New Wars, Old Ghosts and a Pragmatic President
A World on the Brink: Global conflicts and the Ramadan crisis. A full-scale war has erupted in the Middle East, and all indications are that…
Ethics
Ramadan and Structural Poverty Alleviation: An Integrated Framework with Caribbean Relevance
Abstract Poverty remains one of the most persistent global challenges, undermining human dignity, social stability, and sustainable development. While modern poverty discourse often focuses on…
The Ethos of Coexistence vs. The Tool of Coercion: A Study in Collective Punishment
The phrase “live and let live” is more than a casual idiom; it is a foundational principle of pluralism. It suggests that peace is not achieved through…
Reframing Abraham’s Legacy: The Covenant Not the Genome
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to…
Reclaiming Qist: The Quranic Mandate for Distributive Justice in an Age of Authoritarianism
In the contemporary political landscape, where the rise of authoritarianism often masks systemic oppression under the guise of “law and order,” the Quranic concept of Qist (equity)…
Zulm and ‘Adl: The Divine Line Between Justice and Oppression
Why the absence of justice is itself a moral crime. In political and social philosophy, the absence of justice is widely characterized as injustice, and it…
Freedom: Caribbean Parallels in the Long Struggle for Liberty
The ideas associated with Islam, especially the emphasis on individual responsibility, legal order, and intellectual inquiry, “advanced human freedom in a way that had a…
A Barbadian Among the World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims
When the 2026 edition of The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims was released by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman,…
Faith in Action: Trinidad & Tobago Muslims Bring Hope to Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica last week, it left behind a trail of destruction, uprooted homes, flooded communities, and broken livelihoods. But from across the Caribbean Sea, a message of solidarity soon arrived, carried by a team of Trinbogian Muslims determined to help with disaster relief for Jamaicans.
The Journey of Faith
The Supplication of the Prophet ﷺ The Sahabi narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated and said in his du‘ā’: اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْإِيمَانَ…