The Muslim Executive Foundation (MEF), a pro-Muslim movement with its headquarters in Kumasi, has added its voice to the appeal for President Akuffo Addo to sign the anti-gay bill, characterizing it as unreligious and contrary to the nation’s cultural values. The Executives stated that the Foundation cannot support …
Read More »Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Muslim Group Demands His Removal
Some Muslim youth are calling for the resignation of the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haroun for dragging the Muslim community into political confusion. Sheikh Haroun has however called their bluff. The Chief Imam has on many public platforms, declared his support for the New Patriotic …
Read More »‘Illegal’ female Muslim pilgrim to Mecca dies from reported hardships
Some sad news coming in from Saudi Arabia is that a Muslim pilgrim from Ghana has lost her life. The cause of the death of Zulfawu Ishaku, 68, at Mecca is still one that has not been determined, although there are suspicions it may have been attributed to hardship, a …
Read More »2023 Pilgrimage: First batch of Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims arrive in Saudi city of Madina
The first batch of Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims constituting a total number of 429 for this year’s hajj have landed safely in the Saudi city of Madina. A transcript available to GhanaWeb indicates that they were received by an advance team of the Ghana Hajj Board officials, an envoy in the …
Read More »Muslim man dragged to court for marrying 5 wives
A businessman, Awaisu Jibril, appeared at a Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, for allegedly marrying five wives, contrary to Islamic teaching. The prosecutor, Insp. Sambo Maigari had told the court on Wednesday, April 12, that one Musa Abdullahi, a community leader, had reported the matter to the Rigasa Police …
Read More »Muslim pilgrims to cough GHS75K for this year’s Hajj
The Ghana Hajj Board has pegged this year’s Hajj pilgrim at GHS75,000 ($6,500). The deadline for this year’s fee is 30th April 2023. The Board in a statement told prospective pilgrims that the cedi equivalent of GHS75,000 remains in force until 31st March 2023, and may change afterwards based on …
Read More »VIDEO: NPP’s winning formula is a southern Christian flagbearer and a northern Muslim running mate – Ex-NPP MP
Collins Owusu Amankwah, a former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, has told members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to experiment with their choice of presidential candidate for the 2024 elections. According to him, the party has a tried and tested strategy for elections which is a Christian …
Read More »Muslim woman dies after her hijab got trapped in moving motor tyre
A Muslim woman has been killed at Bole of the Savannah Region after the hijab got trapped in the back tyre of a motorbike she was riding. According to family sources, she was returning with her husband from the farm when the unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday. The hijab reportedly …
Read More »Zakiya becomes first Muslim lady to win Miss Malaika Ghana pageant in its 20 years history
19-year-old University of Ghana student Ahmed Zakiya has been crowned the 2022 Miss Malaika Pageant winner. The event, which took place on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Grand Arena, saw the Psychology student instituting a new record as the first-ever Muslim to win the coveted prize since the pageant’s …
Read More »The Ghanaian Muslim bride who won hearts with her 9 outfit changes
A Ghanaian Muslim bride, Zainab Ibrahim, topped social media trends over the weekend with her display of style and elegance in the 9 different outfit changes at her marriage ceremony. The wedding put together by Sprout Events has witnessed top wedding blogs across Africa sharing videos and photos of the …
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