Halima-Sa'adia Kassim

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• Ph.D. (History)
• Researcher at University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

Kamola (2014) contends that higher education remains generally absent from the conversations on international relations and world politics. Universities are important for circulating ideas, subject expertise, and people and thus, contribute to knowledge creation and transmission. This paper draws on examples relating to research management, collabo...

Trinidad and Tobago is a diverse society and there is tolerance for diverse religious beliefs and practices. Muslims comprise five percent of the total population but are heterogeneous in their beliefs and practices. Public higher education institutions (HEIs), although secular-oriented with their own institutional culture, are microcosms of the wi...

The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Religions offers a comprehensive overview of Caribbean religions. The Caribbean is a microcosm of the world’s religions, but the small geographic space resulted in the encounter between global religions and indigenous religious practices. The racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of this region makes brief introduc...

Sea level rise and the impact of hydro-metrological events exacerbated by climate change make coastal settlements in the Caribbean highly vulnerable. Thus, there is a need to enhance resilience by developing the regional capacity to identify vulnerabilities, anticipate climate change influences, and plan for the implementation of mitigation and ada...

Universities are considered an actor in the creation and facilitation of ideas, knowledge, and data thus, contributing to improving social and economic prospects through their institutional activities and efforts in the societies and communities they serve. Measurement of the impact of universities can be used for decision making to improve their e...

A Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystem speaks to the “transformation of inputs into outputs through activities performed by agents or actors interacting with an environment” (Granstrand and Holgersson 2020, 91). Universities are continuously engaged in the exchange of ideas, data, and knowledge (Altbach 2008) such that a R&I ecosystem is central...

This paper considers the widening access and participation agenda, its implications for higher education institutions (HEIs) and contends that it must be underpinned by strategic measurement and monitoring. Access is viewed through of the following lenses: (i) supporting participation, and (ii) facilitating equity. Using mixed methods, the paper dr...

Over 147,000 Indians were brought to Trinidad between 1845 and 1917. While there is consensus on the broad patterns of the demographic and social characteristics of these labourers, there is a limited focus on interrogating the same characteristics of various subpopulations. This paper extends the earlier work by Kassim and Polar (2018) and seeks t...

The presentation gives a broad sweep of the Indo-Muslim community covering: (a) Planting the seeds: migration patterns of Muslims during the indenture (b) Germination and growth: establishment of structures (c) Flowering: expressions of identity.

Total quality management (TQM) is “an administrative approach geared toward[s] long-range success through customer satisfaction” and can be linked to an institutional strategic plan, employee empowerment and teamwork, continuous process improvement (CPI), collaborative work, and the use of a scientific approach to process analysis (Holmes 1996, 33)...

Over 147,000 Indians arrived in Trinidad during 1845 and 1917. While there is consensus on the broad patterns of the demographic and social characteristics of these labourers, there is a limited focus on interrogating the same characteristics of various sub-populations. This has led to inconsistencies when reporting on data for sub-populations. Thi...

On May 30th, we celebrated 175 years of the arrival of Indians aboard the Fatel Rozack. We also commemorated on January 1st this year, what some have termed ‘Deliverance Day’ (Lal 2015) , 100 years since the official ending of indenture. The narratives surrounding these historic moments relate to the beginning vs the ending of a system of seventy-p...

This article provides an analytical fra­mework for assessing and facilitating productive collaborations between the higher education sector and the private sector in the Caribbean. It ar­gues that such partnerships can be crucial to economic growth, innova­tion and inclusive development in the region. The paper however points to certain challenges...

Tertiary education institutions (TLIs) are seen as essential to knowledge creation, information, and idea generation, thereby contributing to sustainable economic growth, societal development, and individual success. Yet, TLIs are faced with ‘wicked’, ‘stubborn’, multiple and interlocking economic, social, and technological challenges and pressures...

Using secondary sources and conversational narratives, this paper looks at micro-level configurations of feminist forms in the Indo-Muslim community of Trinidad. Historical and contemporary examples of Muslim women’s presence/absence in the religious public sphere are examined. The paper builds on the premise that the Muslim community, though a min...

This article offers some insights into reviving the humanities at The University of the West Indies (UWI), on the basis that vibrancy in the humanities is critical to the overall health and well-being of regional societies and economies. See https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/qef/ for the article

The tertiary education sector is characterised by efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, performance, outputs and outcomes. In this neo-liberal and managerialism model, tertiary education institutions (TEIs) (i.e. universities, colleges, and research and training institutes) have focussed on the development and implementation of strategic plans...

It is well known that over 147,000 Indentured Indians arrived in Trinidad during a 70-year period (1845-1917), however, less detail is known about specific religions and castes. This paper examines the characteristics of the Muslims (Mouselman and Pathans) recorded in the General Registers who came between 1887-1891. An estimated 14237 Indians left...

Over the past few decades the teaching and image of various subject areas in the Humanities have been experiencing serious challenges at many colleges and universities. This problem has been compounded by government policies in some countries which may be overtly or more subtly antithetical to the existence of the humanities. In many departments an...

This paper presents a more historical than contemporary overview of some developments within the community in Trinidad; however, it is by no means comprehensive. It pinpoints the Muslim migration streams and briefly traces the development of the community and identifies the identities within the community. The aim is to look at the historical patte...

Address (audio-recorded) to commemorate Indian Arrival Day looking at the contributions of Muslims in the development of their community. It also celebrate the Book Launch of Imam’s Iqubal Hydal’s “Bedtime Conversations with Nana” (May 30, 2017, Gasparillo Mosque)

This chapter considers the commitment of gender equality at universities and how it is expressed and measured via a gender equality scorecard. The Gender Equality Scorecard is seen as an accountability measure that seeks to build awareness of the magnitude of the problem (if it exists), interpret the meaning of the (in)equities, and move to action....

The presentation considered the importance of sustainability to higher education institutions, provide examples of university green rankings and looks at the performance of the UWI in one green ranking. It also identifies some recommendation and participants to consider the data gathering process for ranking data, relevance and appropriateness of i...

The Indo-Muslim community in Trinidad were among the second wave of Muslim migrants to arrive in the colony and adapted to the new environment by applying and integrating cultural and religious beliefs into their new context. Communities, families and individuals came under considerable stress to make these adjustments and at the same time the inte...

The paper looked at configurations of feminist forms in the Indo-Muslim community of Trinidad using secondary sources and conversational narratives. Drawing upon historical and contemporary examples of Muslim women’s presence/absence in the religious public sphere, and the use of social media and declaration of Muslim identity, women’s experiences...

This chapter seeks to provide an exploratory assessment of young Muslim adults' use of SNS in the construction of their identity in Trinidad. Rather than argue that SNS is a medium that necessarily competes with or substitutes for "traditional" Muslim spaces, this chapter demonstrates that SNS provides an additional arena to continue and build on d...

See https://www.book2look.com/embed/9781317157748 for chapter.

This paper reviews the "Evaluation of National Initiatives on Violence against Women in the OECS States Sub-Regional Report" as submitted by the Project Consultant (Sept 2014) which examined inter alia state and non-state actions to address and mitigate violence against women.

The tertiary education sector in the CARICOM Region which has expanded rapidly from the 1980s as a result of the global liberalisation of education and the increase demands for access to a wide range of products facilitated by the information and knowledge economy. This saw the growth of national, private and offshore tertiary institutions with a d...

[Lecture prepared for the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Haji Ruknudeen’s death, Tunupuna Masjid (Back Street, Tunupuna); 06/2013] This lecture, A Young Soldier of Islam: Haji Ruknudeen Sahib, examines the contributions made by this indentured immigrant who came to these shores some 120 years ago and spent 75 years in service to the Musli...

The Gender Equity Scorecard is seen as an accountability measure that seeks to build awareness of the magnitude of the problem (if it exists), interpret the meaning of the (in) equities and move to action. It may be regarded as a supportive mechanism to the development and implementation of a Gender Policy as articulated in The UWI Strategic Plan,...

The Indo-Muslim community in Trinidad were among the second wave of Muslim migrants to arrive in the colony and adapted to the new environment by applying and integrating cultural and religious beliefs into their new context. Communities, families and individuals came under considerable stress to make these adjustments and at the same time the inte...

First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me (Pastor Martin Niem...

This paper examines Indo-Muslim females’ access to education and participation in formal work over three decades, 1930–1960. In particular, it acknowledges that access to primary and secondary education at the micro level was attained in circumstances of negotiation and collusion and in circumstances where there was a growing recognition of the uni...

Introduction: As I stand before you this evening, I am reminded that one week ago today, a first occurred. As a country we commemorated the dual occasion of the 49th anniversary of our Independence and Eid-ul-Fitr. Both occasions provided the opportunity for celebration of our achievements as individuals, as a community and as a country. It also al...

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, has said that low gender gaps are directly correlated with high economic competitiveness. Women and girls must be treated equally if a country is to grow and prosper. We still need a true gender equality revolution, not only to mobilize a major pool of talent both in term...

The Muslim community in the post-indenture Caribbean witnessed several changes that affected the character of its practices. As a way of institutionalizing the faith, the community had established masajid (mosques), schools and other organisations. As these physical manifestations and legal entities were being inserted into the local space, foreign...

At the Millennium Summit in 2000, all Member States of the United Nations reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable development and eliminating poverty by the adoption of the Millennium Declaration that is internationally accepted as a common global development framework. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), consists of eight goals, 18 targets...

This chapter seeks to briefly review the attempts by the East Indian intelligentsia to put in place a system of education which reflected some of their cultural values in what was essentially a Western-education syllabi. This paper suggests that the both Hindus and Muslims were united in their cause to acquire an education space uniquely theirs’ an...

The Muslim community as a minority group and as a subset of the Indian community was precariously placed to face the threat of assimilation of aspects of its identity. Yet, the community's religious beliefs insulated them providing them with a strength to defy assimilation. Of necessity change would occur, a consequence of time and contact. This pa...

Trinidad Islam is essentially a collage of the faith that originated in Arabia. The second phase of Islam that entered Trinidad from 1845 to 1917 was a result of the arrival of East Indian indentured immigrants. Of the aggregate 15% of Muslims that arrived in the colony the majority were Sunni with a few Shi'ites and even fewer Wahabbis. From as ea...

This paper examines the formal and non-formal modes of education that co-existed in the Muslim community in the post-indentureship period. It evaluates the persistence of the old culture and the attempts at acculturation. It examines maktabs (religious schools), Indic language schools, and literary and debating societies as examples of the non-form...

This paper will examine the formal and non-formal modes of education that co-existed in the Muslim community post-indenture. It will evaluate the persistence of the old culture and the attempts at acculturation. There will be an examination of maktabs (religious schools), Indic language schools, and literary and debating societies as examples of th...

The Muslim community in the Caribbean in the post-indenture period witnessed several changes that affected the character of its practices. The Islam of the Indo-Muslim immigrants had to undergo changes within this new environment. Hindu elements further entered into the Islamic faith as the religion continued to be re-constituted in a new atmospher...

This article provides an overview of the retention of Islam post-indenture in Trinidad through group cohesion and activities in support of that, the arrival of missionaries from India and Pakistan, and early examples of descendants of indentured labourers returning to India to study Islam and their subsequent return to Trinidad.