Islam thrives in communist Cuba
Published in USA Today here HAVANA — As Cuban salsa beats pulsate along Obispo Street in the oldest section of this Caribbean capital, bearded men raise…
Muslims
What the utility of Islam is
It seems like I have a “fan”. My column attracts a critic who of late regularly posts his opinion on my offerings. I welcome all…
PRACTISING ISLAM IN CATHOLIC CUBA
Joan Alvado photographed Muslims in Cuba, where an estimated 85% of the population is Catholic. Photographer Joan Alvado said the Muslims he met in Cuba…
‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further away into obscurity and I am soberly having to grapple…
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ
Georgetown, Guyana, January 10th, 2016 SERVING HUMANITY WITH LOVE, DECENCY AND KINDNESS: Shaykh Faid Muhammad Said is on a tour of Guyana, Trinidad and Barbados…
Mexican Muslims
VICE Mexico (video published Mar 4 2014) traveled to San Cristóbal—in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico—to meet Cheb Cheb Ibrahim, one of the first…
TURKS OPEN PRAYER HALL FOR CUBAN MUSLIMS
Havana: With no mosque in Cuba, a prayer hall has been opened for Muslims to fulfill their worship during the sacred month of Ramadan. The…
BARBADIANS BUILDING BRIDGES AMONGST FAITH COMMUNITIES
Recently members of the Barbados Muslim community met with several Christian leaders with an aim to bring both faiths closer in communication and co-operation. Archbishop…
BARBADIANS OF INDIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATE THEIR ANCESTRAL CONTRIBUTION TO BUILDING THE NATION
To mark Barbados’ 48th year of Independence and in recognition of Parliament’s 375th anniversary, members of this country’s East Indian community have presented Parliament with…
ALLEGED TERROR LEADER WITH TRINIDAD AND GUYANA CONNECTIONS REPORTED KILLED
Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah the son of the late Guyana born Islamic scholar Shaykh Gulshair Shukrijumah has been killed in Pakistan, the country’s military says….