Haggling over the Hilal
Ah, but my calculations, people say, Have squared the year to human Compass, Eh? If so, by striking from the calendar Unborn tomorrow and dead…
Articles by Nazim Baksh
A DESIRE TO FIND MEANING IN TURBULENT TIMES
After the horrific earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I felt compelled to say something about the theme that was chosen for Habib Umar’s tour –…
Soccer and the Sacred
FIFA has spent more than 60 billion U.S. dollars getting ready for the competition now underway in South Africa. It’s a staggering amount for a…
The deep sea oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
In the name of God Most Gracious Most Merciful The deep sea oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not the problem affecting the…
Humor and free speech are ideals that Islam cherishes
In the name of God, the most Gracious, Most Merciful. The recent arrest in New York of Faisal Shahzad raises the scepter of fear and…
Dr. Umar Abd’Allah Georgetown, Guyana sermon on the Islamic perspective of the Christian doctrine of the Crucifixion of Christ
This Khutbah was delivered by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd’Allah, scholar in residence at the Nawawi Foundation in Chicago. It was delivered at the compound of…
Dr. Umar Abd-Allah – The roots project interview on Trinidad’s IBN
Between March 26 and April 7, 2010 Nazim Baksh, a Guyanese-born award-winning Canadian Journalist, accompanied Dr. Umar Faruq Abd’Allah, an American Islamic scholar and author,…
American scholar visited the region on fact finding tour.
“Wherever sugar went, slavery followed it like a parasite.” Dr. Umar Faruq Abd’Allah, scholar-in-residence at the Nawawi Foundation,Chicago, U.S.A. Between March 26 and April 7,…
Clinging to the Spirit of Muhammad ﷺ
In response to the vanguards of intolerance in the West, a tiny but loud contingent of Muslim extremists appear all too willing to trample on…
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…