Sidi, I am gald that Fatuma and her co-workers are fine as we pray for the victims. It is frightening indeed. I guess there will always be non-thinking people in any given situation, so may Allah impart us with the wisdom to think clearly always. Jabou > > > Isatou: Thanks for your concern. I was able to get in touch with my > daughter after some anxious moments. Mini Loum volunteered to call her when > communication proved difficult from this end. Thanks, Mini. May Allah > protect us all and give strength to those whose loved ones have been the > victims of this heinous and cowardly acts of terror. > > Saul: It is indeed important to check if there were any missing Gambians. I > was informed by a neighbour that she saw family members of one Mr. Jawara > on CNN who might be Gambian, but this has not been independently confirmed. > I know that the Senegalese Government has been frantically checking with > families who have relatives in the NYC area to confirm any missing > Senegalese nationals. I hope that the G > ambian Embassy in the US is doing > likewise. Regarding Karamo Trerra, his picture was displayed last week on > CNN by his sister-in-law. His name suggests that he is one of us; either > Gambian, Senegalese, Cape Verdian or Guinea-Bissau national. > > Jabou: Our prayers also go to all muslims in the US who are being targeted > by hate mongers, who are no different from those responsible for the > terrorist attacks on innocent people in the WTC and Pentagon. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------