Fasting in the midst of hardship: The moral contradiction of rising prices in a season of faith

[The Standard - The Gambia] - 3/02/2026

By Mohammed Jallow As The Gambia edges closer to the holy month of Ramadan and simultaneously approaches the Lenten season for Christians the nation finds itself confronting a bitter irony that should trouble both our conscience and our sense of collective responsibility. In a country that is (…)

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