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

Daughter of top Tijjaniya cleric now a medical doctor

Accra- Dr Nafisa Abdul Wadud Bature, the daughter of Kumasi-based Tijaniyya Cleric, Abdul Wadud Haroun, is now a medical doctor. Dr Abdul Wadud Bature was among 461 Medical and Dental

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Don’t let parochial interest destroy the National Muslim Conference

Accra – The Chairman of the Muslim Caucus of Parliament, Muntaka Mubarak, has advised Muslim stakeholders against leveraging the National Muslim Conference (NMC) to champion parochial interests. He urged Muslim

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Chief Imam for Western Region dies

Sekondi- Muslims in the Western Region were thrown into a state of mourning following the demise of their Chief Imam, Alhaji Sanni Abdullah Bawa. The 72-year-old passed away on Thursday,

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Aziz Futa Makes Way to Ghana Immigration Service Council

Accra – The National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Aziz Haruna Futa has been inaugurated as a member of the governing council of the Ghana Immigration Service.

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Ghana National Mosque finally opens to Ghanaian Muslim worshippers

Accra: President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned the 10-million-dollar ultra-modern Ghana National Mosque complex. The 15,000-capacity facility situated on a 4.2-acre land at Kanda in Accra is the

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Weija Muslims sanctioned for holding Eid prayers

Accra – The Chief of Weija Zango, Sarki Sulemana Mumuni, on Sunday, May 23, 2021, sanctioned a community mosque by dissolving the mosque’s management committee. This was necessitated by the

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Sheikh Sharubutu gives up personal seat to female visitor

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has broken a long-standing convention at his home by vacating his customised chair for a female visitor. In an unexpected twist,

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Claims of fasting being harmful to students unfounded- IMAG

Accra – The Islamic Medical Association of Ghana (IMAGH) says any claim of fasting being harmful to students’ health is a “distorted assertion” that is unfounded as it lacked any

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Wesley Girls PTA endorses no fasting policy

Accra – The Parent and Teachers Association (PTA) of Wesley Girls Senior High School (SHS) says it is satisfied with the school’s no-fasting policy. The policy, the association said was

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Muslim leaders call for calm, awaits response from Church

Accra – The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu has called on Ghanaian Muslims to exercise restraint as leadership worked to resolve the fasting impasse at the Wesley Girls

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