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University of the West Indies lecturer and historian Dr Jerome Teelucksingh says Trinidad and Tobago’s strong tradition of religious tolerance was forged through the shared struggles, suffering and resistance of enslaved Africans and indentured Indians under colonial rule.
Speaking at the Palmiste Historical Society’s Indian Arrival Day lecture at the Rambert Community Centre on Monday, Dr Teelucksingh said the Caribbean’s harmony among Hindus, Muslims and Christians remains one of the region’s most remarkable achievements.
“Since indentureship, the Hindus, Muslims and Christians in the Caribbean have lived in harmony. This high level of tolerance is a remarkable feature of the region that must be acknowledged,” he said.
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