Gainako Newspaper

..MUSLIMS CELEBRATE EIDUL-ADHA
.................................................By Yero Jallow.................Posted January 2nd, 2007
Muslims all over the world celebrated eidul-adha, also known as feast of
blood sacrifice on Saturday December 30th and Sunday 31st 2006.

The feast which dates back to the time of prophet Ebrahim was also practiced by
the prophet of Islam, Muhammad (Peace and blessings of God be upon him.)

It normally coincide with Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, where millions of Muslims
all over gather to perform Islamic rituals in commemoration of the Prophet
Muhammad's (PBUH) way of life, and normally associated with the blood sacrifice
of rams and other animals.

It is another opportunity for unity among Muslims characterized by the huge gatherings
everywhere.

Editor's note: We wish well our readers on the special days of Eidul-adha. Our thoughts are with the
sick, the oppressed and the suffering everywhere.

..Ajaratou Bah passed away in the US
..................................................By Yero Jallow...........................Posted January 2nd, 2007
Mrs. Ajaratou Bah, mother to Cherno Bah, renowned community activist passed away on saturday
December 30th 2006.

Speaking to Gainako, Cherno Bah mourned a caring mother and described her mother's death as a big
loss to the family. In a strong wording Cherno said " we have to be strong."

Gambians in Minnesota gathered at the Bah-kunda residence to pray for the deceased, and offer their
condolence. Reliable sources informed Gainako that the body will be flown to the Gambia on friday
January 5th 2007 for burial.

Many residents of Minnesota close to the family described the late Ajaratou Bah as a pious and caring
mother. As a result of this incident, The annual new year party in Minnesota was canceled out of respect
for the Bah family .

Editor's note: The editorial team of Gainako wish to extend condolences to the entire Bah and Njie
families.

.WYOU TV LAUNCHES "WEST AFRICA EXPERIENCE"
...................................By Yero Jallow..........................Posted January 2nd, 2007
On Sunday December 31st 2006, staffers of the famous WYOU local TV
channel in Madison (WI) launched "West Africa Experience", a program
that will replace "Music from SeneGambia." According to Music promoter
Sankuleh Jallow, they are acting on feedback they received from their viewers
who complained that the music promoted is not only for SeneGambians, and
therefore it was proper to title it well.

Eric Allin, 30, technical advisor and staffer to WYOU expressed delight in the services they deliver to their
viewers. He revealed to Gainako during an interview that they will soon partner with one University in
Wisconsin to better their programs. A smiling Eric funnily said "I enjoy the phone calls not in English." Eric
is being assisted at their newsroom by Tony Zirngible who also expressed similar sentiments.

Special guest to Sunday's evening program, Mr. Alagi Thamsir hailed moves taken by Staffers of WYOU.
Thamsir dressed all in white gown spoke at length varying issues about edul-adha. From an Islamic
perspective he said "We are here but we didn't forget our religion and culture." To him, it was an honor to
witness such a launching which gave him an opportunity to address Muslims viewers of the program.

In a last note Sankuleh called on people everywhere especially those who view the program to help them
with music collections, which he said is among the challenges they are faced with. Sankuleh can be
reached at sankswyou@aol.com.

During an interview promotion of Gainako, the author of this piece extended congratulatory messages to
Sankuleh and his team for the notable good job of informing people in the area, and assured him that
newspapers were out to promote among the lot, African Music.

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