President Irfaan Ali Sworn in as Guyana’s new leader
The presidential candidate for the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was on Sunday declared president elect of Guyana. In addition,…
Guyanese Muslims
New Book: Far From Mecca – Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean
Muslims have lived in the Caribbean for centuries. Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean (Rutgers University Press, 2020) examines the archive of autobiography, literature, music and public celebrations in Guyana and Trinidad, offering an analysis of the ways Islam became integral to the Caribbean, and the ways the Caribbean shaped Islamic practices.
Nah Fatigue!
Time to drive againAcross the citySee her eyes light upFeel her wrinkled handsOn my faceA kiss on each cheekA feeble embrace“Bai, look how yuh get…
Unpacking Indian Arrival Day as the Descendant of Muslim Indentured Labourers
Critically Unpacking Indian Arrival Day: Why Celebrating Indian Arrival Day is Problematic? Today is always a difficult day for me, it is Indian Arrival Day. …
Eid Greetings After A Ramadan Like None Other
Haji Omar Farouk offered the following message in his annual address to congregants at Toronto’s International Muslims Organization. Omar hails from Guyana. He has served…
Breaking The Ramadan Fast In The Caribbean Region
The sunset meal to break the Ramadan fast is called iftar. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the…
Muslims In Guyana 1963- in a Plural Society
It is the last ten days of Ramadan 2020, and Guyana is facing two crises, an inconclusive election, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which will require…
Orientalism and “Coolie Miseries” in British Guiana 1919
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On May 5, Guyana celebrated “Arrival Day,” which is an appropriate time to reflect on ”Coolie indentureship.” It was a turbulent period…
Tragic End For Mamadoe – The Mandinka Faith Healer
Although obeah (Folk Magic) was a punishable offense, it was frequently practiced as a means of inspiring or supporting slave revolt and other forms of…
Myths about conversion to Islam
Islamophobic thought spread the myth that the faith was spread by violence and that Muslims are devoid of empathy and ethics. Here Dr Puniyani shreds…