Indo-Guyanese Muslims loss of their Mother Tongue – Urdu
After 172 years, since their arrival from India to Guyana in 1838, the Hindustani Muslims have lost their mother tongue, Urdu. The majority of Hindustani…
Articles by Raymond Chickrie
The Jagdeo Middle East Initiative
Economic Diplomacy and Guyana Which country today is not looking to attract foreign direct investment (FDI)? The issue of economic development has led to major…
IDB grants five million USD for schools reconstruction in Haiti
Jeddah, March 1st 2010; The President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, H.E. Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, announced that the Bank approved a grant…
Beirut: Paris of the Middle East – NOT
During the recent Eid-ul-Adha holiday, I went to Lebanon and visited the following places: Beirut, Tripoli (Trablous), Sidon (Saida), Tyre (Sour) and the Bekka Valley….
Why this hysteria about Guyana nurturing its interest in the Middle East, particularly with Iran?
Since the visit of President Jagdeo to Tehran, all sorts of unfounded accusations, baseless speculations and superfluous insinuations, most expressing anti-Iran hysteria, have appeared in…
Ahmadinejad welcomes his Guyana counterpart
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday officially welcomed his Guyana counterpart President Bharrat Jagdeo at the presidential palace in Tehran. At…
Guyana’s visiting delegation meets Kuwaiti government, business and civic leaders
17th January, 2010, Raymond Chickrie reporting:- The visiting Guyana delegation led by President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo arrived to a red carpet welcome in Kuwait…
Reflections on my visit to Yemen
When I spoke to Arabs I met in the Gulf (where I currently live) about my plans to visit Yemen half didn’t say much, while…
Six Guyanese Made the Haj in 1949
In 1949, the following Muslims of the former British colony, British Guiana, and close associates of the Anjuman-E-Islam and the Muslim Association of British Guiana…
Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in Suriname
Hindustani Muslims celebrate and pray Eid-Ul-Fitr at the end of holy month of Ramadan. The organization of the event was held by SMA (Ahle Sunnat…