Being pro-ethiopian nationalist while being Muslim or Oromo, is stockholm syndrome galore, nevermind the religious solidarity aspect of it. If we look at how the state ideology is built on persecuting and subjugating both of those groups from the inception of their modern history.
And then when you realize the people that helped aid them and defend against it was the Somalis.
But you are right though, they will unite with their christian counterparts that despises them to come at Somalis.
Many of them were allied with the Christians against the Muslims/Somalis throughout the medieval period who by in large came to free and liberate them. I honestly think it's some sort of survival tactic , like the portuguese said about Afar/Danakil ''out of self perservation'' they were submissive to them.
Somalis historically just possessed greater strenght and resource advantage to match against the Christians.
Yeah it was Afar. It was both Al-Hayim the Yemeni called their King Kamil Al-Dankali ''Muslim in name only'' and Murad who called them Muslim Kaffirs
and it continues to this day. Nothing has changed, it's not just Ethiopians even Swahilis were seen as mostly nominal in comparison to Somalis, who was always described as a staunchly devout and practicing. This is why the Swahili coast was occupied for a long time and portuguese were unsuccessful in occupying Somalia and had to attack us from a distance. Somalis resisted the strongest out of religious devotion and duty to protect their land and religion. Thats why you have more detailed written accounts of the swahili coast and their inner working by the portuguese because of that long occupation but you don't have that with Somalis which are brief impressions passing by.
We are seen as the keepers and defender of Islam in the region, that why there is the most pronounced Islamophobia towards us and consolidated agenda. Even in the diaspora. Others tend to drop or shy away from expressing their Muslim faith in fear of condemnation, ridicule or persecution and try to fit in to appease those around them. With us it's the opposite.
Even today, they do not seem to make an effort to spread Islam and give dawah to their neighbours, Somalis spread Islam in the region and nearly all of our neighbouring groups accepted Islam, but it halts there.
Even now, Somalis make huge efforts in dawah throughout Africa and Islam has grown in countries with a Somali diaspora. I some threads here where they were giving dawah in Uganda and South Africa. I recently shared some videos of africans in Somalia converting to Islam.
In fact they accept murtads like abiy ahmed and flip flopping between religions.
Africans in Somalia leaving Christianity and Reverting to Islam
This is only in the main Masjid in Muqdisho because they actually do regular recording. They are going to open a new centre in the Masjid for teaching new Muslims now.
www.somalispot.com
It is really strange. Oromo's are newer to Islam but still... it is strange.
