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Proverbs of The Sene-Gambia

by Bamba Khan and Mariama Khan Every people have had its share of oral tradition long before the written manuscript immerged. Before there was the written word, there was the sound. Africa is said to be richer in its diversity and complexity when it comes to its people and ethnic groups. Africa has also nurtured and maintained a strong Oral tradition even after writing was introduced particularly in the western part of Africa. These living traditions have continued to survive in many...

Khan, Mariama (1977 -)

Great women have achieved great things and it makes one think of the Margaret Yourcenars, the Florence Mahoneys, the Aminata Sow Faals and the Mariama Bas. They have inscribed their names on the golden stone of literary art and lived through eternity. Thats how one thinks of Ms Mariama Khan. Mariama Khan is a God’s creation very hard to describe, for here is a lady that for the first time, left an indelible mark in the history of Gambian literature. If you meet Mariama Khan before...