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| The '''Ahbashism campaign''' is the term that has been applied to a program allegedly undertaken in mid-2011 to quell the rise of ], specifically ]sm, in ].<ref name=OnIslam> | |||
| {{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 | |||
| }}</ref> Prime Minister ] said in a speech to ] in April 2012, "We are observing tell-tale signs of extremism. We should nip this scourge in the bud."<ref name=Maasho> | |||
| {{cite news | |||
| |url=http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84A00W20120511?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true | |||
| |title=Ethiopian Muslims protest government 'interference' | |||
| |work=Reuters Africa | |||
| |date=11 May 2012 | |||
| |first=Aaron|last=Maasho | |||
| }}</ref> Ethiopian Muslims accuse the government of recruiting ] ]s from abroad to take positions in the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, the ruling body over Islam in Ethiopia.<ref name=Maasho/> | |||
| ==Protests== | |||
| In September 2011 the government withdrew the licence of a ] ] (]) for illegally funding Awolia Mosque in ]. The Ethiopian Islamic council also fired teachers and administrators at the Awolia school and closed it, prompting protests.<ref name="TH"></ref> | |||
| Protests have arisen in the capital of Ethiopia in response to the government's perceived 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 accused the government of torturing arrested protestors.<ref> | |||
| {{cite web | |||
| |url=http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/457251-ethiopia-muslims-tortured-over-ahbashism.html | |||
| |title=Ethiopia Muslims Tortured Over Ahbashism | |||
| |work=OnIslam | |||
| |date=24 May 2012 | |||
| |first=Harmus|last=Muhammad | |||
| }}</ref> In May 2012, the protestors called for new elections to replace the leaders of the Supreme Council.<ref name=INA> | |||
| {{cite news | |||
| |title=Ethiopia/Islam: Ethiopia Muslims Eye Vote to Replace Ahbash | |||
| |work=International Islamic News Agency | |||
| |date=22 May 2012 | |||
| |author=Staff | |||
| |url=http://iina.me/wp_en/?p=1008518 | |||
| }}{{Dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> | |||
| The government, for its part, claimed that the protestor's allegations were false, and that the protests were led by Wahhabis aiming to incite intolerance between Muslims and the majority Christian population.<ref name=INA/> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * Official US Site of Ahbash Organization | |||
| ] | |||
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