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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ejRW2JL8ok

What are they demonstrating for?

Perhaps they are braver in confronting Woyane than Christians.

What are they demonstrating for?

Apparently, Chenawi wants to control the Ethiopian Muslims and for that task he imported preachers from Lebanon to preach a certain kind of Islam -- called Ahbash. If you are of the orthodox christian kind, it is almost like the government importing protestant missionaries from Germany and teach the orthodox priests certain kind of Lutheran doctrine.

The Muslims are furious. Have been furious for months. Add to this, most merchants in Ethiopia are of Muslim religion and Weyane is f**ing up that class for political control purposes, you have a very powerful powder keg that is about to blow off. Back in the days their request was "get Ahbash out of our mosques and out of our face", now a days it is not unusual to hear them denounce Chenawi. Infact if you watched the first video, they are already chanting the Egyptian revolutionary slogans.

Chenawi , as usual, is hoping he can play these people against the christians. Since the Ethiopian independent media report is scant, Chenawi can portray these people as fundamentalists and neutralise them using the rest of the population. Plus he can use them to terrorise the rest of society saying if any uprising happens the Muslims will take the upperhand so you better shut up.

These people, on the other hand, have very legitimate questions and could very well work together with the rest of the country. This is where the Ethiopian laziness comes in. These people should be reported upon, encouraged and SHOULD BE EXPOSED BY THE ETHIOPIAN MEDIA SO THAT THE OTHER POPULATION WILL NOT HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THEIR GOAL.

We are most probably looking at the begging of the end for Chenawi, if the Ethiopian media studiously use these events, carefully. Do not overexpose these people, yet try to make the rest of society understand what they are demanding for is legit.
Phew...that was a long post!

Siren66; are you ok? is there a need to about this in this way? Can you please about the role of your people in the promised change?

What are they demonstrating for?

Apparently, Chenawi wants to control the Ethiopian Muslims and for that task he imported preachers from Lebanon to preach a certain kind of Islam -- called Ahbash. If you are of the orthodox christian kind, it is almost like the government importing protestant missionaries from Germany and teach the orthodox priests certain kind of Lutheran doctrine.

The Muslims are furious. Have been furious for months. Add to this, most merchants in Ethiopia are of Muslim religion and Weyane is f**ing up that class for political control purposes, you have a very powerful powder keg that is about to blow off. Back in the days their request was "get Ahbash out of our mosques and out of our face", now a days it is not unusual to hear them denounce Chenawi. Infact if you watched the first video, they are already chanting the Egyptian revolutionary slogans.

Chenawi , as usual, is hoping he can play these people against the christians. Since the Ethiopian independent media report is scant, Chenawi can portray these people as fundamentalists and neutralise them using the rest of the population. Plus he can use them to terrorise the rest of society saying if any uprising happens the Muslims will take the upperhand so you better shut up.

These people, on the other hand, have very legitimate questions and could very well work together with the rest of the country. This is where the Ethiopian laziness comes in. These people should be reported upon, encouraged and SHOULD BE EXPOSED BY THE ETHIOPIAN MEDIA SO THAT THE OTHER POPULATION WILL NOT HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THEIR GOAL.

We are most probably looking at the begging of the end for Chenawi, if the Ethiopian media studiously use these events, carefully. Do not overexpose these people, yet try to make the rest of society understand what they are demanding for is legit.
Phew...that was a long post!

Thanks for the info and well detailed explanation. I see Zenawi pulled out his last card, and a nasty one at that. The guy is evil. He knows it's easier to divide people than to unite them, so by opening up this can of worms, he plunged the country into further division that will haunt the population long after he's gone. His evilness knows no bounds.

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If I were the head of security chief of Addis Ababa, I would tell the head of the Mosque either the Mosque should a place of prayer or will be shut down for good and all the Muslim leadership in the Mosque will be held accountable and put in prison like Issayas does to the church leaders. If the Muslims continue to disturb the city then bring AGAZI COMMANDO and let them test the “ud/etan Woyane.

Thanks God Tigray does not have that much Muslims do not obey the public sentiments. The one we have are more Tigrayan than the religion. What we witnessing in Addis Ababa is the religion is more important than the country due to the Saudi Arabia preachers teaching the hate.

If I were the head of security chief of Addis Ababa, I would tell the head of the Mosque either the Mosque should a place of prayer or will be shut down for good and all the Muslim leadership in the Mosque will be held accountable and put in prison like Issayas does to the church leaders. If the Muslims continue to disturb the city then bring AGAZI COMMANDO and let them test the “ud/etan Woyane.
Thanks God Tigray does not have that much Muslims do not obey the public sentiments. The one we have are more Tigrayan than the religion. What we witnessing in Addis Ababa is the religion is more important than the country due to the Saudi Arabia preachers teaching the hate.

The problem is your retarded tyrant leader Ashebir. Don't blame any one else but him.
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For Tigray this is the best opportunity to let the country ignite religion war in addis Ababa and the south and leave them their eat each other and Tigray move its people to Gonder and ship all the planes for civilians and military and ABSINIA set to go for good.

Ethiopia Muslims Decry Ahbashism Campaign



OnIslam Staff

CAIRO – Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian Muslims have taken to the streets to protest the government's oppression on their community and interference in their religious affairs.

"This is the first time I see Ethiopian Muslims united against their common enemy," Temam Mohammed, one of the protestors, said.

"The ‘Majlis’ leaders thought they can impose their evil policy on us by using force," he said, referring to the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs.

Thousands of Muslims protested across the capital Addis Ababa following the Friday prayers to protest the government oppression of their community.

Chanting "We want our rights" and Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest), the protestors condemn government restrictions on their community.

Protestors say the government is spearheading a campaign in collaboration with the Majlis to indoctrinate Muslims with the ideology of a sect called "Ahbash".

The government of Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi has put the Ahbas in charge of the religious affairs of Ethiopia's Muslims.

Muslims say the government move was in violation of the constitution, which prevents the government interference in religious affairs.

Muslims also accuse the Ahbash of launching an "indoctrination program" in predominantly Muslim areas, forcing people to attend "religious training" camps or risk police interrogation and possible arrest.

"They thought they can draw a line between “Sufi” and “Salafi” and fulfill the interest of Ahbash which is a deviant business motivated sect seeking to expand its empire by dividing the people," Mohammed said.

"But we were fast enough to know their hidden agenda and strengthened the brotherly bond among the Muslim society. That is why you see this large mass coming here to demand its right."

Founded by Ethiopian-Lebanese scholar Sheikh Abdullah al-Harari, Ahbash is seen by the West as a "friendly alternative" to Wahabi ideology, which the West sees as extreme and militant.

Muslims say Ahbash imams are being brought over from Lebanon to fill the Majlis and teach Ethiopians that “Wahabis” are non-Muslims.

Silenced Muslims

The government, however, insists it was not interfering in the religious affairs of Ethiopian Muslims.

"We have no right to intervene in the churches and mosques," Premier Zenai told the parliament last week.

"We didn’t impose Ahbash ideology on the mass. All what is happening is done by the leaders of Islamic Affairs council themselves.

"What we did was only teaching about our constitution. We did that because it was our duty," he said.

Zenawi also defended mass arrests of Muslims, saying it was part of efforts to combat extremism in the country.

"All those arrested by the security agents are part of the ‘Salafi’ school which approves that at least some ‘Salafis’ want to topple the state forcefully," he said.

"We know them and we follow up them. However, this doesn’t mean all Salafis are Al-Qaeda members."

But Muslim religious leaders see Zenawi's statements as a tactic to silence them.

"Our request is purely about freedom of religion. We didn’t ask political power," Muslim scholars said.
"He didn’t address any one of the three points we requested. But he tried to show us his wisdom about “Sufi” and “Salafi” and terrorized us by bringing a nightmare of ‘Al-Qaeda’ to our country. He did so because he wants to keep us away from raising similar questions in the future."

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