Our ancestors were from a rich civilisation
IT’s the Indian Arrival Day celebration in Guyana and recollections of the Muslims who came in 1838, jumps on memory lane. You heard about Fullaman…
May 2009
Sakina aka Jumrattan daughter of Sahidan
Sahidan, the daughter of Peerally and Kosemeea, was born in Poole. She was the wife of Guljar Baksh. She moved to San Fernando with her…
Sahidan, daughter of Peerally
Sahidan, who was born in Trinidad, can best be described as a pioneering business woman at a time when the role of most women was…
The life and times of Isahak
Isahak, the third child of Peerally and Kosemeea was born in the month of November 1887 in Phoenix Park, California. He was educated up to…
The life of Raismee
THE LIFE OF RAESAM aka RAISMEE She was very fair in complexion about 5′ 5″ tall, her right foot was deformed and looked like a…
The life and times of Peerally’s son Gareeb and his descendants
Trinidad, 1898:- Gareeb, aka Abdul Gulab, was the first child of Peerally and Kosemeea. He was born at California around 1881. When his father Peerally…
The life of Rajali
Rajali and Isahak, his elder brother, my uncle were together most of their adult lives, working and living together. They were as the proverbial “two…
Goolam Hosein and Habib
Goolam Hosein and Habib (Magran), two younger brothers lived with the family at Poole. Habib, the younger, moved out of his own at a young…
The life and times of Peerally and Kosemeea
March 3rd 1998 marked the 125th anniversary of Peerally’s arrival in Trinidad. His descendants marked this momentous occasion with a Peerally family reunion. In this…
Cemetery clean up
Members of the Muslim community have decided to embark on a project to clear a section of Le Repentir cemetery. According to Brother Wazeir of…