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Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community
June 28 declared statutory holiday for Eid ul Adha
The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared June 28 as a statutory holiday to celebrate Eid ul Adha.
Read MoreFirst batch of Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims arrives in Madina
The contingent is the first batch of some over 2,000 pilgrims expected to be airlifted from Ghana to the Kingdom to perform the hajj ritual, which is the fifth pillar of Islam
Read MoreYoung FOMWAG launches 25th anniversary celebration
The celebration which will be climaxed with a workshop in December this year is organised under the theme, “25 Years of Empowering the Muslim Young Girl: Challenges and Prospects”.
Read MoreAl Qasimia University honours Ghana’s Jamila Dawud for Community Service
Jamila Dawud, a Ghanaian Muslim scholar has been awarded the Al Qasimiya University Distinguished Graduate in Community Service for her role in empowering women to study Islam
Read MoreWorshippers run for cover as mosque collapses in Nima
Accra – Muslim worshippers at the ‘Awta’ mosque in Nima, a suburb of Accra, had the scare of their lives when the two-storey building caved in on Monday afternoon.
Read MoreHajj Board bares teeth at fake Hajj Pilgrims
The Ghana Hajj Board has expressed concerns over attempts by some persons, with the connivance of hajj agents, to perform Hajj either with Umrah or a tourist visa.
Read MoreDaughter makes mother prostrate at graduation
Accra – Fati Hamidu, mother of Fauzeeya Jamal-Deen had no option but to kneel and prostrate in public when the name of her daughter was mentioned as a receipt of
Read MoreGhana fails to impress at 26th Dubai Quran Competition
Accra – Ghana has failed to make a good showing at the just-ended 2023 edition of the Dubai International Quran Competition after its representative failed to go past the first
Read MorePalestinian embassy supports Ghanaian Muslim families
Accra – The Embassy of Palestine in Ghana on Friday donated bags of rice to some 600 Muslim families in commemoration of the holy month of Ramadhan. The gesture was
Read MoreBawumia hands over reconstructed mosque to Kumasi Muslims
Kumasi – Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana has finally commissioned the reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque to the joy of Muslims in the Ashanti region. The 7,000-capacity mosque has
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