Family history sources for Indian indentured labourers in the colonial era
Family history sources for Indian indentured labourers in the colonial era (←Click ←) This Research Guide provides some very brief history and background on the…
SADAQA AMONG AFRICAN MUSLIMS ENSLAVED IN THE AMERICAS
SADAQA AMONG AFRICAN MUSLIMS ENSLAVED IN THE AMERICAS Islam as brought by the West Africans has not survived in the Americas, but its impact has…
(Muslim) Boyz-n-the-Hood
(Muslim) Boyz-n-the-Hood This article focuses on the rise of the “Muslim Boys” gang, from its origins in prison and the streets of south London through…
Hosay: Caribbean Cultural Expression of a Shi’ite Heritage
The following essay depicts the organic process of religious practices that adapt to foreign assimilation efforts that stave off cultural amnesia. During 1845-1917 several thousand…
Identity, Personhood, and Religion in Caribbean Context
Identity, Personhood, and Religion in Caribbean Context My basic contention is that the notion of Caribbean identity does not conceptually cohere with notions of personhood…
Research: Guyana Junction, globalisation, localisation, and the production of East Indianness
Guyana Junction, globalisation, localisation, and the production of East Indianness Guyana Junction involves the analysis of the construction of East Indian ethnic and religious distinction…
Indian Identity and Religion in Caribbean Literature:Shikwa/Complaint
Indian Identity and Religion in Caribbean Literature The idea of Indian identity is one of the markers of the cultural unconscious in contemporary Caribbean literature….
Muslims in Dominica
Dominica, a small island in the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles (south east West Indies, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic) is home to some…
Muslims in the Caribbean
Praise Be to Allah – Laylat al-Qadr [the Night of Power],” proclaims the roadside banner. It bellies in the wind along the dusty, two-lane highway…
Canadian Donation to benefit Guyanese Orphans
Georgetown May 30th 2008:- The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) today received a CDN $30,000 donation from the Islamic Foundation of Toronto, Canada. During…