Mr Faal will not address the underlying issues . He is attempting to make a simple observation a heresy trial. No basic tenet of Islam is on dispute here. Islam is supposed to be a religion and a way of life. It stresses modesty and the obsolute need for integrity. I made a point of stressing that people of their own volition can choose to do whatever they want in matters of faith. I also said the folks who were into the whole brotherhood thing were happy and seemed spiritually fulfilled. Unlike Mr Faal I am a firm believer in individual choice and independent thought. He is spending all his time trying to tag labels on me and making idiotic conclusions that have no basis in truth. The inculcation of religious knowledge ought to be simple and straight forward devoid of all the social baggage inherent in our societies. It is my contention that what I saw at that event went beyond what I believe is a healthy relationship between educator and a student in some respect. Granted this was what both parties wanted and may well be the overall basis for the whole relationship. I simply don't ascribe to it. Karamba ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~