Freedom Come. African Muslim Slaves and The Abolition of Slavery
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was an 1833 Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout most of the British Empire (with…
Caribbean Muslims
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…
Caribbean Calling: Nourishing Communities of Faith
At the beginning of the blessed month of Rabi’al Awwal 1438, Shaykh Ahmad Saad Al-Azhari will visit the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago….
SAUDIS ADD TO COSTS OF HAJJ AND UMRAH
JEDDAH – The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, on Monday took a series of…
Islam thrives in communist Cuba
Published in USA Today here HAVANA — As Cuban salsa beats pulsate along Obispo Street in the oldest section of this Caribbean capital, bearded men raise…
What the utility of Islam is
It seems like I have a “fan”. My column attracts a critic who of late regularly posts his opinion on my offerings. I welcome all…
PRACTISING ISLAM IN CATHOLIC CUBA
Joan Alvado photographed Muslims in Cuba, where an estimated 85% of the population is Catholic. Photographer Joan Alvado said the Muslims he met in Cuba…
Barbados Warmly Received Visiting Scholar Of Islam
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 20, 2016: The warm reception of a leading Muslim scholar at Codrington College, a prestigious Christian seminary in Barbados, reinforced the idea…
FIRST MUSLIM GOVERNMENT MINISTER OF TRINIDAD PASSES AWAY
San Juan, Trinidad December 2nd 2015: Deputy Prime Minister under Dr Eric Williams, Kamaluddin Mohammed, died last night at the age of 88. Mohammed died…
Deeper Roots: Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean before Columbus to the Present
Port-of-Spain: The National Library (NALIS) was the venue of the launch of “Deeper Roots: Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean before Columbus to the…