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From fake hair to hijab: UK-based hijabi, Hasatou Drammeh shares story

Hasatou

Hasatou Drammeh has discovered that for women, there is more beauty in modesty than in vain.

The UK-based Gambian has since become a new hijabi convert. She shares her story, which reads below in verbatim:

I was born into a Muslim

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Written by Hasatou Drammeh
Published: 24 June 2015
Read more: From fake hair to hijab: UK-based hijabi, Hasatou Drammeh shares story

Some common mistakes in Ramadaan: Let’s strive not to repeat the same

Ramadan

This article was first published in an online Islamic Bulletin. The author is Asma bint Shameem. Please read:

Taking Ramadaan as a ritual

For many of us Ramadaan has lost its spirituality and has become more of a ritual than a form

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Written by Asma bint Shameem
Published: 17 June 2015
Read more: Some common mistakes in Ramadaan: Let’s strive not to repeat the same

Mamie Jane Frazer explains why she quit her party-loving lifestyle to embrace hijab

Mamie

I believed with my whole heart that this scarf on my head was required of me by my Creator as a symbol of belief; as a protection. I had to do it.  Whether people like it or not, that does not concern me. What concerns me is that I obey

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Written by Mamie Jane
Published: 06 May 2015
Read more: Mamie Jane Frazer explains why she quit her party-loving lifestyle to embrace hijab

19-year-old Abdoulie Jallow talks being blind in The Gambia

Alieu Jallow

My name is Alieu Jallow. I am 19 years old and live in Kololi with my parents. Currently, I am attending Aji Sukai Ndateh Memorial School.

Being blind in The Gambia is a challenge, but since there isn’t anything I can do about it, I must

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Written by Alieu Jallow
Published: 22 April 2015
Read more: 19-year-old Abdoulie Jallow talks being blind in The Gambia

A chat with Filly Suso: The ‘jali musso’ who refused to sing

Filly

Filly Suso is from a griot family in Bundung, Serre Kunda. But the young Gambian girl has chosen a different path. Enjoy our chat with her:

What’s On-Gambia: Who is Filly Suso?

Filly: My real name is Fatou Suso, but I am commonly

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Written by Saja
Published: 01 April 2015
Read more: A chat with Filly Suso: The ‘jali musso’ who refused to sing

How to be more Gambian in your everyday life

Gambian

Are you wondering how to be more Gambian in your everyday life? Check below:

1.      Use your right hand when eating, or receiving gifts

2.      Wear African clothes on Fridays

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Written by F Mbaye
Published: 25 March 2015
Read more: How to be more Gambian in your everyday life
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  10. Pinching pennies in a third world country
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