Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof

Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (* 22. Oktober 1924; † 2. April 2011), gemeinhin Cham Joof (bekanntes Pseudonym: Alh A.E. Cham Joof), war ein gambischer Historiker, Politiker, Schriftsteller, Gewerkschafter, Radio-Programm-Direktor, Dozent, Kolumnist, Aktivist und Nationalist, der für Gambia die Unabhängigkeit während der Kolonialzeit befürwortete.

Werke

• Gambia, Land of our heritage
• The history of the Banjul Mosque
• Senegambia, The land of our heritage
• The history of the Bushell. Origin of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industries
• Getting to know The Gambia
• Reviving a culture that had refused to die (1995)
• The calendar of historical events in The Gambia, 1455–1995 (1995)
• The Research Committee of Mbootaayi Xamxami Wolof
• The Centenary of Muhammedan School, 1903–2003. The First School Built by Muslim Community in Bathurst. A Memory Lane.
• The lives of the Great Islamic Scholars and Religious leaders of Senegambia. (November 1998)
• Banjul, The Gambia
• From: Freedom. To: Slavery. The evil that men do. Lives after them. Alex Haley’s „Roots“
• The century of historic events in The Gambia. Third Edition, 1900–1999.
• Ethnic groups of The Gambia. 1990
• The history of Fanal. (Januar 1991)
• Party politics in The Gambia, 1945–1970
• The visit of the venerable Sheikh Alhaji Sekou Umar (Futi) Taal, Njol Futa to The Gambia. A visit which illuminates a whole nation.
• Know your country, General knowledge, Questions
• Know your country, General knowledge, Answers
• THE ADVENTURER
• The traditional way of life in Gambian society
• The root cause of the bread and butter demonstration. s.n., (1959)
• Banjul Daemba 1816–1999 Tagator (1999)

Einzelnachweise

1. Foroyaa: (Memento vom 3. Oktober 2011 im Internet Archive)
2. The Point : The Point – Cham Joof pictured with the author
3. Joof, Alh. A.E. Cham. „Gambia, the land of our heritage“, p 2 (1995)
4. Hughes, Arnold & Perfect, David. Historical dictionary of The Gambia. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 0-8108-5825-8. S. 312
5. Yale University Library (Memento vom 5. August 2012 im Webarchiv archive.today)