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.
A Tribute To Muslim-Guyanese Poet And Actor Slade Hopkinson was a Guyanese poet and actor who was born in New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana in…
Yasin Abu Bakr, leader of Jamaat ul Muslimeen (JAM) of Trinidad was interviewed by Ian Alleyne. Alleyne produces and hosts a popular TV show Crimewatch. …
Critically Unpacking Indian Arrival Day: Why Celebrating Indian Arrival Day is Problematic? Today is always a difficult day for me, it is Indian Arrival Day. …
I learnt during this internship, the importance of mentorship and urge anyone who has a mentor, to ensure that they hold on to them. If…
The sunset meal to break the Ramadan fast is called iftar. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the…
Takaaful T&T, a registered Friendly Society is entering the home construction market. “After twenty years of continuous growth, our Society has finally entered the Home…
AKA Macoon Street Masjid The Hassanali Meah Memorial Masjid is situated on Macoon Street, Victoria Village, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It was constructed circa…
TT Muslims Aid Bahamian Hurricane Survivors to survivors of Hurricane Dorion. Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago assembled, shipped and hand-delivered relief supplies to many…
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