1. Harar
(Cities/Harar)

...n agriculture, growing excellent coffee, as well as the mild stimulant chat. The city was renowned for Islamic scholarship and the production of a sizeable Islamic literature, a culture that is stil...

2. Sof Omar Caves
(Nature/Geography)

...high, eroded ceilings, and deep, vaulted echoing chambers. The caves currently constitute an important Islamic shrines named after the saintly Sheikh Sof Omar, who is said to have taken refuge here ...

3. Cushitic
(Ethnic diversity/Ethnic diversity)

...opted Christianity, while those living in the peripheries toward the south, west, and east have embraced Islam. Though different Oromo "monarchies" had emerged in the nineteenth century (perhaps ev...

4. Islam
(Religion/Religion)

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

5. Axum's History
(History/Ancient)

... it by the rebellion of the legendary Queen Yodit (also popularly known as Gudit) and the fast spread of Islam at the time, though it did not suffer a direct attack by the latter. Axum was revived a...

6. Religion
(Category Blog)

...ad in northern parts of the country. The Ethiopian Orthodox church traces its roots back to this period. Islam is said to have been introduced to Ethiopia when the followers of the Prophet Mohammad so...

7. Medieval
(Category Blog)

...ate from between the ninth and eleventh centuries, coinciding with Axum's political decline. Judaism and Islam grew to be powerful forces in Ethiopia. The Felasha (Jewish) queen Yodit, daughter of the...

8. History
(Section Blog)

...ceeded by the Zagwe dynasty followed 1270 ca by the Solomon dynasty. During this same period Judaism and Islam grew to be powerful forces in Ethiopia. In the 17th century King Fasiledus, established t...