Bajan Muslim Delivers Patriotic Address At Independence Thanksgiving
November 30th 2020: Barbados Muslims were given the privilege of delivering the feature address at the National Service of Thanksgiving to mark its 54th anniversary…
Indian Arrival
Ustaad – Portrait Of A Pioneer Of Guyana’s Muslim Community
Introduction The pioneers of the Muslim community in the former British Guiana, now the Republic of Guyana, built its foundation. Subsequent generations have built upon…
Is India Democratic or Fascist?
In the Indian diaspora there is an unbreakable attachment to our place of heritage. In light of this we hold the right to comment on…
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. …
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…
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…
108 Years Later Jacklow Masjid Rebuilt
The Jacklow, Pomeroon Isameal Khan Masjid was established by indentured labourer, Mohamed Sarafraz in 1912. The Masjid in Jacklow, Pomeroon, Region Two, which is said…
Reflections On The Contribution Of Muslims On Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary
Hajji Omar Farouk, President of The International Muslims Organization of Toronto, a Canadian-Guyanese Muslim, was invited to deliver a message on behalf of the Guyanese…
Defending The Muslim Faith In 1870s Guyana
Gool Mohamed Khan had a great zeal and fervor for learning more about Islam and other religions. He devoted a considerable amount of time increasing…
Celebrating the Centenary of Indian Emancipation
The UWI Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles issues the following statement in recognition of the centenary of the abolition of the Indenture Act. “This year…