This kills the earlier poster's claim that I am the ONLY one "riled up" about Kola Boof's claims. The post generally made no sense, and was very difficult to decipher in terms of the poor grammatical content anyway. Maybe he/she was in a rush when posting, and was not able to clearly present his/her case as cogently as preferred. BUT, he/she was just proven wrong on ONE point w/ this post here. His/her other claims are suspect, but I'll leave it to each one to decide what is true from one's own research on the matter.

>>Kola Boof is a very important voice in these times, and she
>*needs* allies right now. . .i was forwarded this a while
>back. . .to be honest i don't know how much of a difference
>a letter will make to the Sudanese NIF, but i think it's
>worth the time. . .
>
>Press Anouncement by Solomon Amadou
>
>Sept. 26, 2002
>
>
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>Sudan's Arab Muslim government has declared fatwa on Kola
>Boof today following a very vicious article written by a
>Sudanese government official (diplomat Gamal Ibrahim) in
>London's largest Arabic daily newspaper.
>
>fatwa basically means that the government will handsomely
>reward the person or group that KILLS Kola Boof for the
>crime of "blasphemy" against Islam.
>
>There is something small but effective that you can do to
>stop her assassination, however. You can write a letter or
>an email (both addresses below) directly to Boof's
>killers--the National Islamic Front c/o Peter Gordon in
>London, UK.
>
>As these letters or emails pour in by the dozens, Sudan's
>NIF will realize that killing Kola Boof will only give the
>Arab Muslim government of Sudan more negative publicity.
>There is chronic slavery in Sudan and continuing "ethnic
>cleansing" (2 million Nile River Southerners have been
>eliminated so far). You must understand that many dark
>brown people in Sudan (the color of Kola Boof) do not
>consider themselves African, they claim to be "Arab" (many
>Nubians straighten their hair and convert to Islam just to
>stay alive!).
>
>Please take time out to write a short note expressing your
>displeasure...your protest...against the assassination of
>Kola Boof by writing either a letter or email to:
>
>NIF (National Islamic Front) c/o Peter Gordon
>
>Al Sharq Al awsat
>
>184 High Holborn
>
>London WC V1 7AP
>
>United Kingdom
>
>
>
>or send an email (which is quicker!) to:
>
>alrashed@asharqalawsat.com
>
>
>
>Kola Boof's official website: http://www.kolaboof.com/
>
>
>
>Thank you sincerely, Solomon Amadou
>
>
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>
>"there is no such thing as a single issue. We don't lead
>single issue lives."-Audre Lorde
>
>"why is the world always easier to fix/ than our own homes?"
>-essex hemphill
>
>Re-member: James, Lorainne, Essex, Audre, Joe, June, Marlon,
>Assotto. . .
>
>"a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find"
> -some hotboy on def poetry jam, totally oblivious of
>the homoerotic undertones. . .or wuz he?????