Importing Muslim hate into Barbados?
The Panel Discussion organized by Olive Tree group was held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Friday 27th May 2011. What was advertised as…
International Issues
…on the Death of Osama bin Laden
At the time of writing, virtually everyone would be aware of the media reports that Osama bin Laden was killed in a US military operation…
FROM TARIM TO GRANADA
There is no conqueror except God The living tradition of Tarim nestled in Yemen’s Hadramaut valley and the glorious legacy of The Granada Meet for…
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 –…
Indian Deobandi: Breaking the mold?
The Dar ul Uloom in Trinidad [the local branch of India Deobands] has been successful in graduating multitudes of young people [of both genders] from…
The lost diary of Queen Victoria’s final companion – Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim’s writings, hidden by his family until now, throw new light on a close and controversial relationship, says Ben Leach. ‘I am so very…
Government of Guyana recognizes the State of Palestine
It comes as no surprise that Guyana yesterday declared official recognition of a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders. In a news release the Foreign…
Dutch Anti-Islamic Party calls for Suriname to end Islamic Ties
The Netherlands’s anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV), headed by Geert Wilders, a coalition partner of the current government in the Hague has demanded that all Dutch…
Guyana appoints First Ambassador to Kuwait
Wednesday, 01 December 2010: Guyana has appointed Odeen Ishmael as its Ambassador to Kuwait but government has not announced who would replace him as the…
Jamaican Abdullah el-Faisal under anti-terror watch
The New York Daily News reports here that counterterrorism agents in New York and Washington are keeping tabs on a Jamaican imam whose death-spewing sermons…