GUYANA PAYS TRIBUTE TO A LOST SON
– a perfect example of humility, honesty, and kindness Persons from all walks of life turned up to pay final respects and tribute to…
Indentureship
ADB shariah compliant loans to Muslim farmers
The Agricultural Development Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (ADB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with representative Muslim Organizations to develop shariah compliant financial…
Indo-Trinidadians: Legacy of our Ancestors
The Indian Presence in Trinidad and Tobago 1845-1917 done by Premiere Video Productions
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…
INSTITUTIONALISING ISLAM: COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CONFLICT IN THE CARIBBEAN
ABSTRACT: The Muslim community in the post-indenture Caribbean witnessed several changes that affected the character of its practices. As a way of institutionalizing the faith,…
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY.
Speech given at the Trinidad and Tobago Fifty Plus Club on Sunday 29th May 2011, the Birkdale Community Centre, Ellesmere at Brimley, Toronto. I got…
170th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Hindustani Muslims from India to British Guiana
170th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Hindustani Muslims from India to British Guiana Published in the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Volume…
Memorial plaque in honour of Indian indentured labourers unveiled at Kolkata Port
A memorial plaque in honour of Indian indentured labourers was unveiled on January 11, 2011 at Kidderpore Dock, Kolkata Port by Union Minister for Overseas…
The origin of Muslims in the Caribbean
“The history of Islam and Muslim people in the Caribbean stretches back over one thousand years, predating European contact by over six centuries. New researches…
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,…