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…
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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…
Muslims of Suriname
Muslims of Suriname In Suriname, there are a large number of Muslims, and they constitute twenty percent of the total population of 425,000 of the…
Guyana: History of Muslims – Loss of a language (1930 – 2000)
In the history books very little attention has been given to Muslims whether they were slaves, indentured laborers from India, or citizens of Guyana. The…
Guyana: The Story Of Four Moulanas (1937 – 1968)
For one hundred years the Muslims in Guyana were completely isolated from their country of origin. They struggled against great odds to maintain their Islamic…
Faizul Rahaman Khan – A life time of service
Faizul Rahaman Khan, born on November 10, 1941 in Albouystown, Georgetown British Guyana, to Hassan and Nazmoon Khan and the eldest of twelve children, was…
Guyana: An Indentureship Timeline
1837 – John Gladstone suggests East Indian indentured labour as a solution to the drifting of Africans from the plantations to the towns. Permission is…
1838 First Indian Muslim Arrival in Guyana
The year 1838 marked a historical time on our calendar because it led to the rebirth of Islam (following the demised of the religion amongst…
History and Politicking of Islamic Organizations in Guyana 1936-2006
“History and Politicking of Islamic Organizations in Guyana,” is an exploratory attempt to document the history and politics of Islamic organizations in Guyana from the…
The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname
Updated March 2003 The Political Scene Introduction Guyana and Suriname are located on the northeast coast of South America, and are two of the three…