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Hajj 2025: Ghana’s pilgrims to start returning home on June 20
Accra: After a month-long stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghana’s Hajj pilgrims are expected to start returning home on June 20, 2025. The Ghana Hajj Taskforce is making
Read MorePersons without religion reach almost a quarter of world’s population
Washington: Findings of the latest study conducted by the Pew Research Centre have revealed that the number of religiously unaffiliated persons in the world has reached 1.9 billion, making them
Read MoreMuslims emerge as fastest-growing religious group – latest Pew Study reveals
Washington: The global population of Muslims increased by 347 million between 2010 and 2020, making Muslims the fastest-growing religious group within the period. According to the findings of a latest
Read MoreHajj 2025: Ghana’s Hajj death toll rises to seven
Accra: Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Head of the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, an interim committee tasked with Hajj management in Ghana, has disclosed that seven Ghanaians have lost their lives while
Read MoreEid ul Adha 2025: Kasoa Amanfro Muslims hold Eid prayers without microphone
Accra: It was an unusual Eid ul-Adha prayer for Muslims of Kasoa Ngleshie Amanfro, who held their Eid prayer session with no audio equipment present. It turned out the community’s
Read MoreEid ul Adha 2025: Ghana declares June 6 as public holiday
Accra: The government has declared Friday, June 6, 2025, as a public holiday for the celebration of Eid ul-Adha. The Ministry of the Interior, in a press statement issued on
Read MoreHajj 2025: Ghana completes airlift of 5800 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Accra: Ghana has successfully completed the airlifting of Hajj pilgrims with the departure of the last flight on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The flight carrying about 425 pilgrims left the
Read MoreHajj 2025: Sheikh Gumi sends cryptic message to Saudi authorities
Kaduna: Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a Nigerian cleric barred from performing Hajj, has sent a cryptic message to Saudi authorities against denying Muslims access to Masjid-ul Haram (sacred house
Read MoreHajj 2025: Pilgrims’ arrivals reach 890,000 with 15,900 illegals detained
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced on Friday, May 23, the arrival of 890,883 pilgrims from abroad for the Hajj season 1446 AH. They arrived through all international
Read MoreUS Islamic preacher Sheikh Farooq reacts to UK entry ban
California, US: A prominent US-based Islamic preacher, Sheikh Uthman bin Farooq, has reacted strongly to his ban from entering the United Kingdom (UK). The ban is an outcome of a
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