Hassan Atwell and Scanny Martin they set the stage for young Trinidad men to, accept “shuhada” (martyrdom).
Trinidad is now infamous as the place in the western hemisphere from whence, the most jihadist’s per capita has immigrated (hijrah) to Iraq and Syria. Shane Crawford (deceased) is the most known jihadist, from Trinidad to date. I have written many posts on my Blog about Crawford and jihadism, in a Caribbean context. In any movement whether, fundamentalist or otherwise there must always be forbearers, those who shouldered the burden of responsibility to propagate in behalf of a given message, in the case of a jihadist, such propagation must entail that a jihadist must be prepared to sacrifice his or her life in the furtherance of their goals. One such propagator was Hassan Atwell along with his accomplice (brother in jihad), Scanny Martin. The two men set the stage and tone for all others who desired martyrdom (shuhada), to follow in their footsteps. Bear witness then to their reality in the suicide operation that inspired a generation. ...