The Gracious Cuban People
I had always wanted to visit Cuba, since childhood! Not that I haven’t visited many countries or have simply procrastinated my bucket list, but this…
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Freedom Come. African Muslim Slaves and The Abolition of Slavery
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was an 1833 Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout most of the British Empire (with…
China Bans Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools
Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang region have issued a directive completely banning the use of the Uyghur language at all education levels up to and…
UN SG, faith leaders launch Fez Plan of Action on religious violence
From 23 to 24 April 2015, Mr Adama Dieng, the United Nations General Secretary’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, the Centre and the…
Jihad Is in the Bible
Acces original post in About Islam here DALLAS – As American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour faces increasing smear campaign over her use of the word…
Celebrating the Centenary of Indian Emancipation
The UWI Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles issues the following statement in recognition of the centenary of the abolition of the Indenture Act. “This year…
The Ethics of Disagreement
This work, being an exposition of the higher principles and purposes of the Shari’ah, is intended to address opposing Islamic political parties. The author analyzes…
Caribbean to Caliphate
Why has the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago become one of the largest recruitment hubs for ISIL in the West? The Caribbean state of…
Deceased top cop’s son killed at home
THE SON of a former police commissioner was shot dead and his wife was injured during a robbery early yesterday morning at their D’Abadie home….
Diversity in the heart of The City
First published in Barbados Today on February 22, 2017. Nestled in a side street of our UNESCO World Heritage-inscribed capital city of Bridgetown is a…