Gambia: Adama Barrow removes "Islamic" from The Gambia's official name

[Keo]

Barrow also said the country's official name will no longer contain the word "Islamic", which had been added by Jammeh in 2015.

The new president said The Gambia, whose population is 90 percent Muslim, with the rest Christian and animist, was a republic "not the Islamic republic".

Jammeh, who ruled the small West African nation for 22 years caused a major political impasse by refusing to give up power after losing the December 1 presidential election to Barrow.

 

[waraabe]

muslims are naturally slave like. No wonder 90% are named as abdi or Abdul (slave)

how can a muslim country elect a Christian while Christian nations are banning Muslims from coming into their country. It doesn't make sense.

 

[Abdalla]

muslims are naturally slave like. No wonder 90% are named as abdi or Abdul (slave)

how can a muslim country elect a Christian while Christian nations are banning Muslims from coming into their country. It doesn't make sense.

Barrow is a Muslim.

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

muslims are naturally slave like. No wonder 90% are named as abdi or Abdul (slave)

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We are all the slaves of Allah swt.


Stfu you beg a friend dumb ass. Which shirt are you wearing today? Your atheist shirt?

 

[waraabe]

Barrow is a Muslim.

Disregard my comment then



But it's weird that Muslims seem to be trying to please their Christian minority when Christian nations seem to be getting even more hostile towards Muslims

 

[waraabe]

We are all the slaves of Allah swt.


Stfu you beg a friend dumb ass. Which shirt are you wearing today? Your atheist shirt?

Can you make a comment without being childish. What I said stands. Why do Muslim leaders continue to please Christian minorities in their country while Christian countries are getting even more hostile to Muslims (America banning Muslims from coming to its nation and Europeans calling for similar actions)

 

[Abdalla]

We are all the slaves of Allah swt.


Stfu you beg a friend dumb ass. Which shirt are you wearing today? Your atheist shirt?

I think he is wearing his extremist salafi shirt today. Repeating their narratives.

 

[VixR]

It bodes well for them if doesn't cause a fringe to retaliate for the omission lol let's be honest

 

[waraabe]

It bodes well for them if doesn't cause a fringe to retaliate for the omission lol let's be honest

no it doesn't at a time when Christian countries are banning muslims from building mosques and coming over.

 

[VixR]

no it doesn't at a time when Christian countries are banning muslims from building mosques and coming over.

Which is the cause of radical Islamic terrorism. How much you wanna bet simply having the word in the nation's title would've made its citizens more susceptible to radicalization?

What a shame that a fringe, but dangerous ideology is tarnishing the image of Muslims worldwide.

 

[waraabe]

Which is the cause of radical Islamic terrorism. How much you wanna bet simply having the word in the nation's title would've made its citizens more susceptible to radicalization?

What a shame that a fringe, but dangerous ideology is tarnishing the image of Muslims worldwide.

what does that have to do with the fact that a muslim country is making this change at a time when the Christian world is becoming even more aggressive to Mslims ?

 

[VixR]

what does that have to do with the fact that a muslim country is making this change at a time when the Christian world is becoming even more aggressive to Mslims ?

It demonstrates the smarts of this new leader to do away with the title before it has the chance to do any real damage.

List of nations that refer to themselves as "Islamic Republics":
Mauritania
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Gambia (no longer)

The only one you don't hear about for its notoriety on that list is Mauritania. 1/4 ain't good

 

[waraabe]

It demonstrates the smarts of this new leader to do away with the title before it has the chance to do any real damage.

List of nations that refer to themselves as "Islamic Republics":
Mauritania
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Gambia (no longer)

The only one you don't hear about for its notoriety on that list is Mauritania. 1/4 ain't good

so its ok for Christians to oppress muslims but its bad for muslims to include Islamic in their name

 

[VixR]

so its ok for Christians to oppress muslims but its bad for muslims to include Islamic in their name

I'm not saying it's good or okay for Christians to oppress Muslims, but it's not coming from a vacuum. Even totalitarian Wahabi Saudi doesn't have the word in its title. Was Gambia a prosperous country, I wouldn't be worried about the title, but the socio-economic status of the country and the dynamics of how radicalism tends to exploit those types of conditions gives it strong potential to become a hotbed for the infiltration of terrorism and radical Islam, which would be a setback for them, and something we should wish on no one. Nigeria and other African countries are dealing with terrorist elements. No need to rock the boat in Gambia. They just narrowly escaped a catastrophe with Jammeh's refusal to step down.

 

[dhegdheer]

It demonstrates the smarts of this new leader to do away with the title before it has the chance to do any real damage.

List of nations that refer to themselves as "Islamic Republics":
Mauritania
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Gambia (no longer)

The only one you don't hear about for its notoriety on that list is Mauritania. 1/4 ain't good

Mauritania is a hell hole! Modern day slave state

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Mauritania

They brainwash the slaves into believing slavery is a natural part of society and it's still going on to this day

People don't talk about it because it's a desert tulo with nothing to offer the world

 

[VixR]

Mauritania is a hell hole! Modern day slave state

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Mauritania

They brainwash the slaves into believing slavery is a natural part of society and it's still going on to this day

People don't talk about it because it's a desert tulo with nothing to offer the world

Wow, I didn't know that.

 

[Adheer Warsame]

It demonstrates the smarts of this new leader to do away with the title before it has the chance to do any real damage.

List of nations that refer to themselves as "Islamic Republics":
Mauritania
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Gambia (no longer)

The only one you don't hear about for its notoriety on that list is Mauritania. 1/4 ain't good

20% of Mauritania's population are slaves

 

[TheLibertarianQuiche]

Can you make a comment without being childish. What I said stands. Why do Muslim leaders continue to please Christian minorities in their country while Christian countries are getting even more hostile to Muslims (America banning Muslims from coming to its nation and Europeans calling for similar actions)

It helps to nullify the argument that muslim nations neglect their christian minority. It gives Trump leeway to do shit like this.

 

[waraabe]

It helps to nullify the argument that muslim nations neglect their christian minority. It gives Trump leeway to do shit like this.

Christians are at war with Muslims in all but name yet Muslims are sitting like sheep waiting for slaughter.

Out most vulnerable regions are Bosnia and Kosovo. They must be protected at all cost

 

[rational]

Wow, I didn't know that.

Here's a great article on the matter, quite insightful. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last.stronghold/