Islamophobia in Ethiopia Archives

The Rise of Islamophobia in Ethiopia

April 26, 2013April 26, 2013TesfaNews2 Comments

Recent demands have been the most vocal and the most sustained in the history of Ethiopian Muslims. But if they have gone the least bit beyond the scope of religion, then, ironically, they have been overtly secularist. By OpenDemocracy.net, Many observers have documented the rise in Islamophobic sentiments in many western lands, especially since 9/11. While […]

Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear

February 18, 2013December 9, 2014TesfaNews3 Comments

“Jihadawi Harekat” is a smear campaign designed to vilify, malign, demean and marginalize Ethiopian Muslims By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam, In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the portrait painted by Transparency International (TI) (Corruption Index) and Global Financial […]