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Q: Having been raised and brought up in a Christian family, and at the same time having extreme respect for Islam and its teachings, if I die without reverting to Islam, in spite of having the opportunity to do so, can I achieve salvation from an Islamic point of view?
Nicole Franz: fishery planning analyst, FAO
Small scale fisheries sub-sector in Africa, as in many other parts of the world, is faced with marginalisation. It is against this backdrop that in June last year, the UN-Food and Agricultural Organisation endorsed the small-scale fisheries guidelines, which seek to improve conditions for small-scale fishers.
Hassoum Ceesay A prominent Gambian historian and writer
Hassoum Ceesay is a prominent Gambian historian and writer. He works as director at the National Centre for Arts and Culture. In this interview with The Standard, Mustapha Darboe started by asking him who the key players of the country's struggle for independence were.
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