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Guyana President opens Parfaite Harmonie Masjid
Georgetown, GINA, July 30, 2011 – President Bharrat Jagdeo today expressed satisfaction over the level of tolerance that Guyanese now enjoy. He said this could…
Dubai invests in Suriname
Surinamese gold is now sold in souks (markets) in Dubai and shipped there by KLM, but now the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made its…
Turkish Fast food comes to Suriname
Recently, döner kebab, one of the most fast-food dishes from the Middle East, available in Suriname. After a few weeks trial run on Tuesday, August…
Kuwait donates school bus to CIOG
The Zakaat House of Kuwait has donated a new 52-seater bus which costs US$ 10,300 to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana, in an effort…
Book: British Guiana in 1853
– 15 years after slavery was abolished This is an extremely important book as it gives a snapshot of British Guiana almost 160 years ago…….
Stabroek News editorial bias
The recent Stabroek News editorial on Guyana’s foreign policies titled, “One Man Diplomacy,” which focus mainly on the Arab Spring was obviously bias. Bias because…
Muslims in Suriname: Facing Triumphs and Challenges in a Plural Society
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Volume 31, 2011 Issue No 1. Pages 79-99 | Published online: 19 Apr 2011 Abstract The paper reviews the arrival…
170th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Hindustani Muslims from India to British Guiana
170th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Hindustani Muslims from India to British Guiana Published in the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Volume…
RASHEED AHMAD KHAN
Rasheed A Khan, eldest son of Mohamed Shaheed Khan, grandson of Meer Khan and great great grandson of Moulvie Chand Khan was born in Albouystown,…