Author Archives: Khabib Abdallah

By Abdallah Khabib Jallow There’s a video. Maybe you’ve seen it. Essa Mbaye Faal — the fiery former Lead Counsel of the Truth, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission — on the Kerr Fatou show, looking straight into the camera, calling out the politicians who abandoned principle for proximity to power. He named them. He shamed them.Continue reading “The Sellout He Swore He’d Never Be”

– The Face We Show, the Truth We Hide – They say black is gold. Black don’t crack. I never doubted that pride — it is woven into our history, our resilience, and our heritage. But pride becomes a hollow shield when our actions fail to reflect it. Samba was bullied into silence — notContinue reading “Masks and Mirrors”

Watching my mother’s feet as she danced bachata in our living room. One two three, one two three. I was maybe 8 years old. All I wanted was to dance with her. Unfortunately, I was a terrible dancer. I spent months looking down at her feet, trying to imitate her. I guess that’s how IContinue reading “For Mamá. 🖤”

By Abdallah Khabib Jallow I had a strange dream. I was walking through a golden temple, beneath a dome of glass. And through chambers of splendor, filled with so many objects that the heart so desires. I saw miracles of human skill and artistry. And flawless beings who seemingly lacked nothing. But it appeared theyContinue reading “GREED – A FATAL DESIRE.”

The messages keep coming. “How can you support South Africa after what they do to our people?” “They kill our brothers and sisters, and you cheer for their team?” “Are you not ashamed?” I understand the anger. I respect it. I share it. Yes, South Africa has a painful history of xenophobic attacks on fellowContinue reading “Why I Still Stand with Bafana, Even When It Hurts”

Monday in Soma. Hot. Dusty. The kind of afternoon that drains you before kickoff. Elite United traveled to face Suwokono FC — and for most of the game, it looked like a routine victory waiting to happen. Captain Babucarr Charty had given them everything—a brace, one in each half. Two goals. Three points. A quietContinue reading “Four Minutes in Soma: The Sancho Chronicles.”

By Abdallah Khabib Jallow Introduction: How It All Began It was an ordinary evening scrolling through TikTok when I accidentally stumbled into a live stream that would spark days of intense debate and deep reflection. The host identified as part of the “Gambian Kemet community”—people who follow a modern reconstruction of ancient Egyptian spirituality. IContinue reading “My Unexpected Debate with the Kemet Community: A Journey From Confrontation to Clarity”

By Abdallah Khabib Jallow When Hamas militants crossed into Israeli territory on October 7, killing and capturing civilians, Israel launched a military campaign in response. America supported it unequivocally. More than 85,000 Palestinians—mostly innocent civilians—have since been killed. When Iran recently launched a retaliatory strike against American and Israeli targets—a response to the bombing ofContinue reading “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬”