Comments on: Update & Photos: Protesters Demand Saudis Release Jailed Ethiopian Christians

By: kingfasil

kingfasil — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:57:13 +0000

Thumb up 4ur gud works guyz let’s keep our voice 2b heard 4 de world so people’s rights are not violated may God give de strength 2 thy family

By: DC Ethio

DC Ethio — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:42:32 +0000

We need to keep up the pressure.

By: Tewohado

Tewohado — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:29:42 +0000

Respecting the religious freedom of others and the best way of living up to the true teaching of Islam, the fact is known to the world that Ethiopia is a land of the world’s major religions. Show mercy Saudi Arabia.

By: Mohsen

Mohsen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:32:15 +0000

I am a Muslim fellow and yet I do support the protest and demand Saudi officials to release imprisoned Ethiopians ! I wonder why are they jailed becuase they are Christians and pray to God in their private houses ? If an American or European were find doing the same , are they going to jail them ? I am sure they will not dare to do it .
Why are Ethiopians being treated badly in the middle east ,while the middle eastern know very well that Ethiopia had extend her hands to their fellow citizens in their hard times and lived in Ethiopia for decades respected and honored more than Ethiopian themselves ! What did the Ethiopian embassy in Saudi and in general the government !

By: Temari

Temari — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:58:55 +0000

Historian Najib Mohammed notes that “in Islamic history and tradition, Ethiopia (Abyssinia or Al-Habasha) is known as the “Haven of the First Migration or Hijra.” For Muslims, Ethiopia is synonymous with freedom from persecution and emancipation from fear. Ethiopia was a land where its king, Negus or Al-Najashi, was a person renowned for justice and in whose land human rights were cherished. The meaning and the significance of “Hijra” is embodied in the Islamic calendar. Since its inception, the Islamic calendar represents a history of perpetual struggle between truth and falsehood, faith and blasphemy, freedom and oppression, light and darkness, and between peace and war. The first migration [Hijra] of the Companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to Ethiopia celebrates the birth of freedom of expression and beliefs, whereas, the Second Migration of the Prophet Muhammad to the Madinah celebrates the end of oppression. History has shown that the first migration to Ethiopia and the second migration to Madinah have indeed laid down the foundation on which Islam, as a universal religion, was built. Ever since that experience, the Muslim community, wherever they settled, shifted from the positive of minority to majority, from weakness to permanent strength, from tribalism to universal brotherhood that knows no defined political boundaries. The Quran says: “O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly the most honored of you in Godâ€™s sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware (Quran 49:13). With this spirit in mind, Bilal ibn Rabah, an Ethiopian slave living in Makkah, became a leading companion of the Prophet Muhammad. It was not a coincidence that his native land, Ethiopia, was the country chosen by the Prophet when his followers needed protection and freedom form oppression.

By: Chachi

Chachi — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:22:49 +0000

Not Fair.