Brazilians shower victim with love after anti-Muslim attack
When video went viral of a racist attack on a Muslim street food vendor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians wondered gloomily: had their country also…
Culture
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…
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…
The Muslims of Cuba
As published on http://buletinonline.net here. Documents printed” reads a handwritten sign hanging outside the first floor of a house on the outskirts of Santa Clara,…
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…
Meet Firhaana Bulbulia – Queen’s Young Leader from Barbados
Firhaana Bulbulia is the founder of Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies. In August she launched a project called Breaking Barriers which aims to overcome cultural and…
‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further away into obscurity and I am soberly having to grapple…
MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSSEIN COMMEMORATED IN CARIBBEAN
Coffee A Shared Legacy of Muslim Culture
Western historians and commentators generally trace the beginnings of globalization to the second half of the 20th century. However, globalization is neither a very recent…
Bajan to the bone
They have been a part of our landscape for more than a century; yet the Muslim community remain largely an unknown element in Barbados. This…