Buharry, Many thanks for a well-written, delightful and important presentation. The theme reminds me of similar ones we debated and discussed on Gambia-l in the late nineties. Discourses on Gambian identity seems to have died under the overbearing weight of political discourse, perhaps a reflection of the need to seek first the political kingdom before promoting the cultural empire? You have raised many interesting issues and these need to be looked into. But in the meant time, I would like to welcome our Cultural Ambassador, Monsieur Oko Drammeh, who I noticed has just rejoined Gambia-L. Perhaps he needs a first look at this important piece of yours. Cheers to everyone in GassamaKunda, sidibeh いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい