My Journey with Cancer: A Story of Faith, Medicine, and Friendship
I’m the son of Amin and Zohora Sankar of Guyana, and brother of the Late Lyla Kissoon. I was born on 14 March 1942 and…
July 2025
From Plantation to Boardroom: The Entrepreneurial Bloodline of Zohora Sankar and Lyla Kissoon
Guyana’s businesswoman, Lyla Kissoon, died on July 11, 2025. She was 95 years old, born on February 19, 1930, to Amin and Zohora Sankar. Mrs…
New Book: Will to Survive – History of the Muslims in Guyana
In a first of its kind, Muslim Activist and Researcher Ahmad Hamid published “Will to Survive – History of the Muslims in Guyana” Will to…
Guyana’s Leonora Jamaat in the Diaspora: Honouring the Past, Inspiring the Future
The Leonora Jama’at held a diaspora reunion on May 25, 2025 at the International Muslims Organization centre in Toronto, Canada. This is the first official…
Universal Jurisdiction Tested as Barbados Court Takes on Israel Genocide Claims
CMPI Files Legal Challenge Amid Gaza Atrocities In a landmark moment for regional justice and international law, the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI)…
Caribbean Regional Coalition Demands CARICOM Uphold International Law on Gaza
Writing under the umbrella body, Assembly of Caribbean People, over 40 civil society organisations and prominent individuals from at least 15 countries across the Caribbean…
“Not in Our Name: Jamaicans Call Out CARICOM Silence on Gaza”
The Jamaica-Palestine Solidarity Action issued the following press statement. “NO TO GENOCIDE – FREE PALESTINE” MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA — In a defiant and emotionally charged…
Guided by Faith, Remembered with Love: Barbados’s Maulana Yusuf Piprawala’s Eight Decades of Service
Barbadian Islamic scholar, teacher, and preacher returned to his Lord on July 5, 2025 AD, the 9th of Muharram, 1447 H, on the eve of…
When Faith Walked Away from Power: Hijrah, Ashura, and the Stand at Karbala
What history teaches us about justice, resistance, and moral courage in today’s world. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, began on Thursday, June…
Faith and Conscience: Trinidad Muslims Rejects Silence in the Face of Oppression
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Trinidad and Tobago, three of the country’s most prominent Muslim organisations—Anjuman Sunnat ul Jamaat Association (ASJA), the Islamic…