back from people after the seminar. > > > >The aim of the seminar was to inform and educate people about FGM and Dr. > >Saine and Mrs Amie Bojang-Sissoho were able to mediate this to the > >audience. A > >big thank you to Dr. Saine and Mrs Amie Bojang-Sissoho. > > > >On behalf of the Gambian Association, I would like to thank everyone who > >helped make the cultural week a success. > > > >The committee memebers of the Gambian Association in Oslo, both past and > >present need to be commended for bringing together so many Gambians > >together, > >not only Gambians in Oslo but Gambians in the diaspora as well. This is the > >first time I have been in the organising committee and it's really not an > >easy > >job. I have been wondering how they've been doing it all these years. > > > >Isatou > > > >Ps: Momodou Camara, can you please change my name from Isatou B. Kaira to > >Isatou B. Jallow on the list. Thanx in advance > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >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. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------