The Ghanaian Minaret

Accra: The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kinsford Bagbin, is proposing the formation of a joint religious pressure group headed by the leadership of the main religious groups in Ghana to

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved over US$1.2 billion support packages for nine African countries. The support was part of

Accra: Leaders and representatives of various Muslim stakeholder groups will be converging in Accra on Friday, October 25, 2024, for the beginning of the fourth annual conference of the National

Sunyani: Muslim worshippers at the Sunyani central mosque had to abandon Friday (Jummah) prayers and flee due to an unwelcomed visit from a swarm of bees. In a video shared

Accra: Muhammad Kamal, a Ghanaian contestant at the maiden edition of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Oulema (Scholars) Noble Prophetic Hadith competition, has been declared a category winner.  The

Abuja, Nigeria: The National Mosque of Nigeria in Abuja has appointed Professor Ilyas Usman, the first Igbo Professor of Arabic language as an Imam. The Imam from South East joins

Accra: The Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM) has dedicated its 64th annual national conference to the promotion of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in

Accra: Mallama Jamila Dawud, a Muslim scholar, has called on politicians of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to put in place the needed

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

Kano, Nigeria : Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have started closing down sports betting shops that they say are operating illegally. “As you know, betting is forbidden