When Religion Does Not Reach the Heart
The deeper messages of Surah al-Māʿūn: religion should not merely change how we stand before God; it should change how we stand beside one another.
Islam
From 1857 to Today: Muslim Sovereignty to Muslim Civil Society
Post 1857 colonial India’s Muslim communities that had once lived within an imperial order increasingly had to organise itself through voluntary institutions.
The Kalimah: A Challenge to Power and a Call to Justice
The kalimah still speaks with extraordinary force to a world searching for fairness, struggling over power, and standing at the threshold of technological possibilities it does not yet fully understand.
Muslim Perspectives Radio Program
Muslim Perspectives Radio Program
The Forgotten Muslims of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Recovering a Lost Chapter of Islamic History
Every year, Emancipation Day reminds us of one of humanity’s darkest chapters: the transatlantic slave trade. We remember the millions of African men, women and children who were captured, transported across the Atlantic, and forced into lives of bondage. Yet within that history lies a chapter that is too often overlooked: the story of the thousands of Muslims who were among the enslaved.
From Chains to Justice: Emancipation, the Qur’an, and the Unfinished Struggle Against Racism
True emancipation is achieved only when societies reject racism, dismantle systems of discrimination, uphold the equal dignity of every human being, and refuse to build prosperity upon the exploitation of others.
Islam in the Caribbean in the 1980s, Challenges of 1990s
The history of Islam and the presence of Muslims in the Caribbean have been a very unique experience, which needs to be adequately researched and documented. Progress made in the 1980s and challenges for the 1990s and beyond.
From Abraham to Our Age: Ending Human Sacrifice and the Moral Test of Justice
In a world increasingly governed by the logic of “our crimes versus their crimes,” the Qur’anic call remains both simple and revolutionary: Stand firmly for justice, even when it is against your own side.
A New Global Voice For Faith, Arts and Media: Introducing Iqra Foundation
The Institute for Qur’anic Reflection and Arts (IQRA) Foundation has officially launched, positioning itself as a dynamic platform for the Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, and international Muslim communities.
The Three Begums of No. 78: A Legacy of Culture and Triumph
From the Banks of the Ganges to the Corentyne Coast: The Indomitable Spirit of Three North Indian Sisters. The three sisters, the Begums of No….