Islamic police raid betting shops in northern Nigeria

Kano, Nigeria : Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have started closing down sports betting shops that they say are operating illegally. “As you know, betting is forbidden

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2024 Islamic Finance Conference takes off on Saturday

Accra: Economic and finance experts from industry, academia, and civil society will converge at the 2024 edition of the Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC) on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in

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BOG’s misunderstanding of Islamic banking a major setback for its introduction – Prof. Gatsi

Accra – A Professor of Finance at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. John Gatsi, says the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) misunderstanding of the concept of Islamic banking and finance

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Hezbollah confirms Israel’s killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah’s death as Israel says it hit the group’s leaders at their headquarters in south Beirut. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an air attack on

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US executes black Muslim prisoners under questionable circumstances

Imam Marcellus Khalifah Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay, CNN reported.

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Africa dominates 2024 Dubai Quran Competition for women

Dubai, UAE – Seven female Quran reciters from Africa have made it to the top 10 of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition that was held recently.

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Mawlid 2024: Nigerian government declares Monday as public holiday

Abuja, Nigeria: The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Interior Ministry, has announced Monday, September 16, 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate and mark the birth of the Holy

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Language expert advocates review of Arabic pedagogy in Ghanaian schools

Kumasi: Dr. Adam Umar Yebila, an Arabic language expert, has called on stakeholders to review the processes and procedures for teaching and learning the Arabic language in Ghanaian schools. He

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Ghanaian Muslim footballer Abdul Aziz joins FC Barcelona

Accra: Dreams FC, a Ghana Premier League (GPL) club, has announced the transfer of the Ghanaian football prodigy Abdul Aziz Issah to Spanish football giant Barcelona FC. The deal was

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23-year-old Abdul Hakim sets new Guinness world record for Ghana

Accra: A 23-year-old journalist from Kumasi, Ghana, has broken the world record for the longest time to hug a tree. Abdul Hakim Awal’s “tree-hug-a-thon,”  which took place outside Kumasi Cultural

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