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Ob. Shimelis Abdissa is Right: our Oromumma (Nation) is Relevanter Than our Region and Religion

I heard the recent comment by Ob. Shimelis Abdissa regarding his concern that Oromo naming of Arab’s and Jew’s origin is very threatening to our national identity (Oromumma). He is highly criticized by some religious Oromos, who think that their religion is more important than their nation. Ob. Shimelis is politician and he is thinking politically. I think he is also pragmatic and realistic. If religion is really more important than nationhood, why should Christians of two nations fight each other or Muslims of two nations kill each other when two countries are in war. Just tell me, why Orthodox Christians of Amhara and Tegaru hate each other as well as that of Amharas and Eritreans fought each other? Practically, people of the same nation, regardless of their religion, stand together, when their country is invaded by foreign enemy. I think that is what Ob. Shimelis tried to emphasize. All Oromos of diverse religions have common identity, i.e our national identity – Oromuumma, which can unify us. Aditionally, naming ourselves and our children with Oromo names instead of taking Arab names and Jew’s names show us how we are proud of our God given natural identity in being Oromo. We should not necessarily relate our religion of christianity with Jews’ naming or our religion Islam with Arabs’ name. We can be good Christians and Muslims having Oromo name. By accepting and believing in these two big religions, we don’t have to underminie and despise Oromo nsmes and identity – Oromumma.
Read more: https://fayyisoromia.wordpress.com/2017 ... -religion/

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Thanks to Waaqa, nowadays we do see a lot of Oromo nationalists who are advocates of unity for freedom, because we know that Oromo unity is a needed force for the Oromo to be emancipated. But to achieve Oromo freedom, Oromo unity is not the only virtue necessary. There are also some others, few of which I would like to describe. I did mention these other virtues in short form in one of my hitherto articles. Here, I would like to elaborate more, and specially, I would like to say few words about the importance of understanding the relationship among the three important factors of our identity (region, nation and religion).