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. …
Middle East
IDB grants five million USD for schools reconstruction in Haiti
Jeddah, March 1st 2010; The President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, H.E. Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, announced that the Bank approved a grant…
Beirut: Paris of the Middle East – NOT
During the recent Eid-ul-Adha holiday, I went to Lebanon and visited the following places: Beirut, Tripoli (Trablous), Sidon (Saida), Tyre (Sour) and the Bekka Valley….
Why this hysteria about Guyana nurturing its interest in the Middle East, particularly with Iran?
Since the visit of President Jagdeo to Tehran, all sorts of unfounded accusations, baseless speculations and superfluous insinuations, most expressing anti-Iran hysteria, have appeared in…
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…
Ahmadinejad welcomes his Guyana counterpart
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday officially welcomed his Guyana counterpart President Bharrat Jagdeo at the presidential palace in Tehran. At…
Guyana’s visiting delegation meets Kuwaiti government, business and civic leaders
17th January, 2010, Raymond Chickrie reporting:- The visiting Guyana delegation led by President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo arrived to a red carpet welcome in Kuwait…
Jamaica Muslim Leader Worries About Radical Cleric Return
January 6, 2010: The head of Jamaica’s Muslim community expressed alarm Wednesday over the pending return of a radical cleric who served time in a…
Reflections on my visit to Yemen
When I spoke to Arabs I met in the Gulf (where I currently live) about my plans to visit Yemen half didn’t say much, while…
Two Guyanese Muslim Women to pursue Islamic Studies on Jordanian Scholarship
Georgetown, June 11, 2009:- Zohora Ally of the East Bank Demerara and Bibi Nazeela Bacchus of the West Coast Demerara along with Omar Rahman Mohamed…