The origins and history of Rastafari, beginning with the colonisation of Africa by Europeans. The history of Rastafari begins with the colonisation of Africa, or 'Ethiopia' as it is known to believers ...

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But the tiny islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently ...

An explanation of the various Rastafarian beliefs, and how they are interpreted in recent times. There is no formal Rastafari creed and there are slight differences in the views of different groups.

Rastafari in the new millennium : Rastafari at the dawn of the fifth epoch / Michael Barnett -- Rastafari and the coming of age : the routinization of the Rastafari movement in Jamaica / Barry ...

*This conversation was recorded in March 2018, before cannabis became legal in Canada. For decades, Rastafarians had to contend with the fact that a sacred part of their tradition was illegal in ...

This rare event — opening a tabernacle made of wooden poles and roofed with iron sheets — illustrates the Rastafari's expanding ranks in Kenya, according to members of this congregation. Kenya only ...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Despite victory in the Westmoreland Parish Court over the prosecution of members of the Rastafarian community for the cultivation and use of marijuana, attorney-at-law ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange ...

Basseterre – The St Kitts-Nevis government has launched a public education campaign regarding the marijuana industry in the twin island Federation. Attorney General, Garth Wilkin, said the campaign ...