New Masjid For Antigua & Barbuda
The Muslim Community of Antigua and Barbuda is in the final stages of completing a new masjid. With its 100 families congregation, there is an…
2020
For Jamaican Muslims Ramadan Is Not The Same This Year
The Jamaica Gleaner ran a story highlighting the challenges of Jamaica’s 6,000 Muslims practicing faith in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Ramadan is the 9th month…
Orientalism and “Coolie Miseries” in British Guiana 1919
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On May 5, Guyana celebrated “Arrival Day,” which is an appropriate time to reflect on ”Coolie indentureship.” It was a turbulent period…
Tragic End For Mamadoe – The Mandinka Faith Healer
Although obeah (Folk Magic) was a punishable offense, it was frequently practiced as a means of inspiring or supporting slave revolt and other forms of…
Caribbean Muslims, COVID-19 And Ramadan
This evening Muslims across the Caribbean will scan the skies in search of the crescent moon to usher in the blessed month of Ramadan. Traditionally…
A Perspective On The Pandemic
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad presents a perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been described as “a teacher’s lesson… from a real master of our…
Managing Your Mental Health In A Pandemic
Given our current circumstances and the efforts undertaken by everyone to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections, we also need to take necessary precautions regarding…
Coronavirus Infections Increasing Rapidly In The Caribbean
On March 20th, 2020 the number of infected persons in the Caribbean was 220. At of 12:00 noon on March 24th, 2020 that number has…
Al Hajj Dr. Fuad Nahdi: A Death Mourned – A Life Celebrated
From God we come and to Him we shall return. It’s with a heavy heart we announce that Dr Fuad Nahdi has sadly passed away…
Myths about conversion to Islam
Islamophobic thought spread the myth that the faith was spread by violence and that Muslims are devoid of empathy and ethics. Here Dr Puniyani shreds…