Orientalism and “Coolie Miseries” in British Guiana 1919
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On May 5, Guyana celebrated “Arrival Day,” which is an appropriate time to reflect on ”Coolie indentureship.” It was a turbulent period…
Guyana
108 Years Later Jacklow Masjid Rebuilt
The Jacklow, Pomeroon Isameal Khan Masjid was established by indentured labourer, Mohamed Sarafraz in 1912. The Masjid in Jacklow, Pomeroon, Region Two, which is said…
The Trauma of Indentureship, Colonization and Resistance:
This spoken word composition is based on my personal lived experiences, my intersectional social locations, inter-generational memories and based on my relationality to the many facets of my identity such as being Muslim, South Asian, Indian, Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Trinidadian, Guyanese, being the descendant of indentured labourers
Muslims: Orient Compass On A Path Of Peace
Georgetown, Guyana April 5, 2019. Staff Writer Guyana’s political woes did little to hamper a large turnout for the opening session of an international peace…
Guyana features Its DPP On International Women’s Day
Mrs. Shalimar Ali-Hack LLB (Hons) (U.W.I). Attorney-at-Law. Director of Public Prosecutions was featured by Guyana’s Department of Public Information on International Women’s Day commemoration on March…
Guyana Government Falls On No-confidence Vote
Guyanese citizens will head to the polls in a general election within the next three months after Friday’s controversial vote in which an MP in…
Guyana’s Jobless Sugar Estate Workers Children Continue To Suffer Hunger
The continuous onslaught on the sugar workers in Guyana on finding meaningful employment after the cruel closure of the sugar estates has forced many to…
The Golden Grove Guyana: Restoring Masjid, Rebuilding A Community
Masjid Khalid- The Golden Grove Odyssey, Guyana I was walking down Water Street near vendors Arcade in Georgetown in 1992. I had just returned from…
A Masjid Built By An African Tribe
The Queenstown Masjid (on the Essequibo Coast) was built in 1780 by several Fulani tribes of African descent who came from Senegambia. The Fulani families on…
Reflections On The Contribution Of Muslims On Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary
Hajji Omar Farouk, President of The International Muslims Organization of Toronto, a Canadian-Guyanese Muslim, was invited to deliver a message on behalf of the Guyanese…