Ethiopia and the Middle East

Contents
Preface
Part I From Muhammad to Iyasu: Political Islam and the Uniqueness of Ethiopia
1 Muhammad's Message: "Leave the Abyssinians Alone"
2 Relations up to the Sixteenth Century: Isolation, the Nile, and Muslim Sultanates
3 The Trauma of Gragn and the Diplomacy of Habesh
4 The Beginning of Modern Times: Muhammad 'Ali and Tewodros
5 Yohannes, Isma'il, and the Ethio-Egyptian Conflict
6 Yohannes and Menelik: Between Religious Confrontation and Diplomatic Dialogue
7 Iyasu, the Somali Mawla, and the Demise of the Ottoman Empire
Part II Ethiopia and Arabism: From Arslan to Nasser
8 The Arabs, Mussolini, and the Abyssinian Dilemma
9 Pan-Arabism, Arslan, and Conquered Abyssinia
10 Nasser, Haile Selassie, and the Eritrea Problem
11 Egypt's View of Ethiopia During the Nasserite Period
12 The Arabs, Ethiopia, and the Arabism of Eritrea
13 Israel and the Fall of Haile Selassie
14 Conclusion: The Struggle for Diversity
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Book and the Author