Muslims in the Caribbean: A Hidden History Across a Thousand Years
The history of Islam and Muslim people in the Caribbean stretches back over 1,000 years, predating European contact by over 600 years. New research is…
Indo-Trinidadians
Faith and Conscience: Trinidad Muslims Rejects Silence in the Face of Oppression
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Trinidad and Tobago, three of the country’s most prominent Muslim organisations—Anjuman Sunnat ul Jamaat Association (ASJA), the Islamic…
He Stood Between the Cutlass and His Son: A Grandson’s Memory of Rasool Turab (ra)
Fifty years ago, my paternal grandfather was killed. Here is the story as I recall it. THE DAY DADA WAS MARTYRED Inna lillahi wa inna…
Unity in Diversity: Lessons for PM Modi From Guyana’s Multifaith Harmony and Shared Struggles
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his historic visit to Guyana.
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. …
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…
T & T Friendly Society Enters Home Construction Market
Takaaful T&T, a registered Friendly Society is entering the home construction market. “After twenty years of continuous growth, our Society has finally entered the Home…
HISTORY OF HASSANALI MEAH MEMORIAL MASJID
AKA Macoon Street Masjid The Hassanali Meah Memorial Masjid is situated on Macoon Street, Victoria Village, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It was constructed circa…
The Trauma of Indentureship, Colonization and Resistance:
This spoken word composition is based on my personal lived experiences, my intersectional social locations, inter-generational memories and based on my relationality to the many facets of my identity such as being Muslim, South Asian, Indian, Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Trinidadian, Guyanese, being the descendant of indentured labourers