Welcoming King Charles does not mean giving up on reparations
There was no logical reason to protest His Majesty King Charles III’s visit to Guyana. Basic courtesy and respect is a right of the guest.
African Muslims
Ending 600 Years of White Empire
The relevance is that the world we live in today has been shaped by forces that have been many years in the making, and the system is extremely powerful and well entrenched. Most people don’t understand the historical background to the problems faced by societies and nations worldwide.
What Emancipation Still Demands
President Ali’s appeal for us to avoid suspicion and enmity is worth underscoring. It speaks to the civic lessons of emancipation.
The Forgotten Muslims of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Recovering a Lost Chapter of Islamic History
Every year, Emancipation Day reminds us of one of humanity’s darkest chapters: the transatlantic slave trade. We remember the millions of African men, women and children who were captured, transported across the Atlantic, and forced into lives of bondage. Yet within that history lies a chapter that is too often overlooked: the story of the thousands of Muslims who were among the enslaved.
From Chains to Justice: Emancipation, the Qur’an, and the Unfinished Struggle Against Racism
True emancipation is achieved only when societies reject racism, dismantle systems of discrimination, uphold the equal dignity of every human being, and refuse to build prosperity upon the exploitation of others.
Muslims in the Caribbean: A Hidden History Across a Thousand Years
The history of Islam and Muslim people in the Caribbean stretches back over 1,000 years, predating European contact by over 600 years. New research is…
Haitian Muslims Subject to Vicious Islamophobic Smear
versión en español disponible aquí Musulmanes Haitianos Objeto de Vil Difamación Islamófoba Under the headline “Muslim presence in Haiti is a wake-up call for security…
Pioneering Haitian Imam Passed Away
Imam Bilal Doxa reported the death of Imam Ali (Marc Pierre Dubuisson) of the Masjid Al Fatiha. Imam Ali was a Haitian Muslim pioneer who led the revival of Islam in Haiti. Imam Bilal said that he was “the first one to give dawah (invitation to Islam) in Haiti and the oldest imam of the country when he passed away”. Ali was a Pastor until he converted to Islam in Canada in the year 1985.
Haitian Muslims Contribution To Nation Building
Haiti’s small but growing Muslim Community contributes positively to the country’s development. Haiti is the poorest in North America, with a per capita GDP of…
Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean
Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean is the first academic work on Muslims in the English-speaking Caribbean. The author Dr Aliyah Khan focuses on…