What is the pathway to greatness in Trinidad and Tobago? Musical icon David Rudder shares the secret of Bahia Girl, the aftershocks of the 1990 attempted coup, High Mas and what music says about our lives today. More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to …
Read More »July 1990 extra: An ex-Jamaat elder speaks out; how the shot was called on me
“I have earned the right to speak because of my commitment to Islam and because of the blood that gushed forth from me because of speaking out and being critical. “I speak on the authority of the four 357 magnum bullets from the gun that Mark Guerra gave to Quincy …
Read More »Yasinism—Part 2: The unravelling: Pyrrhic victory, greed, disillusionment and corruption of power
1990: A JAMAAT CHILD REMEMBERS—Part 2 Today marks the 27th anniversary of, in the splendid words of David Rudder, the night of the day when the prophets died” because “a man opened a door and showed us our other side.” To mark the occasion, Wired868 exclusively presents the second installment of a …
Read More »Yasinism—Jim Jones without the suicide; portrait of a powerful imam
1990: A JAMAAT CHILD REMEMBERS This Thursday marks the 27th anniversary of, in the splendid words of David Rudder’s “Hosay,” “the night of the day when the prophets died” because “a man opened a door and showed us our other side.” And today marks the first anniversary of an as yet …
Read More »MASTER’S VOICE: The genesis of the Syria/ISIS exodus; Gilkes cites verse and chapter
So once again we’ve made international news…And again for reasons we rather we didn’t make de people international news. I mean we crave foreign acknowledgement and validation, but not so, dred. Bright and early Thursday morning, I see on my newsfeed an Al Jazeera story exploring why tiny T&T have …
Read More »Police crank up whispering war against Jamaat in deadly Game of Thrones
It is getting hot in middle Earth. Today, a purported internal Police document was relayed from the Head of Special branch, which claimed that the Jamaat-Al-Muslimeen (JAM) was “moving arms and ammunitions to the North and San Fernando” and had planned to “target the Prime Minister’s residence” and free the …
Read More »Fuad Abu Bakr: The Jamaat is stronger than ever, politically
In part two of this two-part series, Fuad Abu Bakr, political leader of the New National Vision (NNV), responds to suggestions that he has no business in politics because of his father Yasin Abu Bakr’s history and gives the NNV’s position on same-sex relationships and marriage and campaign financing. Abu …
Read More »Reviewing the 1990 Coup: Is Abu Bakr’s number up?
Columnist Earl Best refuses to shoulder arms as he revisits one of the most controversial periods in Trinidad and Tobago’s history History is replete—littered is more appropriate since the dung heap of history is where we find them—with characters who make no distinction between fame and notoriety. Adolf Hitler, Jack …
Read More »Oh Carapo: Why Rajaee Ali might be the new Calder Hart
Who said there is such a thing as easy money? Last night, over 75 law enforcement officers raided a Carapo mosque and held Rajaee Ali, the son of Jamaat-al-Muslimeen Imam Hassan Ali, who was taken to the Arima Police Station for questioning. Initial reports suggested that 22 persons were held …
Read More »Denominate Wired868 please
ASJA officials meet this weekend to discuss the Education Ministry’s consideration to make the Jamaat Al Muslimeen Islamic Educational Complex a denominational school, which would result in the State providing two-thirds of the school’s funding. In other news, Wired868 applied to become a denominational school. More from Wired868 Police crank …
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