Ethiopia occupies a unique and pivotal place in the history of Islam. As the first refuge for Muslims fleeing persecution in Mecca, its significance extends ...
The Ethiopian Church continued through the centuries to resist Islam. However, from the 12th century to the 16th century, Ethiopian rulers were under periodic attacks from Muslim neighbours ...
AS Terje Østebø is a professor at the Center for African Studies and the Department of Religion, University of Florida. His research interests are Islam in Ethiopia, contemporary Islam and Islamic ...
The centre has been built for spreading the light of the benevolent teachings of Islam in Ethiopia, a country that gave asylum to Muslim refugees during the life-time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be ...
'We need to learn Arabic quickly, so we could better understand the religion and teach it to you, and return you to it' Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses his country's diaspora, the ...
Three Ethiopian nationals were killed over two days in Somalia's Puntland region amid accusations of "links to the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS)," while several Ethiopians have reportedly been ...