Caribbean to Caliphate
Why has the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago become one of the largest recruitment hubs for ISIL in the West? The Caribbean state of…
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Deceased top cop’s son killed at home
THE SON of a former police commissioner was shot dead and his wife was injured during a robbery early yesterday morning at their D’Abadie home….
Haiti Muslim Heritage
Diversity in the heart of The City
First published in Barbados Today on February 22, 2017. Nestled in a side street of our UNESCO World Heritage-inscribed capital city of Bridgetown is a…
12-year-old Aaron scores CSEC distinction
Full story first reported in Trinidad Guardian After five months of studies, a 12-year-old boy has achieved what his seniors are struggling to—a distinction in…
History of Muslims in St Lucia
Islamic History and Muslims According to Abdullah Abdul Raheem; there are very small Muslim community (150-200 ) in St Lucia. The community is made up…
Jalal Bacchus – 100 year old coconut vendor
First published inTrinidad Express Newspaper Port-of-Spain December 2, 1997:- Jalal Bacchus claims he was the first man to sell coconuts around the Queen’s Park Savannah….
TT Fractious Muslim Communities Presents AG With Dilemma
Trinidad & Tobago’s fractious Muslim Communities took separate and seemingly opposing view points on the Attorney General’s proposed amendments to the Anti-Terror laws. “Muslims Roundtable”…
NY Times:Trying to Stanch Trinidad’s Flow of Young Recruits to ISIS
As published by New York Times here ENTERPRISE, Trinidad and Tobago — By the time he was 17, Fahyim Sabur had memorized the Quran. At…
Islam: The Long Road to Understanding
When it comes to religion, I am a cheerfully godless individual. I believe that the broad arc of history bends towards both justice and mercy….