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Hassoum Ceesay Quotes

born 1971 Gambia

Hassoum Ceesay (born 1971) is a Gambian historian, writer, and museum curator at the Gambia National Museum from 1999 to 2008, curating art and ethnography exhibitions.. Ceesay was the features editor at The Daily Observer newspaper in Banjul and editorial writer from 1999 to 2006.

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Random Hassoum Ceesay quote

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“It is your responsibility and right to know your country - whether it is through historians or storytellers.”

“The nations that fill the world today are emerging communities that emerged from and or were shaped by the colonial empires that dissolved years later,”

“Independence availed us of the chance to make decisions in the best interest of our people. Before that, we were merely subjects; after, we became citizens steering our own course.”

“There is, therefore, a cut in the plot, few characters, less flashback and scanty language. Such astringencies is far from being a drawback – it is an asset; it shows how writers have adjusted their style to suit their medium.”

“Nationalism is the struggle to return to independence or nationhood, because nationalism has helped us to drive away the colonial rulers, although we still need leadership skills to face imperialism.”

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hassoum Ceesay (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.