Destructive walls of division
The premise of my very first column in Barbados TODAY back in November 2014 was an African proverb, “In crisis, the wise build bridges, while the…
International Issues
Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
Saudi businesses catering to haj visitor have taken a hit this year as far fewer pilgrims arrive and those who come have less cash to…
SAUDIS ADD TO COSTS OF HAJJ AND UMRAH
JEDDAH – The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, on Monday took a series of…
Ashmead Choate – The Radical Enigma
For his intimate family, relatives and friends Ashmead Choate was a sensitive, kind, caring and loving son, brother, husband, father and friend. It remains a…
What the utility of Islam is
It seems like I have a “fan”. My column attracts a critic who of late regularly posts his opinion on my offerings. I welcome all…
‘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…
Over 1,000 Islamic scholars of India condemn ISIS
NEW DELHI: In what is being projected as the “biggest fatwa (religious edict)” against Islamic State (ISIS) by Indian Islamic scholars, as many as 1,050…
Deeper Roots: Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean before Columbus to the Present
Port-of-Spain: The National Library (NALIS) was the venue of the launch of “Deeper Roots: Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean before Columbus to the…
BRITAIN DOES OWE REPARATIONS – CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE
