Who is behind the so called D-r conference in Addis Ababa?

[NFD]

The Imam.

What was his ethnicity?

 

[Bohol]

What was his ethnicity?

Properly one of the hundreds of ethnic groups that disappeared in the area. He wasn't Somali though.

 

[NFD]

Properly one of the hundreds of ethnic groups that disappeared after the collapse of Ifat. He wasn't Somali though.

This is news to me. I've heard of Hararis and Oromos claiming him but I thought him being Somali was settled.

 

[Bohol]

This is news to me. I've heard of Hararis and Oromos claiming him but I thought him being Somali was settled.

Nah. I purchased the book called Futuh Al Habasha (Conquest of Abyssinia) 8 years ago. You will understand then.

 

[Crow]

Nah. I purchased the book called Futuh Al Habasha (Conquest of Abyssinia) 8 years ago. You will understand then.

He was born in Zeila wasn't he? How could he be anything other than Somali?

 

[Bohol]

He was born in Zeila wasn't he? How could he be anything other than Somali?

I am not sure where he was born but Zeila wasn't inhabited only by Somalis back then. It was part of Ifat and then Adal sultanate and also Walaashma.