- “The rapid evolution of Islamic banking across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states comprising Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman has positioned the region as a global benchmark for Shariah-compliant finance.”
- In Ghana, a “spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu…[explained that] Islam permits the temporary suspension of immediate burial rites in cases like the August 6 helicopter crash that killed Environment Minister Murtala Muhammed, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru (Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator), and six others.”