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Ethiopia prime minister a no-show at African Union summit, raising questions about his health

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Abwaan   

Cambuulo iyo bun;852373 wrote:
Meles zenawi will get better Inshallah

 

Asalamu Aleykum!

Deyn maa ku lahayd?:D hoping inuusan kaala dhiman.

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Abwaan   

Cambuulo iyo bun;852380 wrote:
Abwaan do you think im like your Hutu kin? Inshallah Meles will get better, I made du'a for him today at the maghrib prayers.

 

Asalamu Aleykum!

Lafahaaga u duceyso, Meles ducadiisa cidna kuma weydiisane, aaway inuu xitaa kuu ogyahay. Qabiil dhan oo Soomaaliyeed baa la caynayaa, markaas baa la leeyahay Meles baan u duceyn. Ilaahoow na caafi.

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I hope he gets better too, for the interest of the Somali people, instead of looking short term, it's about time some of you start looking long term and realise there are people worse than Zenawi. One has to respect his ability to stay in power for 21 years, and if he stays in power a minimum of 3 more years, it's better for our interest believe it or not, cause the people who are poised to replace him, those are the ones you should worry about.

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Ethiopian Police Clash With Muslim Protesters, Several Arrested

 

ADDIS ABABA July 21, 2012 (Reuters) - Ethiopian police clashed on Saturday with scores of Muslims protesters complaining that the state is interfering in their religion, witnesses and officials said.

 

The protesters, some wearing masks, blocked the entrance of the Anwar Mosque in the west of the capital Addis Ababa and hurled stones at riot police who had surrounded the compound after noon prayers.

 

"Police broke inside the mosque and arrested many people, including several members of the (protest organising) committee. They also fired teargas at protesters outside," said an activist who declined to be named for fear of reprisals.

 

Another witness said he had seen empty tear gas canisters strewn on the ground. It was not immediately possible to verify these reports.

 

Thousands of Muslims have staged sporadic street protests in the capital since late last year, arguing that the government is promoting an alien branch of Islam, the Al Ahbash sect, which is avowedly apolitical and has numerous adherents in the United States.

 

The government denies promoting Al Ahbash, but is determined to prevent Islamic militancy spilling over from neighbouring Sudan or lawless Somalia.

 

Around 60 percent of Ethiopians are Christian and 30 percent Muslim, mostly of the moderate, pragmatic Sufi tradition.

 

Diplomats and analysts say there could be potential for any militant groups to exploit sectarian divisions and trigger violence.

 

The government accuses "extremist elements" of sparking violence at the protests.

 

Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said police had arrested 'several' people on Saturday but denied that police had used teargas.

 

"These were masked assailants from extremist groups that prevented mosque attendants from leaving the compound after the completion of noon prayers," he said.

 

"They tried to incite violence, they threw stones and damaged property."

 

Activists have reported several deaths during previous clashes, but no casualties were reported on Saturday.

 

Al Ahbash, also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects, was founded in the early 1980s by Sheikh Abdullah al Harrari, an Ethiopian cleric who was forced to leave his country for Lebanon in 1950.

 

The protesters say the government is promoting the ideas of the group through Ethiopia's highest Muslim body, the Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs, and preventing overdue elections that could bring alternative views onto the Council.

 

Shimeles denied that the government was trying to influence Muslim affairs. "Our constitution bans any government interference in religion," he said.

 

(Editing by Kevin Liffey)

 

 

Source: Reuters

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