{"id":4677,"date":"2026-08-25T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:05:26","slug":"ethiopian-muslim-community-urged-to-stand-firm-for-lasting-peace-and-national-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/ethiopian-muslim-community-urged-to-stand-firm-for-lasting-peace-and-national-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Muslim Community Urged to Stand Firm for Lasting Peace and National Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049614-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049614-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049614-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049614.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMN PLUS-August 25, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1,501st anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), known as Mawlid, was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the Grand Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the celebration, Sheikh Abdulkerim Bedredin, Vice President of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, said this year\u2019s Mawlid celebration has a special significance as it comes in the aftermath of Ethiopia\u2019s national dialogue, which concluded after passing through several stages and reaching a common understanding through collective consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/1000049615.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recalling the historic occasion when Prophet Muhammad recognized the greatness and hospitality of Abyssinia, Sheikh Abdulkerim urged the Muslim community to stand firmly for lasting peace and unity in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further emphasized that the observance of Mawlid should not be limited to a one-day religious ceremony. Rather, he said, it should be reflected throughout the year by putting the Prophet\u2019s Sunnah and good teachings into practice, caring for and supporting those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Leta Teresa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN PLUS-August 25, 2026 The 1,501st anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), known as Mawlid, was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the Grand Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa. Speaking at the celebration, Sheikh Abdulkerim Bedredin, Vice President of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, said this year\u2019s Mawlid celebration has a special significance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethiopia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4681,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}