A Prayer for Troubled Minds
Almighty God!The night is stillThe moon has taken refugeBehind dark cloudsThe lights have been dimmedAnd every soul has retiredBut Your Servant is awakeSleep has not…
Guyana
Soul Talk
Never doubt the possibility of a better tomorrow.Nature teaches us that though the trees are stripped of leaves in the Fall, and the green foliage…
Ustaad – Portrait Of A Pioneer Of Guyana’s Muslim Community
Introduction The pioneers of the Muslim community in the former British Guiana, now the Republic of Guyana, built its foundation. Subsequent generations have built upon…
Toronto Mourns Indo-Guyanese-Canadian Muslim Killed At Masjid
Funeral service for Mohammed Aslim Zafis was held on Wednesday, September 16 in the parking lot of the International Muslims Organization (IMO) mosque. Mohammed was…
Of Muslims And Social Justice
Guyana I extend congratulations to the duly elected President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. His swearing in last week marked…
Diaspora Guyanese Rejoice At The Peaceful Transfer of Power in Guyana
Congratulations Extended To New President Haji Omar Farouk, President of the International Muslims Organization (IMO) in Toronto, Canada, in a letter to President Irfaan Ali…
“This Government will ensure that there is social justice” Guyana’s President Ali
President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, in a short address to the worshipers assembled at the Queenstown Masjid, Georgetown, Guyana, for Jummah (Friday congregational prayer),…
SHIFTING THE PARADIGM OF RACE AND POLITICS IN GUYANA
In a democratic society, which Guyana is, it is not easy to perpetuate tyranny, even by the majority. Regular and transparent elections, increasingly being monitored…
President Irfaan Ali Sworn in as Guyana’s new leader
The presidential candidate for the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was on Sunday declared president elect of Guyana. In addition,…
New Book: Far From Mecca – Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean
Muslims have lived in the Caribbean for centuries. Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean (Rutgers University Press, 2020) examines the archive of autobiography, literature, music and public celebrations in Guyana and Trinidad, offering an analysis of the ways Islam became integral to the Caribbean, and the ways the Caribbean shaped Islamic practices.