Brother Habib, You could just have said that: "We don't have a conscience" period. A God-fearing person/group cannot fail to takes sides in the face of injustice! Otherwise it's called hypocrisy. Kabir. ----- Original Message ----- From: Habib Ghanim, Sr <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 25. september 1999 08:43 Subject: Re: [Dictator Jammeh] > Brother, > > Your point is well noted. > Our center has been around for over twenty years helping many people including Gambians with > Zakat to meet their rent, and to help with funeral expenses for those who cannot afford it > (it can be very expensive around the US fyi-) and pay the tuition of students whose parents > cannot afford it ecetera ecetera etc. > > If Jammeh comes he is welcome like any other worshipper including you and I .His money or > Gambian money is not the issue . > We have been doing Fund raising for twenty five years to help with the upkeep of the center. > I hope you understand that we do not take sides . We are performing a service that is much > needed in our community and if anyone can help make that possible , we welcome them. > By the way I am happy to say We had some volunteers to help cook the food for tomorrow and > almost all of the meat & ingredients were donated. Alhamdullilah. > May Allah reward them for their help no matter how little it may be. > > The Muslim community thanks all contributors who make it possible to help others. > Recently we had a sister Rohey Jobe who was helped by ACIE and the venue was MCC . I am proud > to say ACIE handed her mom a cheque of almost $17,000.00 collected from the community. FYI > > If Jammeh comes and donates any money (IF he comes ) it will be used in the community which > has a lot of Gambians as all other donor's moneys are spent too. > > Wasalaam > Habib > > > > > saiks samateh wrote: > > > Hi Brother > > > > I do see your point very clearly.This invitation is clearly out to save the > > dirty face of the AFPRC government.The money that Dr Jammeh is expected to > > donate to the organization is the money of Gambian tax payers ,Jammeh should > > be told to return that money back to the Gambian people and not been encourage > > to travel abroad and dishing it out.Just yesterday a Gambian suffering from > > some form of cancer is desperately appealing to all of us to save his life > > because he could not be threated in the Gambia,where are all the hospitals > > that are said to have been built in the Gambia,is it not a duty upon us,as > > good Gambians,good Muslims or Christians to call the attention of the > > president to such situation than calling upon him to come and dish out some > > money in the name of ALLAH ?Is this organisation more interested in the money > > of Jammeh or do they want to tell him who they are ?An organisation who > > encourage the head of a corrupt government to dish out money to them will > > surely be doing a bad PR work for their organisation. > > > > For Freedom > > Saiks > > > > After the successful over throw of the Jawara gov't on July 22 1994, > > most Gambians were happy that the change they had long awaited has finally > > arrived. Jammeh, Sabally, Hydara, Touray and Singateh promised the people > > of a transparent and accountable government. A government whose intent was > > to discontinue the corrupt behaviors of its predecessor. A goverment > > committed to national unity and economic development. > > Exactly five years and two months after that fateful Friday in July of > > 1994, the nation is not any better than it was. In five years Jammeh has > > hired and fired more officials than Jawara had in 30 years. Families have > > been victimized, their assets frozen and their properties seized. Jammeh and > > his loyal subjects have tortured and killed many Gambians. For example, the > > sudden and untimely deaths of Sadibou Hydara and Ousman Koro Ceesay. Jammeh > > was fully aware of the circumstances surronding the deaths of those two > > gambians. The entire nation knew Edward and Peter Singateh were involved. > > Jammeh however never made any remarks or taken any action . Remember he is > > the very one who who said his gov't would be transparent. > > In five years, Jammeh, Touray and Singateh amassed millions of dalasis > > of loans and grants contracted in the name of the Gambia only to be diverted > > to personal accounts in Swiss, Turkey and other foreign banks. I could go on > > and on----- > > Organizing a dinner to honor a dictator, a tyrant, a murderer, and a > > heartless leader is beyond my comprehension. The organizer(s) are in short > > encouraging Jammeh and his gang, the July 22 Movement and the NIA, to > > continue on the gross human rights violations prevalent in the Gambia. > > With all due respect I urge the organizers to rescind the offer. > > > > Ajarama > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com > > Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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 unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------