Abdul Wahid Hamid
Abdul Wahid Hamid, writer, editor, educationalist, teacher and community activist, was born in Trinidad in 1943. His paternal grandfather had migrated to the Caribbean from…
Our Faith
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF AMERICAS
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF AMERICAS Bilal Muslim Mission of Americas was incorporated in October 1993 in New York USA as a non-profit corporation with IRS…
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad Beginning in the 19t h century, a wave of indentured workers were brought by the British from India…
Prayer in the Surinam-Javanese Diasporic Experience
Prayer in the Surinam-Javanese Diasporic Experience The Surinam-Javanese community in the Netherlands is divided over the question of the prayer direction; some perform their prayers…
Muslim and Missionaries of Trinidad
The Caribbean has seen two waves of Muslim migration, the first wave of which was comprised of slaves from Africa. Indentured labourers of India, who…
Trinidad & Tobago Muslim Marriage & Divorce Regulations
Trinidad & Tobago Muslim Marriage & Divorce Regulations LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 4. Chap. 45:02. Muslim Marriage and Divorce. 20. Filing of certificate and…
Reaction to the introduction of divorce law into Trinidad in 1931.
Reaction to the introduction of divorce law into Trinidad in 1931. The attached scanned document illustrates the reaction of Trinidad’s population to the introduction of…
SADAQA AMONG AFRICAN MUSLIMS ENSLAVED IN THE AMERICAS
SADAQA AMONG AFRICAN MUSLIMS ENSLAVED IN THE AMERICAS Islam as brought by the West Africans has not survived in the Americas, but its impact has…
Hosay: Caribbean Cultural Expression of a Shi’ite Heritage
The following essay depicts the organic process of religious practices that adapt to foreign assimilation efforts that stave off cultural amnesia. During 1845-1917 several thousand…
Documenting devotion: Qasida Burdah dated back to 17th Century
KARACHI, May 23: Across the centuries, the faithful have expressed their love for the Holy Prophet of Islam (ﷺ Peace be upon him) in different…