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.

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First 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

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Young 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”.

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Al 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

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Worshippers 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.

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Hajj 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.

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Daughter 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

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Ghana 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

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Palestinian 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

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Bawumia 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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