Sheik Mohammed Jaleel
In the early days, when goods were still transported by horse and cart, a young man with a purpose and determination decided to make his…
Trinidad & Tobago
Mr. Solo: Serjad Makmadeen aka Joseph Charles
Serjad Makmadeen aka Joseph Charles Man has often had to conform to society in his quest for success. But there have been times when such…
Kamaluddin Mohammed
Kamaluddin Mohammed is being honoured Saturday (May 10,2008) by the Trinidad and Tobago chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) for…
HAJI RUKNUDEEN SAHIB Qadi and Sheik-ul-Islam
Haji Ruknuddeen Sahib was bom in 1865 in Punjab, India to his parents Elahee and Ameena. He went through spiritual initiation and training as a…
Young Muslim businessman kidnapped for ransom in Trinidad
NAAIL ALI, 26, was kidnapped outside his family’s Gasparillo hardware at about 8.45 am yesterday by three armed men and up to late yesterday, no…
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad Beginning in the 19t h century, a wave of indentured workers were brought by the British from India…
Muslim and Missionaries of Trinidad
The Caribbean has seen two waves of Muslim migration, the first wave of which was comprised of slaves from Africa. Indentured labourers of India, who…
Muslim Women in Trinidad
Muslim Women in Trinidad Until recently we didn’t pay much attention to Muslims living next door, in the Caribbean and Latin America–not even to one…
Trinidad & Tobago Muslim Marriage & Divorce Regulations
Trinidad & Tobago Muslim Marriage & Divorce Regulations LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 4. Chap. 45:02. Muslim Marriage and Divorce. 20. Filing of certificate and…
Reaction to the introduction of divorce law into Trinidad in 1931.
Reaction to the introduction of divorce law into Trinidad in 1931. The attached scanned document illustrates the reaction of Trinidad’s population to the introduction of…