Muslims in Suriname and the Netherlands, and the Divided Homeland
Abstract: Muslims of Indian origin in Surinam This article invites a rethinking of the relation between homeland, diaspora and religion. We reflect on Muslims of Indian…
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The Unification of Sad’r Anjuman and The Islamic Association
The Unification of Sad’r Anjuman and The Islamic Association Sad’r Islamic Anjuman was dynamic. It was a genuine pioneer of Islam in Guyana, and served…
The Overseas Hindustani Muslim Community of British Guiana and Pakistan, 1947
Abstract This is the first paper to deliberate on the overseas Hindustani Muslims of British Guiana and more significantly, the role they played in the…
Gomez, Michael A. Black Crescent: The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas.
Beginning in Latin America in the 15th century, this text represents a social history of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas, through to…
Bacchanal in the Land of Carnival
GIVEN the level of crime in the idyllic Caribbean island-state of Trinidad and Tobago, everything from murder and kidnapping to corruption and robbery, I was…
A unique Muslim identity in Trinidad and Tobago
London – In a globalised world of increased communication and information exchange, men and women from the “third world” live in the complicated intersection of…
Muslims of Suriname
Muslims of Suriname In Suriname, there are a large number of Muslims, and they constitute twenty percent of the total population of 425,000 of the…
Muslim women in Barbados plea for access to Masjid
First published in Imam Johari’s blog (click to go to source) I got the following email from a sister in Barbados. We must move away…
KC Confectionary
KC Confectionery – “85 years of sweet success” First published in Newsday. For 85 years they have been satisfying our cravings for sweets and KC…
U.S. Ambassador hosts first Iftaar for Eastern Caribbean Muslims
The United States Embassy and the regional Islamic Community took a historic step in cementing ties of friendship when Ambassador Mary Ourisman hosted an Iftaar…