Addis Ababa: The Nejashi Zero Zero Village project would serve as an important instrument to promote Ethiopia’s ancient history to the world, a historian Professor Adam Kamil remarked.
The Nejashi Zero Zero Village project, which aims to build a global village in Nejashi town of Tigray region, was unveiled at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.
The tourist village will include sub-projects, such as museum, hotel, research institution, health and sports facilities.
Professor Adam Kamil told ENA that Al-Nejashi depicts not only Ethiopia’s history but also the global Muslims.
King Nejashi had played crucial role for the existence of Islamic religion by providing refugee to followers of Prophet Muhammad who had fled persecution during the early age of Islam. In the history of Islam, this was the first hijra, or migration.
Professor Adem said the idea to build a global village in Nejashi town of Tigray region is a pride to Ethiopia stressing the need to engage all Ethiopians both in the country and
abroad in various ways for the realization of this important project.
The professor further mentioned that Prophet Muhammad attested to Ethiopia’s status as a land of truth and peace, and that the Muslim migrants enjoyed peace in Ethiopia that they had previously lost in their home city.
In this regard, he said the construction of Nejashi Zero Zero Village project is instrumental to promote Ethiopia’s ancient history and its values for enhanced brotherhood to the world.
Nejashi is synonymous with Islam as it is the place where the first Muslim settlement took place in the world in the 7th century.
The idea of naming the project Nejashi Zero Zero indicates the origin and location of the story in which Islam first began in Ethiopia.
The project would be implemented by the Supreme Council for Ethiopian Islamic Affairs, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs of Tigray Region, and the King Nejashi Reconstruction and Development Initiative (ARDI).
Source: Ethiopian News Agency