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Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson

I. The historical and institutional background. Muhammad and the birth of Islam -- The basic institutions of Islam -- II. General themes. The islamization of Africa -- The africanization of Islam -- ...
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Ethiopia : history, culture and challenges / edited by Siegbert Uhlig, David Appleyard, Alessandro Bausi, Wolfgang Hahn, and Steven Kaplan

Ethiopia is a compendium on Ethiopia and Northeast Africa for travellers, students, businessmen, people interested in Africa, policymakers and organisations. In this book 85 specialists from 15 ...
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Ethiopia: religious tension is getting worse – 5 factors driving groups apart

A high priest holds a cross during the celebrations of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel in Addis Ababa in September 2023. Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images Religion is highly present in ...
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Ethiopia’s war in Tigray risks wiping out centuries of the world’s history

Tigray’s al-Nejashi Mosque, one of Africa’s oldest Islamic sites, was damaged in December 2020. Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images The human carnage and heritage destruction in Ethiopia’s ...