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FILM DOC ON HOSAY IN CEDROS LAUNCHED
The quiet fishing village of Cedros in south-west Trinidad comes to life in Ten Days of Muharram, a documentary which unveils events of one of…
The Hosay or Muharram Massacre of 1884 in Trinidad
The Hosay Massacre (also called the Jahaji or Mohurrun ) of October 30th 1884 is a dark episode in local history. The boisterous commemoration of…
Hosay festival commemorated in Caribbean
The Trinidad Newsday online edition reported that Cedros, a fishing village in south-western Trinidad, held hosay festival celebrations. Hosay is well known in St. James,…
The Muharram Massacre in Trinidad and Tobago
Friday October 30th 2009, will mark the 125th anniversary of what historians describe as perhaps the bloodiest massacre in Trinidad and Tobago under British rule….
Hosay Festival, Westmoreland, Jamaica
The Hussay Festival is a traditional festival pronounced and sometimes spelt as in this image’s title but actually called Hosay. Hosay was brought to the…
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF AMERICAS
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF AMERICAS Bilal Muslim Mission of Americas was incorporated in October 1993 in New York USA as a non-profit corporation with IRS…
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad
Muharram Ritual and the Carnivalesque in Trinidad Beginning in the 19t h century, a wave of indentured workers were brought by the British from India…