Muslim-Christian Violence Escalates in Ethiopia

The Christian Post reported on Friday about the increase in Muslim and Christian violence in Ethiopia.  You may read the article here.  I've cut a few excerpts for you below.

Christians are being increasingly attacked and murdered by Muslim extremists in Ethiopia as political and religious tension rise in the region, according to a report on Friday.

Muslims in the small Ethiopian village of Dembi had reportedly told Christians they would not let them celebrate Meskel, an annual Orthodox festival beginning in mid-September, reported the World Evangelical Alliance – Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-RLC). According to Reuters, Muslims in the area rioted when Orthodox Christian celebrated Meskel, resulting in four days of sectarian violence in early October that left three religious centers and some 800 houses burned, more than 100 displaced, numerous people injured and 10 dead. Resumed religious conflicts in Dembi from Oct. 14 to Oct. 15 resulted in five deaths.