Ethiopia: Islamists bribing Christians to convert

Young Christians in Ethiopia are being lured to convert to Islam by promises of jobs, education, help to buy houses and other aid, according to a Christian leader. Christians, desperate to escape poverty, are being bribed to join the Muslim religion, Aid to the Church in Need was told by a religious leader who asked to remain anonymous to protect his safety. He said: “The [Muslim employers] are getting the younger ones – with scholarships, promises for jobs, and so on. “Unemployment is at a very high rate in Ethiopia, so this is very attractive to the young people. They are told if you want a job you must live like this – the young people are targeted. You find hundreds or even thousands of young people waiting at the cross roads of towns and villages to see if they can find work.”