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Title: | The Gondar Muslim Minority in Ethiopia: The Story Up to 1935 |
Author: | Ahmad, Abdussamad H. |
Year: | 1988 |
Periodical: | Journal of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs |
Volume: | 9 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | January |
Pages: | 76-85 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ethiopia |
Subjects: | Islamic history History and Exploration Religion and Witchcraft Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02666958808716061 |
Abstract: | This paper examines how the Muslim minority of Gondar managed to survive among the Christian population of the Ethiopian highlands. It first deals with the arrival of Muslim traders in Ethiopia from the middle of the eighth century, and with the founding of Gondar as the imperial capital during the reign of Fasiladas (1632-1667) and the subsequent expansion of Muslim trade. Then it pays attention to the persecution of the Muslim minority, which began by the end of the 17th century, and to the restoration of religious liberties under Menelik (1889-1913). Finally it discusses the role of Islamic law in Gondar, the relative economic importance of Muslim commercial activities, especially during the period 1900-1935, and the absence of Muslim proselytization during that period. It shows that the importance of trade in Gondar was the main factor responsible for the survival of the Muslim minority. Notes, ref. |