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Ethiopia has had a long and close relation with Islam. Some of the earliest disciples of the Prophet Mohammad fled to Ethiopia, when they were persecuted in Arabia, and found refuge in Axum, which was then ruled by King Armah.

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Close to half of the Ethiopian population follow the Muslim faith. They have been playing an active and important role in Ethiopia, particularly in the field of commerce, for over a millennium. The majority of Muslims inhabit the eastern, southern and western lowlands, but there are also many followers of Islam in Addis Ababa and in other parts of the country, even in the Christian dominated highlands.
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