A place of refuge; When the first Muslims were fleeing persecution, they sought sanctuary in Christian Ethiopia. The hospitality they were shown is testament to a great people, says BARNABY ROGERSON.(Features) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: May 11, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I came here looking for the old palace of the Queen of Sheba. I came armed with a pair of stout histories and a promisingly thick archaeological field-guide. I need not have burdened myself. I know nowhere on earth to match Ethiopia. Amid the scent of green coffee beans roasted on iron griddles, through circles made in the sky by its vultures and eagles, among its babble of 80 indigenous languages, its mountain peaks, its dark river gorges, its remote highland plateaux, the very ai...

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