The University of Guyana on Tuesday paid tribute to late author and promoter of the arts, Ameena Gafoor who passed away on Monday.
In a statement, UG said that at her Conferral Ceremony in 2022, Orator, Al Creighton, had said that Gafoor was “a symbol of endurance and enlightenment; a flame providing light, steadfast and persevering, against the persistent force of a prevailing wind.” He added that her life which was well lived, provides a model of “illumination and hopeful victory over darkness in times of adversity.”
According to the statement, the university, even in this moment of her passing, chooses to celebrate an individual who triumphed over humble and difficult beginnings, describing her as a mother, wife, literary critic, researcher, editor, anthologist, cultural activist, creative writer, philanthropist, and social worker.