Latest news in Ghana about Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community.

Swarm of bees disrupt Jummah prayers at Sunyani Central Mosque

Sunyani: Muslim worshippers at the Sunyani central mosque had to abandon Friday (Jummah) prayers and flee due to an unwelcomed visit from a swarm of bees. In a video shared

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Ghanaian contestant places first at maiden African Hadith competition

Accra: Muhammad Kamal, a Ghanaian contestant at the maiden edition of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Oulema (Scholars) Noble Prophetic Hadith competition, has been declared a category winner.  The

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Ghana Muslim Mission dedicates 64th national conference to TVET and STEM education

Accra: The Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM) has dedicated its 64th annual national conference to the promotion of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in

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Ghanaian Politicians tasked to end citizenship discrimination against Zongo communities

Accra: Mallama Jamila Dawud, a Muslim scholar, has called on politicians of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to put in place the needed

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Islamic Banking and Finance is not about promoting religion—Prof. Gatsi

Accra: Professor John Gatsi, University of Cape Coast (UCC), has emphasised that Islamic banking and finance should not be viewed merely as a tool for promoting religion. Instead, Ghanaians should

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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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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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