NY Times:Trying to Stanch Trinidad’s Flow of Young Recruits to ISIS
As published by New York Times here ENTERPRISE, Trinidad and Tobago — By the time he was 17, Fahyim Sabur had memorized the Quran. At…
African Muslims
Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century
Long before today’s anxiety about terror attacks, Spain and England feared that enslaved Africans would be more susceptible to revolt if they were Muslim On…
FARRAKHAN: JAMAICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARE NOT YET INDEPENDENT
Smiling as he looked over the crowd of thousands gathered at the National Arena, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan said, “Jamaica, you are a pearl…
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES CASE FOR REPARATIONS
An Address delivered by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of the Caricom Reparations Commission, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain, Thursday, July 16, 2014….
Sacrifices of the forgotten African Muslims of Guyana
Last week, as Muslims worldwide, celebrated Eid Ul Azha, we penned a letter to the media on an historical petition dating back to 1896 which…
The Muslim Factor in the Haitian Revolution: The Untold History
A reading from Sylvaine Diouf’s well received book, “Servants of Allah”: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas. Pg. 150-153. The Muslim Factor in the Haitian…
ISLAM RENEWED THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF ALL EARLIER PROPHETS FROM GOD
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent the Merciful As salaamu alaikum, peace be upon you. All Praise is for Allah the Lord of the…
BAJAN RC Monsignor Blackett: Enslaved Africans had an enlightened worldview
An understanding informed by their religious beliefs and practices At the recent Religious Summit organized by the Ministry of Family, Culture, Sports and Youth in…
Qurans gifted to Guyana’s Museum of African Heritage
THE CENTRAL ISLAMIC ORGANISATION OF GUYANA (CIOG) MAKES PRESENTATION OF COPIES OF HOLY QURAN (IN ENGLISH) TO MUSEUM OF AFRICAN HERITAGE AT LOT 13 BARIMA…
The Arrival of Islam in Guyana – The African Muslims
As we approach the end of yet another holy month of Ramadan and prepare to welcome the Eid-ul Fitr celebrations, it is an appropriate time…