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,…
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Guyana should join ISESCO
Guyana should join the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), an arm of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Both Guyana and Suriname are…
A woman can lead.
Some Muslims are confused as to what they should do in the up coming General Elections of Trinidad and Tobago. The reason for being uncertain…
Can Islam and Secularism dialogue with each other?
By Maulana Waris Mazhari, (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand) First published at Two Circles here The question of whether or not there can be…
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,…
Islam in India since 629 AD (4H)
Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in Kodungallur (anglicised name: Cranganore) in the Indian state of Kerala. The story about this masjid is that the…
Guyana receives first Kuwaiti Ambassador
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Following the visit of President Bharrat Jagdeo to Kuwait early this year, the relationship between Guyana and Kuwait strengthened to the…
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…
Guyana partners with Muslim Organization to train single moms
In 2009, Guyana’s Board of Industrial Training, Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security trained some 375 single parents in a variety of skills. …
Guyana should expand Turkish Ties
While Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation for Development (OECD) its role in the developed…