Salagawura Kanyiti Osman Fusheini, Chief of Salaga

The Salawura Osman Fusheini was enskinned as Salagawura in 1983. Beginning as a strangers' settlement, Salaga is now the chief town in Eastern Gonja. It was famous as a market in the precolonial times. Present during the interview were two Salaga residents Kassampuwura Mumini and Baba Ibrahim.

Kpembiwura Alhaji Ibrahim Haruna, Paramount Chief of Kpembe

Alhaji Haruna is the paramount Chief of Kpembe, the Gonja Division with the famous market town of Salaga in precolonial times. He was interviewed in the presence of two of his sub-chiefs, the chief of Salaga and the chief of Mobu (the indigenes), who made contributions to the interview.

Alhaji Abdullah Muhammad, Proprietor and Headmaster, Fawziya Islamic School

The Fawziya Islamic School is Quranic School in Nima, Accra, started 20 years ago (c. 1986) to teach children the principles of Islamic religion. It is co-ed institution. With 180 children aged between 4 and 13 years. Classes are held during week - ends during the regular school year and children obtain their formal education elsewhere.

Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana

Alhaji Muniru Marhaba has been the Imam of the Wangara community since 1975. His father was the Imam of the Wangara community before him. He teaches, leads prayer, preaches and settles disputes among the Wanagara. He is also custodian of the Marhaba Mosque, set up in 1953.

Khalifa Ustaz Kaamil Amin Ibn Sa'id, Hujjat-ul-Islam

Khalifa Ustaz Kaamil Amin Ibn Sa'id is the leading Islamic scholar in Ashanti Region today. He carries the title of Hujjat-ul-Islam and is successor to Shayk Baba al-Waiz, who was one of the "Big Eleven" in Islamic scholarship in Ashanti and Founder of the Wataniya Islamic School at Aboabo, Kumasi.

Nana Kwame Kyeretwie, Apagyahene

The Apagya stool is seen as one of the "sons" of the Asantehene together with other stools such as Akyempem and Atipim. The current Apagyahene, Nana Kwame Kyeretwie is an Oxford-trained anthropologist.

Archbishop Peter Akwasi Sarpong, Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi

Archbishop Sarpong is the Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi. A trained anthropologist with a Ph.D. from Oxford, he has been at the forefront of indigenizing Catholicism in Asante. In this interview, he reflects on how living out his childhood in a rural Asante household with his father and two uncles who followed different faiths -- Asante, Christian and Muslim religions – served as a model of religious co-existence in his latter life.

Pastor Mensa Otabil, Supervisor of International Central Gospel Church and Chancellor of Central University

A charismatic teacher of the Bible and founder of the International Central Gospel Church and Central University, Pastor Otabil is one of the most respected Christian leaders in Ghana and a gifted motivational speaker. In this interview he shares his knowledge on the history of Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in Ghana and reflects on the current religious co-existence and the future of religious tolerance.

Alhaji Asoma Banda, Businessman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Antrak Transport - Airlines, shipping and trucking, Alhaji Asoma Banda is one of the most successful businessmen in Ghana and a devout Muslim who built at his own expense a beautiful mosque at the cost of US $ one million for public use at the exclusive Airport Residential Area.

Akonnedi Shrine Elders Nana Osofo Abradu II, Nana Osofo Fianko, Nana Aboagye, Abusua Panin Kofi Dankwa, Panin Arye Kwabena, Okyeame Odame Kwasi, and Kwadwo Fianko

Located in the hill town of Larteh, Akuapem, Akonnedi is one of the pre-eminent shrines in Ghana, even patronized by the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. Its late priestess, Nana Oparebea, was instrumental in demystifying the shrine and bringing it into the public space in the early years of independence and cultural nationalism. Discussion includes the history of Akonnedi Shrine, indigenous religion, and religious pluralism.

Nana Kwame Owusu-Agyeman I (Antoahene), Chief of Antoa. Present, Nana Kwaku Tutu, senior counselor, priestly family for Antoa deity (Antoa Anyaman).

Antoa is an Asante town famous for its river deity, Antoa Anyaman Bosom. Reputed for meting out instant justice, Antoa Anyaman has gained wide use across Ghana as an oathing deity. Once the deity’s oath is sworn, disputants in a case must present themselves at the shrine house of the deity for arbitration and rituals to release the disputants from the deity's oath. The large patronage on the day of our attendance underscores the continued vitality of indigenous religion.