Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

Kishk Bashir Yandu earns PhD in Islamic law

Accra: Sheikh Abdul Hamid Kishk Bashir Yandu, a Ghanaian Muslim scholar, has elevated his scholarly status with the attainment of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Islamic law, ethics, and

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Sunni cleric calls on NLA boss to resign

Accra: A Kumasi-based Sunni Muslim cleric, Dr. Tawfik Abdul Rahman Kulusey, has appealed to the newly appointed Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Abdul Salam Mohammed, to resign

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Abdul Salam commits to succeeding as new NLA boss

Accra: Abdul Salam Mohammed, the former regional secretary of the National Democratic Congress in the Northern Region, has accepted his appointment as acting Executive Officer of the National Lottery Authority

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Two Muslim MPs get ministerial nomination

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated two members of the Muslim caucus of Parliament for ministerial roles. They include Haruna Iddrisu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central and

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President Mahama appoints Muslim as acting lottery authority boss

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mohammed Abdul-Salam, a Muslim politician, as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). The appointment is in accordance

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Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund records 6 percent revenue shortfall for 2023

Accra: The Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund, an Islamic nongovernmental charity organisation, has, at the end of the year 2023, recorded a total income of GH₵1,096,079, representing a 6 percent

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Ghana’s Hajj task force arrive in Saudi Arabia

Accra: Ghana’s five-member Hajj delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj symposium and Exhibition. The task force is being headed by Alhaji Collins Dauda, Member of Parliament

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Ghanaians must emulate the ideals of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission – John Mahama

Gomoa, Central Region: President John Dramani Mahama says the long-held ideals of order and discipline exhibited by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission were worth emulating by all Ghanaians. He observed that

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Bawumia makes post-inauguration visit to Makkah for Umrah 

Accra: Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia arrived in Makkah on Thursday to perform Umrah, which is a minor hajj ritual. He was accompanied by his wife, Hajia Samira Bawumia,

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Bawumia, other Muslim personalities receive national awards

Accra: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President, has become the first Muslim politician since 2008 to receive the Order of the Star of Ghana award. The presidential candidate of the

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