What is behind rejection of Minister Kamal’s nomination for TT National Award
Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad & Tobago authorities again failed to take the opportunity presented by the annual Independence Day Award’s to recognize and acknowledge…
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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….
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…
Guyana: Time to take action to stop violence against women
Guyanese should stop complaining about domestic violence. It is time for action. If there is a paucity of ideas at home it might be a…
Guyana CIOG celebrate 30th anniversary
Georgetown 18th July 2009: The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) commemorated its 30th year of operations with a Cultural Evening held at the International…
History of Institutional building by Muslims in San Juan, Trinidad
This 3 part documentary provides historical background to the building of the Nur-E-Islam Mosque in San Juan, Trinidad, West Indies. It also details the people…
Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam
Abstract The 1992 edition of the Gifford Lectures brings an analysis of the perceptible details of Islam and the symbolism and meaning in relation to…