Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

Okasha Kameny loses military brother

Accra: Lieutenant Sheikh Sharafudeen Kameny, an Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces has passed on at the 37 military hospital in Accra on Thursday. His Janaza (funeral prayer) is scheduled

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Establish technical committee on Islamic finance-Prof Gatsi advises

Accra: A professor of finance at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. John Gatsi, is urging government to show commitment to adopting Islamic financing by establishing a technical committee to

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Ghana makes Islamic medical university proposal to Indonesia

Accra: Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana’s Minister of Education, has urged the Indonesian government to consider establishing an Islamic medical university in Ghana, specifically in the northern part of the country. Such

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UPSA Muslim student develops digital attendance system for school

Accra: Abdul Aziz Nasir, a third-year Information Technology student at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has developed a location-based electronic attendance system (LEAS) that uses geo-location technology to

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission commiserates with Muntaka Mubarak

Accra: A delegation from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, led by its Ameer, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, has called on the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak. The purpose of the

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New Hajj village project costs $14.6 million 

Accra: The cost of constructing a new hajj village is US$14.6 million, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of government communication, has said. The government’s spokesperson noted that

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Potential hajj pilgrims to acquire passports in three days

Accra: The government has, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, opened a satellite passport application centre at the Hajj village in Accra to ensure would-be hajj pilgrims

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Former top EC official Alhaji Sulley passes on

Accra: Alhaji Amadu Sulley, the former Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. He was reported to have passed away while observing

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Business mogul, Asoma Banda dies at 91

Accra: Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda, a business magnate who revolutionised the transport and logistics industry in Ghana, has passed on at the age of 91. The devout Muslim died in

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Government considers donating hajj proceeds to charity

Accra: The government in the near future will be disbursing hajj proceeds to the less privileged or financing development projects in Muslim communities, President John Mahama has said. He noted

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