THE MUSLIM MAROONS AND THE BUCRA MASSA IN JAMAICA
Justification of Research The present paper attempts to study the Islamic heritage of the Maroons in Jamaica. This is part of the greater research on…
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THESIS: CARIBBEAN ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS AND DA’WAH
Title of Thesis A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS AND DA’WAH ORGANIZATIONS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING TERRITORIES OF THE CARIBBEAN Author(s) Muhammad Abdul Jabar Institute/University/Department Details…
Surinamese Muslims in a Plural Society
Abstract: The paper “Surinamese Muslims in a Plural Society” attests that in Suriname, Islam survived since its second arrival in 1873 and Muslims have excelled…
Muslim participation in the manufacturing sector in Guyana
The economic structure of Guyana reflects a predominantly agricultural economy. … The entry and participation of Muslims in the country’s small manufacturing sector therefore, represents…
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…
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…