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Environmental Protection Is A Religious Requirement - SIC Boss

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Imam Momodou Lamin Touray, the President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council has said that environmental protection is a religious requirement...

Genital Cutting Is Harmful- Lawmakers

Picture: Cross section of the high table

Thursday, October 01, 2009

The country’s parliamentarians alongside religious leaders and legal practitioners who took part in a daylong national workshop for National Assembly...

Former PS For Religious Affairs Recharged

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The former Permanent Secretary at the then Department of State for Religious Affairs, Mr. Alasana S.T Jammeh, has again been re-charged with the same...

Arrest Warrant For Religious Leader, Accomplice

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke of the Kanifing Magistrates’ court recently issued a bench warrant, ordering the arrest of one Reverend Bannie...

Jammeh On Banjul Imamship

Picture: President Jammeh

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The controversy surrounding the long-standing religious problems facing Muslims elders in Banjul would soon be laid to rest, if the latest...

Former Religious Affairs Perm. Sec Discharged

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The former Permanent Secretary at the Department of State for Religious Affairs, Mr. Alasana S.T. Jammeh was yesterday discharged by Magistrate...

US Embassy Hosts Iftaar Dinner For Religious Leaders

Monday, September 14, 2009

The United States Embassy in Banjul as part of the holy month of Ramadan recently hosted an Iftaar dinner for prominent Gambian religious leaders,...

Food for Thought

Monday, September 14, 2009

The saying; “One gives nothing so generously as advice.” It is for this reason that we would like to suggest that the President of the Republic...

UPF Honors Sukuta Imam

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Consistent with their mission to establish world peace, the United Peace Federation (UPF) and the Inter-religious and International Federation for...

Gambia to Host West Africa Religious Heads

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Diocese of Banjul, The Gambia will be hosting the Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, representatives of priests, religious and lay faithful from...