TURKEY DOES QURBANI IN SURINAME
PARAMARIBO – Fourteen of the twenty bulls sponsored by the Turkish government for qurbani (the sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid-ul-Adha) were slaughtered on…
Jamaica Muslims
Spanish Town, Jamaica Masjid
This masjid is located in Spanish Town, Jamaica. It was built in 1957 by an Indian immigrant Mohammed Khan. His son Naim Khan is the…
Jamaican Muslims host Educational Retreat
Jamaican Muslims held their annual educational retreat from December 24th to December 27th. The retreat was held at The Masjid on 24 Camp Road, Kingston….
Jamaican Abdullah el-Faisal under anti-terror watch
The New York Daily News reports here that counterterrorism agents in New York and Washington are keeping tabs on a Jamaican imam whose death-spewing sermons…
Islam in Jamaica
Get a glimpse of the Muslim community on the island of Jamaica and some of the Muslim places of worship. As the fastest growing faith…
Trinidad Muslim student and school top national examination.
Originally published in Trinidad Express June 24th 2010: Trinidad and Tobago’s Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh announced that San Fernando Trinidad Muslim League (TML) Primary…
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,…
Masjids and Halal Meat in Jamaica
Halal meat and foods can be found at Central Masjid in Kingston and in the Islamiyah Basic School Canteen. There are 12 Masjids on…
Jamaican Muslim Leader against legalizing same sex relationships
Access original article in Jamaica Observer here PRESIDENT of the Islamic Council of Jamaica, Mustafa Muhammad, says he agrees with the Sharia law which prescribes…
Controversial Jamaican Muslim deported from Kenya
First published in Jamaica Observer JAMAICAN-BORN Muslim, Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal, was quizzed by Special Branch investigators for nearly an hour when he returned to the…