Barbados Muslims facilitate academic workshop for Caribbean Examination syllabus
Early in 2011 the BMA approached the Ministry of Education with the idea of hosting the workshop. The Ministry warmly embraced the idea and after…
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Muslims need to reassess their role in society.
Al Haj Zabar Baksh a respected elder, shared his reflection on the condition of the Muslim Community of Trinidad & Tobago. This piece is published…
US Virgin Islands DMV Won’t Give Muslim a License
Access the original article in the Virgin Islands Daily News here Bureau demands she remove headscarf for license photo; woman’s religious beliefs forbid it ST….
Zalayhar – Life of a First Lady
Former First Lady Mrs. Zalayhar Hassanali on December 15, 2010 launched her book ” Zalayhar, Life of a First Lady” at the UTT Campus, NAPA. Prime…
BARBADOS APPOINTS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Bridgetown, Barbados: “Eight Muslims were among just over 160 persons appointed recently as Justices of the Peace (JP) in Barbados. The Government of Barbados from time…
American scholar visited the region on fact finding tour.
“Wherever sugar went, slavery followed it like a parasite.” Dr. Umar Faruq Abd’Allah, scholar-in-residence at the Nawawi Foundation,Chicago, U.S.A. Between March 26 and April 7,…
Barbados debate: Green space or multi-faith centre?
Barbados Nation newspaper reported that there is a raging debate whether UWI Cave Hill Campus took the best course of action by planning to construct…
IDB grants five million USD for schools reconstruction in Haiti
Jeddah, March 1st 2010; The President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, H.E. Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, announced that the Bank approved a grant…
Two Muslim students in top three of Martin Luther King essay competition
Two Barbadian Muslim students were recently rewarded for their participation in the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Competition hosted by the United States Embassy and…
Barbadian Hafiz Degia passed away
Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim Degia passed away today (Friday January 22nd, 2010) after several years of illness. Hafiz Degia was active in the sixties, seventies and eighties in…