Religion

Activist Criticizes Supreme Islamic Council’s Fatwa on Female Circumcision

Frederic Tendeng March 15, 2024

Gambiaj.com – In a Facebook post, activist Madi Jobarted has criticized the Supreme Islamic Council’s fatwa on female circumcision issiued Thursday, calling it a perpetuation of violence against women in the interest of patriarchy. Jobarted argued that the fatwa does not serve the best interest of Islam or Muslim girls and women, but rather serves the interest of men hiding behind religion.

The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council Issues Fatwa on Female Circumcision

Frederic Tendeng March 14, 2024

Gambiaj.com – The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) has issued a fatwa to all Muslims in The Gambia regarding the legality of female circumcision. The GSIC clarified that female circumcision is not merely an inherited custom, but rather, it is one of the virtues of Islam and among the Sunnah practices dictated by the Messenger of Allah, Peace be Upon Him.

Saudi Arabia Declares Start of Ramadan, Gambia to Follow Suit

Mamour M. Mbenga March 10, 2024

In a global display of unity among Muslims, the Government of Saudi Arabia announced the commencement of Ramadan, the ninth month

President Barrow Pledges Top Priority to Successful Organization of OIC Summit

Mamour M. Mbenga February 28, 2024

Gambiaj.com – President Adama Barrow has emphasized to officials and delegates from the OIC Jeddah-Based General Secretariat in Saudi Arabia that organizing a successful summit is his government’s top priority. The President of the Republic of The Gambia held an audience on Tuesday with these officials as part of their assessment tour prior to the upcoming Banjul OIC summit.

Bishop Emeritus of Banjul Diocese Eulogized for “Gentle Way of Doing Things”

Frederic Tendeng February 23, 2024

Gambiaj.com – Tributes are pouring in for Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, the Irish-born Bishop Emeritus of Gambia’s Banjul Diocese, who passed on at 82, with some remembering him for his “gentle way of doing things”.

Hajj 2024 – Amirul of the Gambia Signs Logistic Agreements With Saudi

Awa Colley January 11, 2024

Amirul Hajj of the Gambia, Sheikh Ebrima Jarju, has signed the Car Syndicate Agreement on the sidelines of the ongoing Hajj

The Caliph of Sirmang, El Hadji Mama Ansou Niang Dies

Awa Colley December 29, 2023

Reknown Senegambian Muslim leader El Hadji Mama Ansou Niang, 96, from Sirmang, a village in the Senegalese Fatick region, died on

Same-Sex Marriage: Devil Destroying The Catholic Church – Father Ugwu

Louise Mendy December 22, 2023

According to Rev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian Catholic missionary priest living in the Gambia, the devil may eradicate Christianity from

Converted To Islam in The Gambia, Isis Briton Member Sentenced to 8 Years

Frederic Tendeng November 14, 2023

A British who converted to Islam in The Gambia was on Monday jailed for eight years for a string of terror offenses including possession of a firearm and funding terrorism. British spies once believed that Aine Davis, also known as Aine Rodrigues, was the fourth member of the ISIS ‘Beatles’, a group of British jihadists who tortured and killed hostages in Syria.