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

Amin Adam set to become Ghana’s first Muslim finance minister

Accra: The Member of Parliament (MP) for Karaga Constituency, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has been nominated as the Minister for Finance designate. The appointment makes him the first Muslim in

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Former Sports Minister, Mustapha Ahmed dies at 63

Ghana is in a state of mourning following the passing of Dr. Mustapha Ahmed, the former Minister of Youth and Sports in the Mahama administration, on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

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National Dawah Council meeting disrupted at ASWAJ headquarters

Accra: A meeting of members of the National Dawah Council (NADAC) of Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah (ASWAJ) of Ghana was abruptly disrupted by armed police officers at the organisation’s headquarters in

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We allow for persons to perform Hajj individually – Hajj Board

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Board has arrangements for persons who may want to embark on Hajj individually without necessarily joining Ghana’s contingent for Hajj this year, the Chairman of the

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Zakat Fund raises GH₵1.17 million in 2022

Accra: The Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund of Ghana has raised a total income of about GH₵1.17 million in the year 2022. This represented a 33.5 percent increase from an

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Hajj 2024: Ghana Hajj Board maintains hajj fare at GH₵75,000

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Board, a body mandated by the government to organise and manage Hajj affairs in Ghana, has announced the 2024 Hajj fare to be GH₵75,000 or an

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Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund appoints M.B. Adams as new CEO 

Accra: The Zakat and Saqada Trust Fund, a faith-based charity Muslim organisation, has appointed Alhaji Musah Baba Adams as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The new CEO takes over

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NFL superstar Owusu-Koramoah accepts Islam

Accra : Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), has accepted Islam. The 24-year-old of Ghanaian descent became a Muslim when

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Ghana has more Muslim males than females – Census Report

Accra: The population of Muslim males in Ghana exceeds that of Muslim females by 1.86 percent, the 2021 Population and Housing Census report has disclosed. This is contrary to the

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John Mahama promises a two-day Eid-ul-Fitr holiday for Ghanaian Muslims

Former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to give Muslims in Ghana a two-day holiday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, a festive day to

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