By RFIPalled on 11-08-2019Modified on 11-08-2019 at 23:45
The celebrations of Eid el-Adha took place Sunday, August 11 and continue Monday in Ethiopia. If Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is an evangelical Christian, he was raised by a Muslim father. That sounds like a beautiful symbol for his compatriots of the same faith. Since his arrival, Ethiopian Muslims feel united and listened as ever. Our correspondent went to a family at lunchtime.
The chicken stew, "doro wot", the sheep tebs. Each one puts the dishes on the traditional galette of injera. This year, however, has a slightly different taste, says this guest who lives in the Gulf countries. " As a person arriving from abroad, I have a very clear feeling that Muslims are more relaxed simply because they can exercise their religion more peacefully and safely, " he says.
Under the old regime, Muslim representatives were divided, to put it simply, between Sufis and Salafis. A division largely instrumentalised by the old tenants of power. Since his arrival, Abiy Ahmed has pushed community representatives to put their dissensions aside notes our host, Ahmed Hussein. " This is the first time probably that the Ethiopian Supreme Islamic Council is organized in a neutral manner, without government intervention. Some say that the intervention is more subtle but still there, he adds. Let things happen, it does not bother me. "
Ahmed Hussein recalls the year 2012, demonstrations against the interference of power. " The government's view of Muslims has not changed on its own, but because Muslims have realized their rights, fought for, and many have died, tortured, " he said. . But eventually we see this kind of progress. "
Will it hold if Prime Minister Abiy leaves power? Some Muslims express their concern. So far, so good.
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