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Makkah Taxi service launched at Jeddah Hajj Conference

JEDDAH —  The Hajj Conference and Exhibition marked the launch of Makkah Taxi, a new transportation service developed by the General Transport Centre of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy

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Masjid Nabawi receives 5.4 million worshippers in second week of 2025

Madina, Saudi Arabia: The Prophet’s Mosque, Masjid Nabawi, has received 5,475,443 worshippers last week, the Saudi authorities have indicated. These worshippers were catered for by the General Authority for the

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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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Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire

A ceasefire deal was reached Wednesday to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to President Joe Biden, Qatar’s prime minister, and Hamas officials. US President Joe

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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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Muslim lawyer challenges religious policies of Wesley Girls SHS at Supreme Court

A private legal practitioner, Shafic Osman has filed a suit against Wesley Girls Senior High School challenging the school’s policies that has allegedly discriminated against female Muslim students for many

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Chief Imam pays post-election visits to Mahama, Dr. Bawumia

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, Ghana’s National Chief Imam, has led a high-level Muslim delegation to the residences of president-elect John Dramani Mahama and vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The

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