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Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not...

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The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

By Tumbul Trawally Seattle, USA To those who second-guess or question the importance of having strong government institutions in term-limited democracies—the political impasse in Senegal, and its resolution in a...

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current debate surrounding female circumcision, also known as...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not have the ability to self-reflect; cannot see...

The Vanguards of the Paradigm Shift against their Intellectual Progenies—Part 7

By Musa Sanneh From July 29th to 31st, 2023, PDOIS held its "midterm congress" in Penchami...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 3

By Musa Camara  The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is preparing to hold...

The Vanguards of the Paradigm Shift against their Intellectual Progenies—Part 7

By Musa Sanneh From July 29th to 31st, 2023, PDOIS held its "midterm congress" in Penchami Hall at the Paradise Suites Hotel in The Gambia. Delegates...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 3

By Musa Camara  The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is preparing to hold what it calls a non-elective congress. The so-called congress is...

Public Safety: A Case for the National Assembly to Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media Platforms

By Sarjo Barrow, Esq. To create a safe environment, the government must act to protect society at large and notdelegate such responsibilities to profit-making...

Could Schools Bar Students from Wearing Hijab on Campus?

By Bubacarr Drammeh, Esq.  In my previous article, I explained why wearing of Hijab in public places is a religious injunction for Muslim women qualifying...

Wearing Hijab in Public Places is a Constitutionally Protected Fundamental Rights and Freedom 

By Bubacarr Drammeh, Esq.  “The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights,” Thomas Jefferson. The “Hijaab lawsuit” has befittingly...

The Gambia’s Ban on Religious Garbs in Schools

By Sarjo Barrow, Esq. Its Impact on the Peaceful Coexistence of Muslims and Christians. Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend,...

The Validity of The Gambia’s Death Penalty Regime: A Question the Supreme Court Answered Incorrectly (Rejoinder)

By Bubacarr Drammeh, Esq., LLB, BL, LL.M. The release of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ‘Advisory Note on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in...

The Powers of the National Assembly Under Section 77 of the Constitution

By Sarjo Barrow, Esq. I have reviewed Section 77 of the 1997 Constitution thoroughly. While my research is limited to Section 77(1)-(3), it is...

A Constitutional Coup d’état in PDOIS 

By Musa Sanneh Usurpation of political power is not a new phenomenon in political theory. Throughout the ages, ambitious political actors and principals have grabbed...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 2

By Musa Camara In Part 1 of my exposé on The PDOIS Heresy, I argued with empirical evidence that PDOIS’ “poorly-created structures born out of anti-parliamentary practices best suited...

The Returning Officer is Legally Mandated to Deny Momodou Sabally Nomination

By Bubacarr Drammeh, Esq., LLB, BL, LL.M. The rejection of the nomination of Momodou Sabally — the United Democratic Party’s National Assembly candidate for Busumbala Constituency...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 1

By Musa Camara The 2021 presidential election in The Gambia is now history. If there is one takeaway, the result indicates that the People’s Democratic...

The UDP Election Petition is a Seminal Case for our Elections Jurisprudence

By Sarjo Barrow, Esq.  Introduction UDP petition is suitable for The Gambia. Although hindsight is not 20/20, after a thoughtful analysis and comparing the trends in...

The Gambia Our Home Land!

By Sajor Barrow Significantly, after the general voters’ registration, no party contested the final result at the revising court (meaning you've all acquiesced to the...

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