Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

Mawlid 2025: President Mahama to miss celebration

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has officially informed the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, of his inability to attend the Mawlid – birthday celebration of the holy prophet,

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Sarki Salisu Maude appointed Board Chair of Zongo Development Fund

Accra: Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, Office of the President, has, on behalf of President John Mahama, sworn into office an eleven-member Governing Board of the Zongo Development Fund

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Dr Ben Abdallah, Ghana’s illustrious playwright, dies at 81

Accra: Dr Mohammed Ben Abdallah, a Muslim, renowned playwright and luminary in theatre arts, has died on Thursday at the age of 81. He was a former education minister who

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Tamale Muslims welcome GCB Hajj savings account

Tamale: Muslims in Tamale, the capital of the Northern region, have expressed delight with the innovative Hajj savings account, a product introduced by the largest bank in Ghana, GCB Bank.

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Mawlid 2025: Chief Imam to celebrate birth of Holy Prophet on September 20

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam of Ghana, will celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammed on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The Mawlid Nabi will be

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Mawlid 2025: Muslim youth walk Accra streets for fitness

Accra: Hundreds of Muslim youth, mostly belonging to the Tijjaniya sect, have embarked on a 7-kilometre health walk to commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammed. The seventh edition

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Bibiani Gold Stars management sponsor players to perform umrah

Bibiani: Management of Ghana Premier League club, Bibiani Gold Stars has sponsored six footballers and a technical team member to perform umrah,a minor pilgrimage performed in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The

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Ghana’s Ambassador Nasir-Deen shares inspiring story of economic difficulty in early life

Accra: Abdul Nasir-Deen, Ambassador of Ghana to Turkey, said he had given up all hopes of returning to school when he completed his Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in 1997.

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Academician Prof. Alidu Seidu to represent NDC in upcoming Tamale Central by-election

Tamale: Professor Alidu Seidu, a Muslim academician, has won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries for the upcoming Tamale Central by-election. Should he win the upcoming election, Dr Seidu

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YEA begins recruitment for Arabic Teachers Module

Accra: The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has on Friday started receiving applications from qualified persons interested in working under the Arabic Teachers Module. Applicants have a two-week window, which ends

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