Aliens within homeland

Ethiopian Muslims and their request for “Ethiopianness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6030229
AutoresMohammed Jemal Ahmed (0000-0002-8744-7328, Wollo University Ethiopia, Dessie, Ethiopia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas344-363
Fecha de publicación2025-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrican Identities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14725843.2023.2261640
OpenAlexW4387098588
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas22

Being and becoming an Ethiopian has been one of the debating points for Ethiopian Muslims. Throughout the imperial periods of Ethiopia, Muslims were not seen as Ethiopians. They were labeled aliens in their homeland and called ‘Muslims living in Ethiopia.’ Accordingly, for centuries, Islam has not been recognized for its central role in Ethiopia’s socio-political landscape, and Muslims have been regarded as second-class citizens. However, Ethiopian Muslims are indigenous peoples like their Christian fellows. This article assesses the place of Ethiopian Muslims in Ethiopian history and how Ethiopian Muslims have been portrayed in the Ethiopian past by the elites of the country and the state from the 1850s until the 2010s. This article, therefore, focuses on modern Ethiopia’s nation-building and state-making process from the 19th century onwards. A comparison is made regarding the treatment of Ethiopians of Muslims among the imperial Ethiopia, the socialist military, the EPRDF “secular” state, and beyond

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