The Jamaat al Muslimeen (from Arabic جماعة المسلمين) is a Muslim organisation within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with a membership of predominantly Afro-Trinidadians. The appeal of its doctrines to the poor and displaced classes of society have seen its membership and popularity increase. ^{[citation needed]} The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the countrys head of state and commander in chief of the countrys armed forces. ... This page lists presidents of Trinidad and Tobago. ... George Maxwell Richards, T.C., CMT, Ph. ... This page lists prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago. ... For other persons named Patrick Manning, see Patrick Manning (disambiguation). ... The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Senate is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago. ... NO Sources Cited !!! In 1966 General Elections certain candidates won the election with more votes in their area, than their were registered voters. ... Election boycott In 1966 General Elections certain candidates won the election with more votes in their area, than their were registered voters. ... Trinidad and Tobago General Elections 1995 Results United National Congress : 17 Seats Peoples National Movement : 17 seats National Alliance for Reconstruction : 2 seats A collation government was formed between the United National Congress & National Alliance for Reconstruction. ... General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000. ... General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2001. ... General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002. ... General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007. ... Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago is handled through 5 municipalities, 9 Regional Corporations and the Tobago House of Assembly. ... Modern Trinidad and Tobago maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbors and major North American and European trading partners. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Jamaat al Muslimeen can refer to a Trinidad and Tobago islamist group who were involved in an attempted coup détat in 1990 - see Jamaat al Muslimeen a Baltimore, Maryland-based group led by Dr. Kaukab Siddique which publishes a newspaper titled New Trend. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Afro-Trinidadian refers to people of African descent who are citizens or nationals of Trinidad and Tobago. ...

It was the organisation's leader, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, who led members of the Jamaat in an attempted coup d'état against the elected Government of Trinidad and Tobago in July 1990^{[citation needed]}. Over a six-day period members of the government including then-Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson were held hostage at gun point while chaos and looting broke out in the streets of the capital Port of Spain. Yasin Abu Bakr, born Lennox Philip is the leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen a black Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Coup redirects here. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (born 16 December 1926 in Calder Hall, Tobago) was President of Trinidad and Tobago from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. ... Port of Spain, population 49,000 (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys second largest city by population, after San Fernando. ...

A court ruling upheld an amnesty agreement obtained during the incarceration of parliament by the group^{[citation needed]}. This led to the non-prosecution of its members for this crime despite the contention that the fact that guns and force were used to obtain said amnesty constituted duress. Subsequent to the attempted coup, it aligned itself publicly first with the United National Congress (in the run-up to the 1995 General Elections) and later with the People's National Movement (PNM), the party which forms the current Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The United National Congress (UNC) is one of the two major political organisations in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Peoples National Movement is the ruling conservative political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ...

Before and since those elections, however, present and past members have been connected or prosecuted for serious violent crimes^{[citation needed]}. These crimes include drug and gang related killings, rape and a current spree of kidnappings for ransom of members of the local upper and middle class^{[citation needed]}. The organization and its leader have the reputation of antagonism to Trinidadians of Indian origin, that many consider racist^{[citation needed]}. The Jamaat's alleged crimes of kidnapping have mainly targeted Indian-Trinidadians^{[citation needed]}. The organisation's leader is currently being prosecuted with conspiracy to murder several of the group's former members who had spoken out publicly against the Jamaat al Muslimeen and its practices, and who were suspected of becoming witnesses in legal proceedings against its members^{[citation needed]}.

As of March 2007, three members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen have confessed to their role in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of an Indo-Trinidadian businesswoman, Vindra Naipaul-Coolman ^{[citation needed]}.

Currently they are under surveillance by the local National Security Agency as well as the United States Central Intelligence Agency for suspected terrorist relations with the Middle East, as are two other Muslim factions^{[citation needed]}. “NSA” redirects here. ... “CIA” redirects here. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

See also

• Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt

On Friday July 27, 1990, 114 members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, led by Yasin Abu Bakr and Bilaal Abdullah attempted to stage a coup détat against the government of Trinidad and Tobago. ...

External links

• Chris Zambelis, "Spotlight on Trinidad and Tobago's Jamaat al-Muslimeen," Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor, Volume 5, Issue 12, June 21, 2007.
• Chris Zambelis, "Jamaat al-Muslimeen on Trial in Trinidad and Tobago," Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor, Volume 4, Issue 5, March 9, 2006.
• Chris Zambelis, "Al-Qaeda's Inroads into the Caribbean," Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor, Volume 3, Issue 20, October 21, 2005.
• Chris Zambelis, "Radical Islam in Latin America," Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor, Volume 3, Issue 23, December 2, 2005.