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| |date=22 April 2012 | |date=22 April 2012 | ||
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| }}</ref><ref name=Ubah/> The government installed several leaders of the ] movement, a relatively recent sect of Islam that is seen as more moderate than Wahhabism, in key positions in the Ethiopian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs,<ref name=OnIslam/> leading to protests among Ethiopian Muslims who claimed that the government was attempting to indoctrinate the country in a fringe sect of Islam.<ref name=OnIslam/> | |||
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| According to Ethiopian Muslim sources, in July 2011, “the Ethiopian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs” (popularly called “Majlisul A’ela” or “Majlis”) has started a country wide program aimed at educating the Muslim populace in the beliefs and doctrines of the politico-religious faction called ].<ref name=Ubah> | |||
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| |url=http://www.bilaltube.com/articles/read-the-%E2%80%9Cahbashism%E2%80%9D-campaign-in-ethiopia-and-the-resistance-of-the-muslim-people_56.html | |||
| |title=The “Ahbashism” Campaign in Ethiopia and the Resistance of the Muslim People | |||
| |work=BilalTube | |||
| |date=7 February 2012 | |||
| |first=Ubah Abdusalam|last=Seid | |||
| }}</ref> The program started by training the leaders of the Majlis committee of the districts and imams of the mosques and in the long run, it is feared that it will encompass all Muslims of the country.<ref name=Ubah/> It is believed by some Ethiopians that the ] is backing the program in its efforts to curb ].<ref name=Ubah/> | |||
| ==Protests== | ==Protests== | ||
| Protests have arisen across Ethiopia in response to the government's Ahbashism campaign.<ref name=OnIslam/> The protestors claim that the campaign represents an illegal repression of their religious freedom by the government.<ref name=OnIslam/> The protestors accuse the government of torturing arrested protestors.<ref> | Protests have arisen across Ethiopia in response to the government's ] campaign.<ref name=OnIslam/> The protestors claim that the campaign represents an illegal repression of their religious freedom by the government.<ref name=OnIslam/> The protestors accuse the government of torturing arrested protestors.<ref> | ||
| {{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| |url=http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/457251-ethiopia-muslims-tortured-over-ahbashism.html | |url=http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/457251-ethiopia-muslims-tortured-over-ahbashism.html | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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The Ahbashism campaign is the term that has been applied to a program undertaken in mid 2011 by the Ethiopian government to quell the rise of Muslim extremism, especially Wahhabism, in the country.
Protests
Protests have arisen across Ethiopia in response to the government's Ahbashism campaign. The protestors claim that the campaign represents an illegal repression of their religious freedom by the government. The protestors accuse the government of torturing arrested protestors. In May 2012, the protestors called for new elections to replace the leaders of the Supreme Council.
References
- ^ {{cite web |url=http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/456710-ethiopia-muslims-decry-ahbashism-campaign.html |title=Ethiopia Muslims Decry Ahbashism Campaign |work=OnIslam |date=22 April 2012 |author=Staff
- Muhammad, Harmus (24 May 2012). "Ethiopia Muslims Tortured Over Ahbashism". OnIslam.
- Staff (22 May 2012). "Ethiopia/Islam: Ethiopia Muslims Eye Vote to Replace Ahbash". International Islamic News Agency.
See also
External links
- Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Official US Site of Ahbash Organization