Former Chief Executive of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Herbert Mensah has joined the call for peace and harmony amongst faiths as Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-Al-Fitr.

Mr Mensah said the world is going through difficult times which demands that people of faith will consciously work together towards peace building.

He is convinced the period of Ramadan will usher a period of spiritual awakening and tolerance among all faiths.

"May this period lead us to reach out to what is best in us as members of the human family," he said in a statement which was accompanied was by a greeting card.

"May Allah accept your acts of worship and sacrifices and may his peace and mercy reign among all the nations of the earth. This prayer is particularly relevant in a time of great confusion and distress in the region that gave birth to the three Abrahamic faith(Judaism, Christianity and Islam)," he added.

The greeting card

His call for peace buttresses the president's admonition for parents to keep an eye on their children and to prevent them from being influenced by negative religious extremists.

President John Mahama in his address to Muslims at the end of Ramadan said some  individuals are hiding behind religion to commit acts of terrorism against mankind.

Islam has nothing to do with violence, he stressed, and regretted recent acts of terrorism that left dozens killed in Baghdad.