The first organized religion to arrive in Ghana was Islam. It is one of the most extensively practiced faiths in Ghana. It has been present in Ghana since the 10th century. Muslims make up roughly 19.9% of Ghana’s population, according to the Ghana Statistical Service’s Population and Housing Census (2022). Linda Sarsour is a political activist from the United States. During a trip to Ghana, West Africa, she recounts her Ramadan experience.
On social media, she stated, “God Almighty is everywhere and he is beloved in Ghana. As a Muslim, during the blessed month of Ramadan, I felt so seen by Muslims and non Muslims alike. The many times people greeted me “Assalamualaikum” and “Ramadan Mubarak” was so beautiful. Ghana is not a Muslim majority country yet it has a significant Muslim population and their influence is visible across the country. Billboards wishing Muslims Ramadan Kareem, many small mosques, brothers praying in the streets during the day taking breaks from work and men and women donning beautiful kufis and hijabs.”
The Palestine-American Muslim Author also discusses the Ghana National Mosque in Accra in some depth. She said, “This is the National Mosque in Accra built as a gift to the country from the government of Turkey. It also has a beautiful Islamic School, event spaces, open courtyard and a halal restaurant and cafe.”
“Thank you Ghana for welcoming your Muslim sister. Forever indebted to you for your generosity & hospitality, she added.”
Linda Sarsour is married to Maher Judeh and was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. She co-chaired the 2017 Women’s March, as well as the 2017 Day Without a Woman and the 2019 Women’s March. She has also served as the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York in the past.
