About 500 indigenous Mayans converted to Islam
Access original post on Al Jazeera here San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico – On a dirty road past tourist shops, dreadlocked backpackers and Spanish-style catholic…
Islam
Muslims need to reassess their role in society.
Al Haj Zabar Baksh a respected elder, shared his reflection on the condition of the Muslim Community of Trinidad & Tobago. This piece is published…
Adventurer’s photos capture a bygone Mecca
Access original post at CNN here (CNN) — He was an adventurer, a scholar, and possibly a spy — but as Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje…
T & T Justice Minister hears from Muslim religious leaders
Access original post in Trinidad Guradian here Justice Minister Herbert Volney told Muslim religious leaders Sunday he is working to reach the goal of having…
Islam, Muslims and Multiculturalism: Conference Report
Yoginder Sikand Much has been written about conflicts involving religious communities across the world by journalists, academics and security ‘experts’. Although these conflicts have local…
Believers Beware: Injustice Cannot Defeat Injustice.
Nine Muslim scholars came together to create a video with the aim to spread a message of peace and an understanding of what Islam truly…
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,…
Islam in India since 629 AD (4H)
Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in Kodungallur (anglicised name: Cranganore) in the Indian state of Kerala. The story about this masjid is that the…
The Million’s Poet: Niqab – wearing death as a dress
Every Wednesday night, Hissa Hilal steps on to the stage of the popular Abu Dhabi television show The Million’s Poet. As is required of Saudi…
Islamic Scholar Issues Anti-Terrorism Fatwa
Suicide bombers have been described as the “heroes of hellfire” by a leading Muslim scholar in a fatwa condemning terrorists as the enemies of Islam. …