Stories about Gambia from September, 2010
Africa: Ajami Writing System
Do you know Ajami writing system?: “Ajami writing system has been used for at least at least a thousands years in parts of Africa. As I understand it, the script is a modification of Arabic incorporating local languages such as Hausa [mainly the northern regions of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana]...
Gambia: When a village becomes an art installation
Matt Smith discusses Wide Open Walls Gambia Project: “From 12th-26th October, 8 of the world’s leading street artists will be in residence within the Makasutu region turning a Gambian village into an art installation.”