Historiographical Ruptures and Continuities: Revisiting the Harar Thesis in Light of Horn of Africa Evidence

Author: Mohammed Abdulkadir & Abdurahman Abdulkadir Year: 2025 This article re-examines recent claims about the Jadwal ash-Shāsh wa ash-Shāmī—a Harari compilation of Emirs lists—and the argument that Harar lacks documentary…

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Harar as the capital city of the Barr Saʿd ad-Dīn (first half of the 16th century): from its emergence to its fortification

Author : Amelie Chekroun Year: 2023 This article traces the history of the city of Harar prior to the mid-16th century until the end of the Barr Saʿd ad-Dıˉn Sultanate.…

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Chuqtee Kitab

Author : Abdurahman Mohamed Qoram (Dr.) Year: 1984 Ethiopian Contributors: HAMDI (Harari Manuscript Digitizing Initiative) , Harari Tourism and Cultural Bureau , EverythingHarar A dictionary of Harari words and their…

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First Archaeological Insight from Fedis:Preliminary Survey Results from a Medieval Islamic Settlement Site in Eastern Ethiopia

Author: Endris Hussien, Meftuh S. Abubaker and Habir Mohammed Year: 2025 Abstract: Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been understudied, despite the religion’senduring influence in shaping the country’s cultural…

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