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It's the end of the long month of fasting for Muslims around the world today - but Ethiopian Muslims are not celebrating this eid - instead; they've been on the streets, demonstrating against what they're calling "interference" in religious affairs. There have been several Muslim protests in the country over the past year and tensions are running high: These men took part in the demonstrations this morning

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Eid Mubarak in Ethiopia

Eid Mubarak for all of you. This Eid is celebrated under very sad circumstance. The killing in Kofelle last week have left many families without their loved ones. The Ethiopian Muslim leaders are still in Woyane’s jails. Woyane is threatening Ethiopian Muslims with “YeFeyele Wetete” reminiscent of the Derg time. Ethiopians both Christians and Muslims are marching peacefully in all parts of Ethiopia saying No to the Terrorism Law and for the release of Muslim leaders and other political prisoners.
The one and half year peaceful struggle of Ethiopian Muslims has indeed led the rest of Ethiopia on what peaceful struggle is. I have great respect for fellow Ethiopian Muslims for being peaceful while the government is doing everything to make it otherwise.
I do believe like many fellow Ethiopians that Ethiopian Muslims struggle is for religious freedom not for establishment of “Islamic Ethiopia” as Woyane tried to sell it in “Jihadawi Harakat” propaganda and fall miserably.
Eid Mubrak,
Tedla Asfaw