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…
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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,…
The Death of My Uncle
Thursday, 17 February 2011: Christmas and summer holidays in Clonbrook on the East coast of Demerara, my mom’s ancestral village, was a right of passage…
Hajji Sheik Muhammad Shakoor
British Guiana (BG) has produced many heroes, but their songs are yet to be sung. These heroes are actually in the process of being forgotten…
Government of Guyana recognizes the State of Palestine
It comes as no surprise that Guyana yesterday declared official recognition of a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders. In a news release the Foreign…
Dutch Anti-Islamic Party calls for Suriname to end Islamic Ties
The Netherlands’s anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV), headed by Geert Wilders, a coalition partner of the current government in the Hague has demanded that all Dutch…