From Moors to Marronage: The Islamic Heritage of the Maroons in Jamaica
From Moors to Marronage: The Islamic Heritage of the Maroons in Jamaica Abstract: Presents information on a study about the history of the Islamic Maroons…
May 2008
Invisible Yet Invincible: The Muslim Ummah in Jamaica
Abstract: The splendorous past of the Muslim ummah serves as a source of spiritual inspiration to maintain its Islamic identity in the multicultural and religiously…
The Moghul Islamic Diaspora: The Institutionalization of Islam in Jamaica
The Moghul Islamic Diaspora: The Institutionalization of Islam in Jamaica Abstract: Focuses on the impact of indentured Muslims from India on the institutionalization of Islam…
Jamaica – The Muslim Legacy
The spirit of jihad in Jamaica and the West Indies entered a new phase of peaceful consolidation following the jihad of 1831-32; that of replacing…
Muslims Arrival tied to indentured experience
Haji Kamal Hosein, PRO of the Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association (ASJA) said when Muslims first came to TT as indentured servants, they were not allowed to…
Gripping tale of Indian worker abroad in Suriname
Large-scale emigration of unskilled labourers from British India took place in the 19th century. These labourers, who were hardly making both ends meet and living…
The Jihad of 1831-1832: The Misunderstood Baptist Rebellion in Jamaica
Two British Guiana Begums made history in the founding of Pakistan
Two British Guiana Begums made history in the founding of Pakistan It is indeed amazing that despite a conservative and conformist background as could have…
No “holy cows” in Suriname
No “holy cows” in Suriname In this article the connections and disparities between Surinamese Hindustanis and India are centralized. We demonstrate that while identities among…
The Muslim Minority in Jamaica
(taken from USINFO.State.Gov website) Dressed in a pale pink-coloured hijab, which formed a covering for her hair and shoulders, 26-year-old Rashida Khan, a postgraduate student…