“Caribbean people, having endured the brutal legacy of slavery and colonialism, understand the struggle for freedom and the moral imperative of standing with the oppressed against the oppressor.” Suleiman Bulbulia, in a letter to the Editor of the Nation, stated, “It is often said that the first casualty of war is truth, a concept that the Zionist state of Israel has mastered. The headline on page 27 of your Wednesday Nation of October 11, 2023, boldly proclaims, ‘Israel ‘shall prevail again,’ introducing an edited version of the statement by the representative of the Zionist state of Israel t ..read more

Little is known about what may have inspired J. Chriswick to design Guyana’s 1972 “Youman Nabi” postage stamp using the apt motif of a simple handshake. The handshake is a universal symbol of trust, acceptance, dignity and heartfelt respect. This is why a Muslim might instinctively touch his chest (heart) with his right hand after a handshake, even with a person of another faith. From the early days of our country’s independence, Youman Nabi sometimes referred to as Milad An-Nabi, which marks the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, was adopted as a national holiday. Contrary to the Ministry ..read more

Six months after President Mohamed Irfaan Ali visited Doha, the Emir of Qatar, His Majesty Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar on September 12, became the first Arab Head of State to visit Guyana. The President of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, welcomed him at the State House. The Emir was accorded an official reception and luncheon at the State House in his honour by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The Prime Minister, Mark Phillips and the entire Cabinet of the President were at the airport to receive the Emir. Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar Sarfaraz Shadood, Guyana’s Middle East Ambassador ..read more

President Chan Santokhi’s Government of Suriname has not attended an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting for three years and sends low-level representatives to Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) meetings. The government is wise to know that the OIC was there for Suriname in tough times. There are deep ties in areas of banking financing and grants to Suriname. In addition, South-South relations include conducting training in many fields, capacity support in all fields like Reverse Linkage, and other support through the many organs of the OIC and the Islamic Development Bank to Parama ..read more

“India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” The Indian Constitution. What’s in a name, India, Bharat, Hindustan or Hind? Politicising, fear and Hindutva divide-and-rule politics are being played out in India with the advent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in office. The BJP is an offshoot of the radical Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva nationalist paramilitary force of which the Indian Prime Minister has been a member since the 1960s.   It is an established fact that a Hindu fanatic of the RSS assassinated Mohandas Gandhi. It is apparent that Modi ..read more

The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) and the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) put out a joint statement protesting the Islamophobia statements made by Ms. Rhonda Layne. The statement reads: Crass Islamophobia “We deem the comments of Ms. Rhonda Layne, an executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) from Den Amstel, to be an example of crass Islamophobia, i.e., hate speech that targets Islam and Muslims and that has unfortunately resulted in heinous acts of violence around the world. We, the undersigned, call on Ms. Layne to issue a full retraction and an unconditional apology ..read more

Hundreds of Guyanese residing in the Greater Toronto Area came out in droves over the Canada Day weekend to welcome the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali.  Waving small Guyana flags, President Ali was given a champion’s reception by hundreds of Guyanese-Canadians, whether it was at a mandir, an area mosque, a church or a banquet hall north of Toronto.   The objective of the brief visit was for President Ali and his delegation to outline the formidable strides the people of Guyana have made since the People Progressive Party (PPP) came to pow ..read more

Officials said that a teenager is accused of setting a fire that killed 19 fellow students in Guyana. She was angry that her phone was taken away as punishment for seeing an older man, police said. According to the fire service, doors had been locked overnight to prevent girls from sneaking out. Officials say that a dormitory blaze that killed 19 children in Guyana was set by a teenage student who was upset that her cell phone had been taken away. The fire broke out at the Mahdia Secondary School in the South American country late on Sunday.  A Guyana Fire and Rescue Service state ..read more

President Irfaan Ali, on Sunday, May 14, arrived in Doha to become the first Guyana head of state to officially visit Qatar at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. President Ali is keen to advance bilateral ties with Doha to see fruition in Qatari investments in Guyana. Tuesday, May 16, 2023: The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomed the President of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at the Amiri Diwan, on an official state visit, with an official reception. The Amir held a luncheon banquet in honour of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the accompanying delegation ..read more

versión en español disponible aquí Musulmanes Haitianos Objeto de Vil Difamación Islamófoba Under the headline “Muslim presence in Haiti is a wake-up call for security agencies,” Dominican Republic Newspaper El Dia equates the presence of ordinary Muslims in Haiti with Haitian criminal gangs and states that it is “beginning to draw attention due to the fear of eventual threats to the security of the region.” Furthermore, El Dia reports that “the schools of Islam are similar to those that gave rise to the Taliban that ended up controlling Afghanistan.”  El Dia’s allegations are disgus ..read more