Muslims In Guyana 1963- in a Plural Society
It is the last ten days of Ramadan 2020, and Guyana is facing two crises, an inconclusive election, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which will require…
Articles by Raymond Chickrie
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…
TURKEY DOES QURBANI IN SURINAME
PARAMARIBO – Fourteen of the twenty bulls sponsored by the Turkish government for qurbani (the sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid-ul-Adha) were slaughtered on…
OIC DONATION FOR HISTORIC GUYANA MOSQUE
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The historic Queenstown mosque in Guyana, built by the Afghan community of Georgetown in 1895, has received a US$100,000 donation from the…
GUYANA FUNDS RELIEF FOR MALI REFUGEES
Guyana last week, following an appeal made by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, to assist Malian IDPs (Internally…
WOMAN TOPS SURINAME QURAN RECITATION COMPETITION
May 27th 2013:Razia Joemman has won top honours from a group of sixteen participants for the recitation of the Holy Quran the correct way. Her…
Guyana donation builds village in Pakistan
Islamabad—The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) last week delivered 100 housing units, a school, a health center and a mosque to the people of the…
Guyana and Palestine establish diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level
Guyana, a member of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people since 1975, yesterday became the first…
Turkish Charity donates food packages to Suriname for Ramadan
August 2 The Suriname Islamic Foundation (SIS) was surprised when it received 300 food packages, each worth SRD 100 from Turkey. The Turkish Islamic Charity…
Suriname receives USD 1.2m grant from Iran
Visiting Iranian Deputy Minister, Amir Mansour Borgehei and his Surinamese counterpart, Winston Lackin signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries yesterday in Paramaribo….