Divided T & T Muslims in National Security Discussions
Meeting with National Security and US Embassy The Trinidad Guardian reports that: Government yesterday called on representatives of certain local Muslims organisations to share information…
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Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century
Long before today’s anxiety about terror attacks, Spain and England feared that enslaved Africans would be more susceptible to revolt if they were Muslim On…
Middle East: Don’t Go There!
Published by Trinidad Guardian here “Clear my name…” That’s the appeal to the police and Government from Islamic studies scholar Tariq Mohammed who was detained…
Destructive walls of division
The premise of my very first column in Barbados TODAY back in November 2014 was an African proverb, “In crisis, the wise build bridges, while the…
Caribbean Calling: Nourishing Communities of Faith
At the beginning of the blessed month of Rabi’al Awwal 1438, Shaykh Ahmad Saad Al-Azhari will visit the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago….
Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
Saudi businesses catering to haj visitor have taken a hit this year as far fewer pilgrims arrive and those who come have less cash to…
SAUDIS ADD TO COSTS OF HAJJ AND UMRAH
JEDDAH – The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, on Monday took a series of…
Ashmead Choate – The Radical Enigma
For his intimate family, relatives and friends Ashmead Choate was a sensitive, kind, caring and loving son, brother, husband, father and friend. It remains a…
Islam thrives in communist Cuba
Published in USA Today here HAVANA — As Cuban salsa beats pulsate along Obispo Street in the oldest section of this Caribbean capital, bearded men raise…
Meet Firhaana Bulbulia – Queen’s Young Leader from Barbados
Firhaana Bulbulia is the founder of Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies. In August she launched a project called Breaking Barriers which aims to overcome cultural and…