Dookie Meah – Founder of the first Trinidad Mosque in Calcutta Settlement, Freeport
Arrived on the very first ship to bring indentured immigrants from India the Fath al Razack. He is listed No 4 on the ship’s manifest….
August 2009
Sattaur Gafoor CCH- The private patriot
Gafoors has become a household name in Guyana, but standing tall behind this empire is a simple, private man, who has braved many storms to…
Ramadan a sacred month determined by a secular calendar? Beware!
Despite the usual reticence towards time in the Caribbean, we need to at a minimum acknowledge that it is critical that the sacred days be…
Paper: The Permissibility of Audible Remembrance
Issue: All praises and thanks are due to Allah & He suffices; peace be upon His chosen servants. You asked, may Allah honor you, concerning the…
Paper: Innovation and Creativity in Islam
This article examines two fundamental concepts essential to the dynamic application of Islam: bid‘a (innovation) and ijtihad (critical thinking for solutions to new problems). Both…