Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

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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Ghana’s Faisal Abubakar retains WBO title against Nigerian opponent

Accra: The 31-year-old Ghanaian boxer, Faisal Abubakar, aka Poncho Power, has successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Lightweight title belt against Nigeria’s Samuel Opaogun. He did so

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Muslims to pray for late former deputy BOG governor, Dr Alhassan on September 15

Accra: Family members, friends, and sympathisers will join the Muslim community on September 15 to pray for Dr. Alhassan Mohammed, former and first Muslim Deputy Governor of the Bank of

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Islamic scholar admonishes Muslims to be peace ambassadors in upcoming elections

Kumasi, Ashanti Region: An Islamic scholar and educator, Dr. Adam Umar Yabila, has admonished Muslims to be agents for peace and pray for Ghana to have a peaceful general election.

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Techiman Muslims hold Islamic prayer for rain to end drought

Techiman, Bono East: Some Muslims of the Techiman municipality in the Bono East region have convened for Salat al Istisqa (prayer for rain). The aim of the prayer was to

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