>From: Elhajj Mustapha Fye <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: An appeal to Gambia-l members >Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 07:40:52 +0200 > >" I would also add that if you live in a glass house do not throw stones >" > >Bro Habib, >The above mentioned proverb is the best and most truthful proverb I have >ever read on the G-L. Bro Habib, you should also remember that people >being personally attacked on this forum are also fathers and mothers to >some youngsters, >who could have been very nasty on the G-L, if they want to. So, let us >call a spade a spade! If people are personally attacked because of their >views, they have their full rights to defend themselves. We all know >each other very well! Gambia is a small country. Rudness is just a >T-shirt hanging in the air, which anybody can wear if he / she chose to >wear it. Ebou Jallow has ever respected me, and I see NO reason to >disrespect him because of his action. My conclusion remains the same, >that Ebou did the same thing so many Gambians did, Period. Extend my >warmest greetings to Mamma Kinza and Mulie. > >Elhajj > >Habib Ghanim skrev: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Ebou,I would also add that if you live in a glass house do not > > throw stones.Inshallah, I hope that we all would meet and resolve our > > differences in a much calmer environment.I believe in the due process > > and strongly think that your contributions and those of Yuspha are > > beneficial in certain respects. You can state your position and stand > > for your beliefs and also have the right to change your stand anytime > > like anyone else. > > > > In our Advisory board of directors meetings monthly, we have to reach > > a consensus and make compromises every time plus debate the hot > > issues until late hours before we all (18 board members ) adjourn. > > Much more both sides must listen to each other despite their > > differences and try to convince each other why he or she is right. > > sometimes backing the position with facts,documents and even > > pictures. The important thing here is that at the end of the day we > > must agreed on even our disagreements for peace's sake without > > harming your values or beliefs > > > > Let us take for example here in Montgomery county . The Federal > > government wants to build an intercounty connector highway to go east > > west from Va through Montgomery and prince george's counties. The > > environmentalists oppose it vehemently because it meant many trees > > will be cut and some small streams will be damaged so alternatives > > were reached after FIVE years debate ( yes 5 yrs) . The deal was to > > expand the existing highways to add two extra lane on each side ,plus > > light rail to take any overflow and that will minimize the tree > > cutting ( if any was cut they would plant a new tree some where else > > in the state to replace them) bridges with wider sewage pipes to > > allow the current flow of the streams without damaging the paths . The > > home owners who lost their front yards were hansomely compensated ( > > they offered loosing their homes- only a few vs many with the original > > plan) > > > > I give this as an example just to show you that we can all meet half > > way and all be happy with the outcome. > > > > > > > > i hope to see you al soon . maybe at the ALd picnic. I am easy to > > detect - with my shining bald head ( laugh) > > > > take care and good luck > > > > Habib diab Ghanim > > > > > > HDG>From: Ebou Jallow > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: An appeal to Gambia-l members > > >Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 17:48:29 -0400 > > > > > >Koto Habib, > > > > > >You and Elhajj Mustapha Faye are two people I really do respect alot > > on > > >this list. Although our intentions to meet in person had never > > >materialized in the past nevertheless we both held each other in high > > > > >esteem. I knew Elhajj Mustapha way back in the Banjul, and I can bet > > >my life that he will never describe me as a disrespectful person. > > >I also do not believe anybody on this list has any right to slander > > my > > >name and subject me to some malicious rumors. I personally have > > >absolutely no inclination to turn nasty on anybody. However, I will > > >never hesitate to return any insult in kind. The law of mutual > > >reciprocity is very simple and tacit: DO NOT INSULT PEOPLE IF YOU NOT > > > > >WANT TO BE INSULTED. Furthermore, the Bible says that “judge > > not...for > > >the measure you give is the measure you get”. I believe this is a > > very > > >fair deal! Without the reciprocity of mutual respect civil society > > can > > >never never exist. Respect for human dignity is a providential bliss > > >that the Almighty God bequeaths to us to live like normal human > > beings. > > > > > >The essence of dialogue is reason, and not passions. And no > > >qualitative logic can ever arrest the destructiveness of unbridled > > >passions. I do sincerely hope though that we the younger members on > > >this list might be able to tap on the good auspices of your graceful > > >wisdom in the future. Please Habib do not hesitate to arbitrate > > >internecine exchanges before they turn rancorous and fetid. I for one > > > > >have pledge my disposition on such events on your good judgment. > > > > > >Hopefully, we shall see one of these days. > > > > > >Ebou Jallow > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > >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] > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: Click > > Here > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~